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The Black Panthers marched into the [[California]] state capital fully armed, leading to the arrest of some group members. Because of the visible militancy of the the BPP, they often face police pressure. raids all across the country took the lives of prominent leaders such as Fred Hampton, the leader of the Chicago chapter, who was killed in a barrage of police bullets as he slept.
 
The Black Panthers marched into the [[California]] state capital fully armed, leading to the arrest of some group members. Because of the visible militancy of the the BPP, they often face police pressure. raids all across the country took the lives of prominent leaders such as Fred Hampton, the leader of the Chicago chapter, who was killed in a barrage of police bullets as he slept.
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The [[FBI]], under the leadership of of [[J. Edgar Hoover]] carried out a program of counter-intelligence known as [[COINTELPRO]]. Hoover used false letters and undercover agents to create a divide in the BPP's leadership.
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The [[FBI]], under the leadership of of [[J. Edgar Hoover]] carried out a program of counter-intelligence known as [[COINTELPRO]]. Hoover's agents used false letters and undercover agents to create a divide in the BPP's leadership.
    
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