1. Black Panther Party(of Self- Defense) By Noah Bell

2. Humble Beginnings Black Panther Party for Self- Defense was an African American organization made to promote civil rights and self-defense It was active within the U.S. in the 60s &70s

3. continued Founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale on October 1966, the organization initially started so that their could be armed resistance to societal oppression in the interest of African American justice, though its objectives and philosophy changed radically throughout the party's existence.

4. Some Confusion the party's black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership base consensus within the party was difficult to find, and differing perspectives within the party base often clashed conspicuously with those of its leadership.

5. 10 point program The group was founded on the principles of its Ten-Point Program, a document that called for "Land, Bread, Housing, Education, Clothing, Justice And Peace," as well as exemption from military service that would utilize African Americans to "fight and kill for other people of color in the world who, like Black people, are being victimized by the White racist government of America."

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