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t ¥ s APPENDIX BLACK PANTHER PARTY OKABE vr According to its official] vows: the Riack Panther Party (BPP) was started during Decenber, An OLki ane, California, Lo wrganize black peuple so they caa wake control of the life, petiteemn. and the destiny of the black sommunity. It was orgaizeda by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE. BPP Cnairman. and HUEY P. NEWTON, 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 Oakiand police officer, i~ The official newspaper, “The Black Panther." which further describes itself as the "Black Conmunziy News Service," States that the BPP advocates the use of puns and guerrilla tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppr son of the black people, Residents of the black co unity are urged to arm themselves against the police who ars consistently referred to in the publication as "pigs't who should be kilied. “Tae Black Panther" issue of Sev ember vo 3 408 contains an edicoriat by PPE Minister ep Gackiion, CELOKGE MASON MURRAY, which ends with the follcwine: “Black men. Black people, colored persons of America, revolt everywhere! Arm yoursclves. The only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary Fa 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" repslariy contain quotations from the writings of Chairman M“O Tse-tung of the People's Republic of China and feature MAO'S siatement that “political power grows out of the barrei of a ffun." the national beadquarters of the BPP is located at 3106 Shattuck Avenuc, Berkeley, Californian. Branches have been established at various locations throughout the Ynited States. it* b nN SL ene ee RSStasons