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The '''Black Panther Party''' ('''BPP'''), originally known as the '''Black Panther Party for Self-Defense''' ('''BPP-SD'''), was a [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] party in the [[United States]] (US) that was founded upon the principles of [[Black Power]], a movement largely built by [[Malcolm X]]. The organization was founded in October 1966 by [[Huey P. Newton]] and [[Bobby Seale]] in [[Oakland]], [[California]], existing until its effective destruction in the 1980s due to the work of the US government's [[COINTELPRO]] operations of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).<ref>[https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/index.htm Black Panther Party]</ref> | The '''Black Panther Party''' ('''BPP'''), originally known as the '''Black Panther Party for Self-Defense''' ('''BPP-SD'''), was a [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] party and vanguard party in the [[United States]] (US) that was founded upon the principles of [[Black Power]], a movement largely built by [[Malcolm X]]. The organization was founded in October 1966 by [[Huey P. Newton]] and [[Bobby Seale]] in [[Oakland]], [[California]], existing until its effective destruction in the 1980s due to the work of the US government's [[COINTELPRO]] operations of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).<ref>[https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/index.htm Black Panther Party]</ref> | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
=== Civil rights movement (1942-1965) === | === Civil rights movement (1942-1965) === | ||