| − | The Black Panthers were a [[radical]] armed [[african american|Black]] liberation movement active in the 1960s. The group started in [[Oakland]] [[California]]. Their political ideology embraced [[Mao Zedong|Maoist]] doctrine. <ref>http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/ marxism.org</ref> In addition to their illegal activities, they made efforts to improve local African American communities and provided [[breakfast]]s to the [[poor]]. [[Huey Newton]] was one of their important leaders. | + | The Black Panthers were a [[radical]] armed [[african american|Black]] [[liberation]] movement active in the 1960s. The group started in [[Oakland]] [[California]]. Their political ideology embraced [[Mao Zedong|Maoist]] doctrine. <ref>http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/ marxism.org</ref> In addition to their illegal activities, they made efforts to improve local African American communities and provided [[breakfast]]s to the [[poor]]. [[Huey Newton]] was one of their important leaders. |