Lowndes County Freedom Organization
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The Lowndes County Freedom Organization was a Black-led political party in Alabama in the 1960s that challenged white supremacist rule and inspired the formation of the Black Panther Party.
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| instanceOf |
African American political organization
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civil rights organization → political party → |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
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| alsoKnownAs |
Black Panther Party of Lowndes County
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LCFO → |
| associatedWith |
SNCC organizers
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Stokely Carmichael → |
| ballotSymbol |
black panther
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| category |
African-American history of Alabama
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Black Power organizations → Civil rights movement organizations → Defunct political parties in Alabama → |
| country |
United States
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| county |
Lowndes County, Alabama
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| demographicBase |
rural Black residents of Lowndes County, Alabama
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| dissolvedIn |
late 1960s
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| electoralStrategy |
independent Black political party outside the Democratic Party
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| ethnicCharacter |
Black-led
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| formedTo |
challenge all-white Democratic Party rule in Lowndes County
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contest local elections in Lowndes County, Alabama → register and mobilize Black voters → |
| foundedIn |
1965
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| headquartersLocation |
Lowndes County, Alabama
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| historicalContext |
post–Voting Rights Act era
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| historicalSignificance |
direct precursor to the Black Panther Party name and symbol
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early example of independent Black political organizing in the Deep South → |
| ideology |
Black self-determination
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anti-racism → voting rights activism → |
| inspired |
Black Panther Party
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Black Panther Party for Self-Defense → |
| inspiredBy |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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civil rights movement → |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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Black Power movement → |
| notableFor |
challenging white supremacist rule in Lowndes County, Alabama
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influencing the name and symbol of the Black Panther Party in Oakland → serving as a model for independent Black political parties → |
| opposed |
white supremacist political control in Lowndes County
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| opposedBy |
local white power structure in Lowndes County
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| politicalPosition |
Black Power
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civil rights → |
| primaryActivity |
running Black candidates for local office
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voter registration → |
| regionServed |
Lowndes County, Alabama
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| state |
Alabama
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| symbol |
black panther
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Lowndes County Freedom Organization
("Black Panther Party of Lowndes County")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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notableCampaign |