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The Black Panthers: defiance in the face of repression

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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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