1968
Black Power

The Black Panthers
Originated in Oakland, CA by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense issued a ten-point platform (What We Want; What We Believe) that changed the relationship between blacks and whites across the country.

Bobby Seale and Huey Newton

 

 

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