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'''The Black Panther Party''' (originally named the ''The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense'') was a [[United States]]-based black supremacist militant organization that operated from 1966 to 1971. The Panthers had thousands of members and spread across several major cities. In 1969, then-director of the [[FBI|Federal Bureau of Intelligence]], [[J. Edgar Hoover]], said, "The Black Panthers are the greatest threat to the internal security of [[America]].”<ref>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/interviews/seale/</ref>

'''The Black Panther Party''' (originally named the ''The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense'') was a [[United States]]-based black supremacist militant organization that operated from 1966 to 1971. The Panthers had thousands of members and spread across several major cities. In 1969, then-director of the [[FBI|Federal Bureau of Intelligence]], [[J. Edgar Hoover]], said, "The Black Panthers are the greatest threat to the internal security of [[America]].”<ref>https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/interviews/seale/</ref>

==History==

==History==

The Black Panther Party carried out many organizational initiatives along with arming members and [[riot]]ing. They formed links with organizations such as the [[Peace and Freedom Party]], the Poor People's March, the Brown Berets, [[Cesar Chavez]] and with other farm [[labor union]] movements; the [[American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council]]; and the Young [[Puerto Rican]] Brothers.  

The Black Panther Party carried out many organizational initiatives along with arming members and [[riot]]ing. They formed links with organizations such as the [[Peace and Freedom Party]], the Poor People's March, the Brown Berets, [[Cesar Chavez]] and with other farm [[labor union]] movements; the [[American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council]]; and the Young [[Puerto Rican]] Brothers.  

Seales claimed that the reasons for the joining of other coalitions was because the organization was for "all power to all the people, not just black power.”<ref>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/interviews/seale/</ref> They also worked with the Preventive Medical Health Care Clinics and the Breakfast for Children Program, which gave the militant group good publicity.  

Seales claimed that the reasons for the joining of other coalitions was because the organization was for "all power to all the people, not just black power.”<ref>https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/interviews/seale/</ref> They also worked with the Preventive Medical Health Care Clinics and the Breakfast for Children Program, which gave the militant group good publicity.  

==Membership==

==Membership==