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SAC, Charlotte (157-6171) 1/19/70 REC-28 irector, FBI (105-265706 Sub )-/38 BLACK PANTHER PARTY RACIAL MATTERS Reurairtel and LHM dated 1/8/70. whother or not the poem set forth in referenced LHM was known by the Bureau to have previously been sent to other law enforcement agencies, No such information is available at the Bureau. ? In refcrenced airtel you requested advice as to For your information, the text of the poem indicates that it was probably composed no earlier than December, 1969. The reference contained therein to a Panther having been shot in bed appears to relate to the shooting of Fred Hampton, the Panther member who was slain in December, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. Another reference in the poem is to the 28 Panthers who were murdered by the "pigs." This figure "28" was publicized in December, 1969, by Charles Garry, the well-publicized attorney for the Black Panther Party. 2 — Kewark (100-49194) GES: aeb : (ini ly (| MAILED 5 JAN 20 1970 Wig comme yr “ ~8FEB131970 | t AIL ROOM! it wat poetry, Pe nae ss5pe . = ee 2S, ee Fate a et te Sy ori “ ek er hn ws a ct a