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‘ ¢ - UNIEED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE re eS FEDERAL RUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Jn Replre Please Refer Charlotte, North Carolina ome “oo May 16, 197) SA eM roe PANTHSi PARTY (BPP) iBakwPot, NORTH CARdOLI.A Bureau File 157- Charlotte File 157-9763 On February 21, 197), a source advised tiat RUSGLLL wadD MeLOTALD and bis wife, HARY KAHN de iicDOL wbo, ablished an independent oranization on february 20, 197k, -"In Lumberton, North Carolina, known as the Slack Panter Party (BPP). MevONALD and his wife are former mombers of the Winston-Calen, North Carolina Chapter of the BPP which hes its National Headguarters3 in Oakland, California, but this PP? orsanization in Lumberton has no connection with that grcanization, nor with any otner organization. This source stated that the purpose of this BDP is to enable Blacks to obtain ursater economic levarare and more power in the Lumberton, orth Carolina, ares A second source stated in february, 197), that McDONALD indicated that this organization would be mors militant than the 3P° with which he was formerly affiliated., j {Wnen utilizing the above, a characterization of the PP? shoald be set forth). First source: second source: ;