| − | '''The Black Panther Party'''(originally named the The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a [[United States]] based [[militant]] organization from 1966 to 1971 which 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 [[militant]] organization from 1966 to 1971, which consisted of thousands of members, that 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> |