How the Black Panther Party Was Anything But A “Hate Group”
One of John Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s biggest lies
The Black Panthers were painted as a gang instead of a political party.
What do you think sparked the creation of gangs? Exclusion and danger ignited the fire that birthed gangs. Danger and exclusion also gave founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale a reason they couldn’t ignore when founding the Black Panther Party. However, their socialist ideals painted a target on their backs.
The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 after the assassination of Malcolm X and the killing of Matthew Johnson, a black teenager who was unarmed. Just two years later, they had 2,000 members across the country.
They created the Ten-Point Program, which called for an immediate end to police brutality. Today, we’re still fighting relentlessly to end police brutality and horrendous police killings of black people. The program also worked to employ black people and housing, land, and justice for all.
John Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, labeled the Black Panther Party a “hate group.”
Meanwhile, they were busy actually trying to make a change in their communities. They are responsible for creating free breakfast for school…
