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eran asnnmannenenn 5 scametesnnbidoe eee: . ‘ ‘ <i SER Me Drala Se 8 ns gat Tie YI AE RRS, EE Ie APENDIX BLACK PANTHER PARTY, Also Known As Black Panther Iarty for Self-Defense According to its oflicia) newspaper, the Black Panther Party (BPE) was start xl during December, 1966, in Oakland, Californis ts ortenize black people so they can take control of the life. pe!:tics and the destiny of the black community. It was organized by Bobby Seale, BPP Chairman, and Huey P. Newton, BPP Minister of Defense. Newton was sentenced in 1968 to serve 2 to J5 years after being convicted of man- slaughter in connec! ion wi the killing of an Oakland police officer. . The offic al ney per. ‘The Black Panther," which further describes ij sclf as the “Black Community News Service," states that the EPF advocates the vse of guns and guerrilla tactics in its revolutionavy program to end oppression of the black people. Resitvents of the black community are urged to arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred to in the publication as “pias" who should be killed. “The Blac! Panther” 1-sne of September 7, 1968, contains an editoricl by BPP Minister of Education, George Mason Murray, which «nds with the following: “Black man. Rlact ncople. colored persons of America, revolt everywhere! Arm yourselves. Tie only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary culture, Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite: Black Powor. Us? the gut Kill the pigs everywhere.” Included i» the introduction to an article appearing in the October 5, 3'* 8, edition of "The Black Panther" is the statement "...we wi! ! not dissent from American Government. We will overthrow i!.” Issues of “The Blick Panther” regularly contain quotations from the writings of Chairman Mao Tse-tung of the People's Republic oi China and Feature Mao's statement that “political. power grows out. of the barrel of a gun." The national headquarters of the BPP is located at 3106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. Branches have been established at various locations throughout the United States. mere pg pee wipe see