Elsa Knight Thompson moderates a panel discussion about the alliance between the Black Panthers and the Peace & Freedom Party. Participants are Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party, and Bob Avakian and Mike Parker, two organizers of the Peace & Freedom Party. Seale clarifies that the Panthers are not an anti-white organization but are anti-racism and oppression. Parker explains the origin of the Peace & Freedom Party’s name and their coalition with the Black Panther Party. Avakian discusses Huey Newton’s mayoral candidacy and how it has opened up discussion of radical politics throughout the country. Seale talks about the Panthers platform, which includes arming black people in self-defense, full employment and housing for the black community. The three panelists discusses how their ideologies translate into political action.
Are the Black Panthers violent?
PRA Archive #:
BB1632
Date Recorded On:
1968-02-15
Date Broadcast On:
1968-02-15
Item Duration:
01:01:11
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: KPFA
View Folio: KPFA Folio, April 1968, p.11
Program: Are the Black Panthers violent?
Contributors:
Host and moderator: Elsa Knight Thompson
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
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