Black Panther Party
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Black nationalist organization
political organization
revolutionary organization
socialist organization
The Black Panther Party was a revolutionary Black nationalist and socialist organization in the United States known for its armed self-defense against police brutality and its community social programs in the 1960s and 1970s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black nationalist organization
→
political organization → revolutionary organization → socialist organization → |
| activePeriod |
1970s
→
late 1960s → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1982
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| ethnicGroupFocus |
African Americans
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| foundedBy |
Bobby Seale
→
Huey P. Newton → |
| hasMember |
Assata Shakur
→
Bobby Hutton → David Hilliard → Elaine Brown → Eldridge Cleaver → Fred Hampton → Geronimo Pratt → Kathleen Cleaver → |
| hasPart |
Free Breakfast for Children Program
→
community health clinics → education programs → free clothing programs → patrols monitoring police behavior → prisoner support programs → |
| headquartersLocation |
Oakland, California
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| ideology |
Black nationalism
→
Marxism–Leninism → anti-imperialism → anti-racism → armed self-defense → revolutionary socialism → |
| inception |
1966
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| influenced |
Black Liberation Army
→
global Black Power movements → |
| motto |
All Power to the People
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| movement |
Black Power movement
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civil rights movement → |
| notableEvent |
1967 armed protest at California State Capitol
→
1969 killing of Fred Hampton by police → FBI surveillance and repression → |
| notableWork |
Ten-Point Program
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| opposedBy |
COINTELPRO
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Federal Bureau of Investigation → |
| politicalPosition |
far-left
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| publication |
The Black Panther (newspaper)
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| purpose |
Black liberation
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community empowerment → self-defense against police brutality → |
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Angela Davis
→
Assata Shakur → Eldridge Cleaver → Huey P. Newton → James Forman → Kathleen Cleaver → Ray West → Stokely Carmichael → |
memberOf |
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Bobby Seale
→
Huey P. Newton → |
coFounded |
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Lowndes County Freedom Organization
→
Lowndes County Freedom Organization ("Black Panther Party for Self-Defense") → |
inspired |
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H. Rap Brown
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associatedWith |
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Huey P. Newton
("Black Panther Party for Self-Defense")
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founded |
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Black Power movement
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hasKeyOrganization |
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Eldridge Cleaver
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movement |
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Crack Music
("Black Panthers")
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