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| The Black Panther Party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California. They were enraged by the racism they saw particularly police brutality and inspired by Malcolm X and the anti-colonial liberation movements of the time. At its launch in 1966 the Panthers issued a ten-point revolutionary programme. Members had a striking visual image with black leather jackets and black berets. |
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