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Part One: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers

Behind the Bastards

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The Black Panther Party for Self Defense

Huey had done research into the state of California's laws and he learned that it was actually legal for Californians to openly carry firearms in public, even loaded ones. The other members of the SSAC thought this was too risky. Bobby Seal was the only person who backed Huey's plan. So he and Huey quit the SSAC and formed a new organization, the Black Panther Party for self defense in October of 1966.

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