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2- APPENDIX te BLACK PANTHER PARTY According to its official] newspa » the Rtack Panther Party (BPP) was started during December, 1956. an Oakiane. California, to crgarize black people so they cas cake control of the life, politics. and the destiny of the black community. It was orgasized by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, BPP Ciaairaan. and HUEY P, NEWIfON, BPP Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently serving a sentence of 2 to 15 years on a conviction of man- slaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police officer. The official newspaper, "The Black Panther " which further descriles itself as the "Black Conmuniiy News Service," states-that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla tactics in its revolutionary program to end cppress:on of the black peopte. Residents of the black commun:ty are urged to arm themselves azainst the police who are consistently referred to in the publication as "pigs" who should be kijled. slack Panther" issue of Sep-ember 7, 68, orial by BPP Minister cf Education, GEORGE which ends with the follcving: esontains anc MASON MURRAY , “Black meu. Black people, colorcd persons of America, revolt everywhere! Arm yoursclves. The only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary culture Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite! Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere." Included in the introduction to an article‘appearing in the October 5, i968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the statement, ".,.we will not dissent from American Government. We will overthrow it." Issues of ‘The Black Panther" rcepalariy contain quotations from the writings of Chairman M#0O Tse-cung of the People's Repubiic of China and feature MAO'S Statement that “political power grows out of the barrei of a gun." The national beadquarters of the BPP is located at 3106 Shattuck Avenuc, Berkeley, Californin, Branches have been established at various locations throughout the United States, CONPERENELAL