Lowndes County Freedom Organization
The Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), also known as the Black
Panther Party, was started in 1965 under the direction of Student
Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) activist Stokely Carmichael.
In 1965, Lowndes County in Alabama was 80% black but not a single black
citizen was registered to vote. Carmichael arrived in the county to
organize a voter registration project and from this came the LCFO. Party
members adopted the black panther as their symbol for their independent
political organization.
Documents
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![The Black Panther Party](images/thumbnails//30958.jpg)
Publisher: Merit Publishers, NYCDate: 6/1966Volume Number: JuneFormat: MonographCollection: Lowndes County Freedom Organization
Speech by John Hulett; interview with Stokely Carmichael; Report from Lowndes County
![The Black Panther Party](images/thumbnails//31689.jpg)
Publisher: Merit Publishers, NYCDate: 6/1966Volume Number: JuneFormat: MonographCollection: Lowndes County Freedom Organization
Speech by John Hulett; interview with Stokely Carmichael; Report from Lowndes County
2 Documents Found