Article: Seale outlines Black Panthers' history at Brown U. speech

Kia Hayes
University Wire
04-18-2003
(Brown Daily Herald) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Racism and police brutality were 50 times worse in the 1960s than they are today, said Bobby Seale, original chairman and co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Thursday night.

During a lecture in MacMillan at Brown University, Seale outlined the history of the BPP, described his personal experiences within it and offered words of criticism for the New Black Panther Party.

Seale, wearing the trademark black beret, regaled the audience with tales of his days organizing the Black Panthers with co-founder and Ministry of Defense Huey P. Newton and shared with the audience both amusing and ...

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