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Although the Black Panthers were almost exclusively engaged in activities such as community social programs, fighting segregation and monitoring and exposing police brutality towards African-Americans, the then FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover called the party "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country". Strong words from someone who had only shortly before been the most ardent supporter of the Communist witch hunt instigated by senator McCarthy which had ruined the lives and careers of so many totally innocent US citizens. Then as now, Hoover did never produce any evidence fore his allegation, but he did set the tone in public opinion.
The FBI kept fighting the Black Panthers with a vengeance, arresting and killing many of them and stirring up trouble within its leadership. And (some things never change) many of those arrests and killings were presented by the FBI as 'necessary reaction to Black Panther's shows of aggression'. Also, the Black Panther organization came into being in a time when blacks were still expected to 'know their place' - J. Edgar Hoover certainly would say Amen to that. A black organization calling itself 'militant' and setting out to monitor the behavior of white cops was controversial, if not shocking to 1960's public opinion.
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Where are panthers found?
Panthers are not a breed in and of itself, but a member of the large cat family that is black in color. Panthers are native to three continents in the world; Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Who was a militant political organization set up in the US in 1966 to fight for black rights?
Black panthers
Why popular sovereignty was so controversial?
what is that
Why are presidential signing statements so controversial?
They don’t require congress to be a law and are only good for the term of the president.
Is green the new black?
Yes green is the new black!!!! SO GO GREEN!!!! Yes green is the new black!!!! SO GO GREEN!!!!
Why are black panthers strong?
black panthers are strong because they have to take down large prey such as deer so panthers have to have powerful jaw muscles.
Do black panthers have backbones?
If you mean black people, then yes they are normal people like you and me
Are leopards and black panthers the same?
Black panthers are black leopards, and, black jaguars.
What rappers are in the Black Panthers Party?
2Pac(Black Panthers Party)Ice Cube(Black Panthers Party)OMG(Black Panthers Party)-Ice Cube's son.Doughboy(Black Panthers Party)-Ice Cube's son.
What are the black panther's enemies?
Black panthers do not have many enemies. Alligators and bears are known to eat black panthers and they are currently the only known meat eaters to do so.
What race are all the black panthers?
their is no race for black panthers
If a black panther isn't a real species then what made the football team Carolina Panthers?
Black panthers in Africa are known as Leopards (Panthera pardus); Black Panthers in the Americas are known as Jaguars (Panthera onca). So it is a real species.
What is a blach panthers species?
Black panthers are either black leopards or black jaguars.
Are black panthers predators?
Human beings are the biggest threat to the survival of black panthers. The environmental changes, which cause the loss and deterioration of natural habitats for black panthers, are also a big threat to black panthers.
When was Black Panthers - Israel - created?
Black Panthers - Israel - was created in 1971.
When did Trondheim Black Panthers end?
Trondheim Black Panthers ended in 2008.
When was Trondheim Black Panthers created?
Trondheim Black Panthers was created in 1986.
