“Some brothers from the BPP’s Central Committee in Oakland came to NYC to start a chapter,” recalled New York BPP founding member Sekou Odinga. “Most were out of SNCC, and that started out as leadership here.”pic.twitter.com/9zCtVut9rw
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“When King was assassinated a lot of people wondered if non-violence was really the way,” said Joseph, who began attending political education classes at 15 years old. “Then on the scene were the BPP who were talking self-defense and revolutionary change.
The BPP caught the passion of what was going on, especially here in NYC.” Joseph recalled being given a stack of books—“Autobiography of Malcolm X,” Fanon’s “Wretched of the Earth,” Cleaver’s “Soul on Ice” and “Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung.”
At the time, he said, “I thought you were going to arm me.”
The Black Panther replied, “Young brother, I just did. This is a class struggle for human rights, not just a race struggle for civil rights.” - via @NYAmNewshttp://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/aug/16/new-york-black-panther-party-celebrates-50th-anniv/ …
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