In 1968, two years after the Black Panthers' founding, the organization counted four hundred members, mainly from the poor parts of Oakland. When [[Martin Luther King]] died, membership grew to five thousand with over 45 chapters and branches. The organization also published a newspaper which by 1969 circulated to over 250,000 subscribers.
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In 1968, two years after the [[Black Panthers]]' founding, the organization counted four hundred members, mainly from the poor parts of Oakland. When [[Martin Luther King]] died, membership grew to five thousand with over 45 chapters and branches. The organization also published a newspaper which by 1969 circulated to over 250,000 subscribers.