Black Liberation Armed Struggle: The Black Panther Party

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Armed struggle is the Black Liberation Army trying to be as organized and strong as the Black Panther Party. Both organizations wanted the black people to come together and be as one by knowing the laws. The United States government saw them as a threat because they were making a change by taking control of the neighborhood and making sure that the police wasn’t being abusive. The black people all around the country was joining the organization for the armed struggle but, without intelligence, they won’t get anywhere. The general struggle would be fighting the United States government such as FBI, local police, and corrupt politicians. Police brutality was the original reason for the Black Panther Power starting in Oakland, California.

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