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Robert "Bobby" Seal's Birthdate
One of the two main people involved in founding The Black Panthers was born on this date. -
Huey Newton's Birthdate
The other man involved in creating The Black Panthers was born on this date. -
The Black Panthers were founded
The Black Panthers was founded in Oakland, California. They were a group who supported the use of guns for self defense and retallitation against anyone who treated them unfairly. The main goal was to protect African Americans against brutal police attacks. -
The Black Panther Newspaper goes into circulation
The Black Panthers newspaper spread word to followers outside the area about what was going on with the group. At peak the newspaper had a circulation of about 250,000. -
Huey Newton is arrested
Huey Newton was arrested in October 1967 for alledgedly shooting and killing an Oakland police officer. He writes in his autobiography that during the fight the officer's back up officer shot him on accident. -
Feed Our Children
The first Feed Our Children for school kids is established in St. Augustine's Church in Oakland. By 1970, they had set up these programs in cities all across the country and were feeding 10,000 kids everyday before school. -
Bobby Seal ran for Mayor
Bobby Seal ran for mayor of Oakland, California. He lost, however, he got one third of the votes. -
The Black Panther group dissolves
The group is no longer together. A new group called "New Black Panthers" has emerged. They are classifed as a hate group but have no actual relation to the original black panthers. The New Black Panthers and the members of the original Black Panthers party do not like eachother. The orginal Black Panthers tried to sue the New Black Panthers.
