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With the release of the new Marvel movie, Black Panther, we take a look at the history of the real Black Panthers of the 1960s and 70s.
This week, we'll learn who started the Black Panthers and why the group was started, what the Party's initial goals were, what their political platform was, how the FBI sought to destroy the Panthers, and why the group finally came to an end.
Read more about the Black Panthers:
history.com/topics/black-panthers
history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/all-power-people
https://web.stanford.edu/~ccarson/articles/am_left.htm
huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-panthers-california-1967_us_568accfce4b014efe0db2f40
newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-most-important-legacy-of-the-black-panthers
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With the release of the new Marvel movie, Black Panther, we take a look at the history of the real Black Panthers of the 1960s and 70s.
This week, we'll learn who started the Black Panthers and why the group was started, what the Party's initial goals were, what their political platform was, how the FBI sought to destroy the Panthers, and why the group finally came to an end.
Read more about the Black Panthers:
history.com/topics/black-panthers
history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/all-power-people
https://web.stanford.edu/~ccarson/articles/am_left.htm
huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-panthers-california-1967_us_568accfce4b014efe0db2f40
newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-most-important-legacy-of-the-black-panthers
Buy a US 101 Pint Glass:
classicetching.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fus101-pint-glass
US 101 on Patreon: patreon.com/us101
Facebook: facebook.com/usahistory101
Twitter: twitter.com/usahistory101
Instagram: instagram.com/usahistory101
Snapchat: @usahistory101
