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
2 Documents Found
![Vote Nov. 8-Lowndes County Freedom Organization](images/thumbnails//30957.jpg)
Publisher: The Organizer's Library Series of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, Lousiville, KYYear: 1967Format: MonographCollection: Lowndes County Freedom Organization
The Story of the Development of an Independent Political Movement on the County Level - and re: BPP poll watchers assisting in first election in Lowndes County where Black people voted
![Vote Nov. 8-Lowndes County Freedom Organization](images/thumbnails//31688.jpg)
Publisher: The Organizer's Library Series of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, Lousiville, KYYear: 1967Format: MonographCollection: Lowndes County Freedom Organization
The Story of the Development of an Independent Political Movement on the County Level - and re: BPP poll watchers assisting in first election in Lowndes County where Black people voted
2 Documents Found