Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party on October 15, 1966 in Oakland, California. The party was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982, with chapters in numerous major cities. In-fighting among Party leadership, fomented largely by the FBI’s COINTELPRO operation, led to expulsions and defections that decimated the membership.
