BPP_NoCal
In September 1966, members of RAM chapter organized the Black Panther Party for Northern California in San Francisco,
the first official chapter in California. After leaving RAM and
continuing on with permission in the Panther name, October 15th, 1966,
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party For Self
Defense (BPPSD), in Oakland, CA, with the immediate focus on “the
brothers on the block and Self-Defense against Police brutality.”
Documents
Letter re parole of David Hilliard
Publisher: Garry, Dreyfus, McTernan & BrotskyDate: 9/15/1972Volume Number: Sept 15Format: CorrespondenceCollection: BPP_NoCal
Letter to CA Adult Authority to parole David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of Black Panther Party.
Press Release
For 12/5/72 press conference in Capitol Press Room, Sacramento with signers supporting his release, such as Assemblymen John Miller and Kenneth Meade, Sen. George Moscone, Ossie Davis, Jean Genet, Judy Collins, Benjamin Spock, etc.