The Black Panther Party was founded #OnThisDay in 1966.

The Black Panther Party was founded #OnThisDay in 1966.

From a 2016 article commemorating its 50th anniversary:

"The work of the Black Panthers remains important for several reasons. First, they remind us that the problem of police brutality has long been with us [...]

Second, the BPP offers a good model of grassroots activism and ideology in practice."

https://jacobin.com/2016/10/black-panther-party-fifty-year-anniversary-founding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party

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