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BLACK PANTHER PARTY
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" Re New Haven airtel to Bureau 1/27/69:
5 Charlotte letter to Bureau 2/14/69.
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_ PROTECT IDENTITY!, vo untari y furnis e the following infor-
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that the janitor for her sons club Un versity was the
father of a deceased Black Panther Party BPP! leader who had
been assassinated in California, and buried in the New Haven,
Conn., area. She stated that the father of the deceased BPP
J member was not at all in sympathy with his son and gubsequently
T asked members of her son's club at Yale if they would act as
U honorary pallbearers at his son's funeral so that the BPP members
would not take part at the funeral. she stated that subsequently
her son did act as a pallbearer and
had related to her that BPP members attended the funeral.
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has been determined to be a w ite male bprn at Raleigh,N" °" 05'-issm,-2-H.."§ ' _ -- .New Haven may aégiié Lo incorporate the above
information, protecting the identities of persons involved,
as it explains the participation of white individuals in a
BPP funeral. Any further investigation concerning this phase
of the BPP investigation is being left to the discretion of New
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on FEBRUARY EIGHT LAST, _ WHITE EMPLOYEE
OF THRIFTY CURB MARKET, INVOLVED IN ALTERCATION WITH NEGRO
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621 PM URGENT 2-21-69 JMC ;_m_H&:EW_5j
/TO DIRECTOR
FROM CHARLOTTE 57-6551! P!
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FEBRUARY TNENTlQNE, §lXIilNE. RM.
RE CHARLOTTE TELETYPE TO BUREAU FEB. TWENTY SIXTYNI
I APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED NEGRO MALES AND FEMALES,
{MANY WEARING BLACK PANTHER BUTTONS AND BERETS, MARCHED TO
YLAYED A RECORDING OF MALCOLM X SPEECH AND HEARD TWO SPEAKERS.
CROWD RAISED FISTS IN BLACK POWER SALUTE NUMEROUS TIMES BUT
nxsvaeszn FOUR THIRTY P.M. MAJORITY mnncuan BACK TO A & TREC 54 /¢->5:/$592..
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SECRET SERVICE AND MIG ADVISED. LHM FOLLOWS.
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BLACK ximnmu ?ARTY arr!
RACIAL MATTERS
Reurlet 2/ 24/ 69 .
Bureau files contain no information that the BPP
is using decals on its automobiles to indicate the rank of
BkF leaders. The organization does utilize various military
rank designations in its chain of command but there is no
information that these designations are being displayed on
cars used by the BPP.
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The Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,
received information that the BPP used decals to denote therank of its leaders on its cars. Charlotte requesa-ad
information in this regard to answer the Marine Corps inquiry
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DUKE UNIVERSITY, WAS AFRO-AMERICAN SOCIETY, DUKE, AND ONLY
NEGRO INVOLVED IN SIT-IN AT DUKE UNIVERSITY NOT A STUDENT
1s nurmnm, u.c., was 1s on AGITATOR
QNDEX, CHARLOTTE OFFICE.
" IN VIEW OF LACK OF INFO SUBSTANTIATING INFORMATION AS
FURNISHED IN REFERENCED ATLANTA TELETYPE, CHARLOTTE CONDUCTING
NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.
AIRMAIL COPIES SAN FRANCISCO AND PITTSBURGH.
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TQJ] : _ DIRECTOR, FBI 05-165706! DATE= 2/24/59 .-
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RACIRL MATTERS
On 2/11%/69 I-I/Sgt. Counterintelligence,I Provost Larshal'S °' i " . C- '° Oflice, Camp C JGUHG; >_ _, advised that
due to the increased interest of the Command in racial matters
as pertains to members of the I-larine Corps, he has received
information that the Black.-Panther Party Officers have .a'
Chain of Command similar to the military and display decals
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FROM CHARLOTTE 57-6171!
BLACK PANTHER PARTY, RACIAL MATTERS.
RE ATLANTA TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR FEBRUARY THIRTEEN LAST
CAPTIDNED, 'unsuBs; AFRO-AMERICAN wxtn BLACK PANTHER rzunzucxis;
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TO DIRECTOR IO5-ISSTUS!, QANFRANCISCO, NEW HAVEN
IOU-19185! NEW YORK, TAMPA
FROM CHA1LOTTE l5?6l?I! 2P L///
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BLACK PANTHER PARTY, QM
RE NEWHAUEN TEL TO BUREAU TODAY, AND CETELCALL TO
JNEW HAVEN TODAY. .5
I SOUQCE WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN
THE PAST ADVISED THAT JOSE GONZALVEZ, ACCOMPANIED BY BRAD
LNU, PQESENTLY IN GREENSBORO, mc, RESIDING sunn-
. GREENSBORO. ~0-FU? INFDRMATIUN NEW HAVEN GREENSBQRO PRES NT Y UNDE- $/5'5¢&3 5754» 6 .9._ O -sran 02-" EMERGENCY DUE TO {ACIALRé%4C¬ wnn NATIONAL sums
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,GES:ekw {¢ .INFORMATIVE NOTE
,Mw June 2, 1969
Attached pertains to allegations
made on 5/28/69 by George S. Daly, an
attorney at Charlotte, North Carolina.
Daly claimed he represented two individ-
uals recently arrested by Charlotte Police
Department and desired to lodge a com-
plaint about the "illegal search" of the
residence by the FBI, and also because
the FBI had kept this residence under
constant surveillance. Daly was informed
by the Special Agent whom he contacted
that the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Division participated in the arrests and
search involving his clients and that the
FBI in no way participated. Allegations
made by Daly specified Special Agent
L. Dean Paarmann and Charlotte furnished
an affidavit of Paarmann categorically
denying Da1y's allegations.
A letter is being prepared for the
Internal Security and Criminal Divisions
of the Department which will contain
Dalys allegations and information
categorically denying these allegations.
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May 21, 1969
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Deer Sir:
entitled THE BLACK PANTHER is being circulated
in Greensboro, North Carolina. The publication seems to be
rather inflammatory and ,thus, a possible threat to our govern
ment. A copy of this publication is enclosed for your in-
formation. 'The periodical
There seems to be an organization of Black Panthers operating
in our city. Many citizens are regarding this organization
with considerable suspicion.
I am afraid to state my name and address. This kind of fear
appears to be quite unnecessary. Please do not regard this
letter as a threat. An investigation is needed.
Yours very truly,
A taxpayer A
CC» State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh, North Carolina
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A. Winston-Salem, North Carolina . . . 30
B. Asheville, North Carolina . . . . 31
C. Durham, North Carolina. . . . . . 31
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that he represented an organization known
Unity Organization, Charlotte orth Carolina, which desired to
affiliate with the BPP. as told that it would be necessary
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had recently contacted the headquarters of
ty QBPP! at Qahland, California, and advised
as the Afro-AmericanBlack Fan
him to forward t $300 to the national headquarters
.could travel to otte, North Carolina, no indoctrinate themembers. furnished I1. telephone number asp
his address as Charlotte, North Ca ina,
advised that he o,_l_ -_emp to obtain the necessary funds
recontact the national headquartersne
however,Fadvised that .1 .11 as Cl.IY'l0N JOHNSON also 1
,_ known as 3 e ox , a Negro male,
" 1 H. H - 1, Charlotte, North Carolina, report; y - 1 U. 1 g
Johnson C. Smith University campus, Charlotte, North Carolina,
on December 2, 1968, where he was introduced as a member of the
BPP movement.;,4
an that JEROME JOHNSOH ha no een success£uLeLn_establishingaffiliation with the BPP of California. pro-ported that
this delay in obtaining a charter was due o a purge being' con-
ducted within the national B? Y*Y=" to get rid of informantsand undesirable characters. q stated that the only oificers
are JERGME JOHNSON, who holds tie position of Area Captain, and
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CHAVIS, JR_, who has been designated as the
Minister of InIormation.'Q
On Hay 13, 1969, .advised that there was no
charter group of BPP in North Carolina as of that date; however,
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with the leadership of the BP9 ¢t'~ Iovdouarters, Berkeley,California, advised that :o.¢-.;¢..*@d the national
headquarters in order tha e might purchase e qnantiiy of postersand newspapers, According to CE T-6, d:'eeues1.-ed 269 cc-piesof the "Black Panther" newspaper and of two different
posters be shipped to him at 2316 Tate Street, Charlotte, NorthCarolina. CE T-6 stated that a1so gave his telephone
number as
On April 3, 1969, CE T ? advised that the Black Panther"
newspaper ie now being sold at the varsity Grill, Statesviile
Avenue, in Charlotte. Q9
On April 23, 1969, JEROME CLIFTON JOHNSON was observed
by a Special Agent oi the FBI selling CCpi¬5 of the April 20,
1969, issue of the "Black Panther" n¬WSpBp r on East Trade Street,
Charlotte, North Carolinajha,
C. Finances
@n adv1>;d that the Afro-American
Unity Organization's finances are not known; however, no efforts
have been made to gather finances other than the 51111 amounts
__ donated by the members.¢ §
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the gro p at harlotfe, North Carolina,
ion of a small caliber pistol. .
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Beatties For harlotte, North Caroline, with each carrying
a shotgun. ad on a hunting jacket with shotgun shells
in the designa e s ots in the jacket.&»
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member oi e ro- merican ni y Organization at .nir o e, North
Carolina, was arrested by officers of the Raleigh, North Carolina,
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'1:On Q 1969 information was received from- , .
that on Hay 3, , a group of approximately ten Negro males
and females gathered at the intersection of Gnklawn Avenue and
Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, North Caro~ne, for approximately
one and one-half hours where they gave the Black Panther salute
with their fists in the air and shouted abuse at the policemen
patrolling the area, such as "pig" and "hooky", and for the
policemen to leave the area. A number of individuals had
shoulder weapons, such as rifles and shotguns, and machetes.Q,
Che lo + Nor Carolina, adv sed on, the same group of individuals w s ag -
i. ntties Ford Road Oahlaon Av one ens IF. irearmsPractice near thehome of
' Charlotte. This area was ca e a p o1= , . e
FBI and numerous empty .22 caliber rifle casings and .12 gauge
shotgun shell casings were present in the aroa. U.
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had possibly purchased a number of firearms at local stores in
Char1otte.fu:
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Afrowhmerican Unity Organization, aarlotte. North Carolina,
assisted by members of the BPP at Charlotte, sere to take over the "
Science Buildin at _elmOnt Abbey Oollege, Belmont, north Oarolina_ during the takeover, two r-iiles were _
;_ .39 L e Negro students at Belmont Abbey, along with thechains to bar the doors.QU
It is noted that on May 6, 1969, n Special Agent of
the FBI observed BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CHAVIS, IR. and JEROME CLIFTON
JOHNSON, along with a group of other persons, milling around the
Administration Building at Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North
aroiina. Q!; ,
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On reported that HAROLD AVENT,also known as N DING, has invited a group of Black Panther Party '
members from Charlotte, North Carolina, to wttend 1 meeting at "
Greensboro, North Carolina on l9b9.7;. ,- . , I
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was Greensboro mem ers of the BPP was held
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JEROME JOHNSON and BEN CHAVIS, actually arrrecd too late for the
meeting, but were greeted as brothers by NUBDIHG and the others. 1
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from the BPP, Oakland, California. by '
On February 21, l969,rep0rted tmt mnotn AVENT,
reportedly a Field Marshal of the BPP from Greensboro, North
Carolina, spoke at a Malcolm X Day Commemoration service at Johnson
C. Smith University, During his speech, AVENT was critical of
the portraits oi white persons hanging on the walls of the auditorium.
The people portrayed in these portraits were the founders of the
institution, a predominantly Negro college, and AVENT stated thepictures of these white pigs should be taken out and hurned{ 9
n reported that at a meeting
oi the BPP at Greensboro, North are ina, six individuals from
Charlotte, including JEROME JOHNSON and BEN CHAVIS and four othersattended, cl; _ - C " A
reported that §AVEHT hadbeen aske LO nppe r a the nivers y of North Carolina campus -
at Charlotte on Monday, March Q in connection with a protestrally led by BEN CHAVI to protest the ten demands-
being made against the versi y o icials and to get recognition
of a black student organization on the campus. The constitution?.-
and demands made on the university follow the iBn pO1nl program ,
for black student unions as set out in the Black Panther newspaper,
The "Charlotte Observer", a daily Charlotte, North
Carolina, newspaper, in its issue of March 4, 1969, contained an
article which stated in part that about forty 0! Negroes had
gathered around the flag pole at the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte, shouting "Power to the People" and replaced the
United States and North Carolina flags with a blaek flag. The
newspaper article identified the chief spokesman for the group
as BEN CHAVIS.. The article also states that at approximately 2:00
P. H. on heron 3, 1969, the black students began taping posters on
the Administration Building windows, some of which were denunciations
of North Carolina Governor ROBERT SCOTT, such as "Scott is oinking
pig! in the eyes of the people." , '
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reported that on March -21, 1969;
in connection at Second Ward Senior High School,
Charlotte, North Carolina, over the issue of new school construction,
BER CHAVIS and JEROME JOHNSON were arrested on charges of trespassingand disrupting classes. 5 . - -'5
reported that iniotmatlon had
CHICO NOBLET, who is the East "
Coast Co0rdinator Q was due in North Carolina to
assist the BPP members in North Carolina in getting ready, politically
and socially, concerning the party's guidelines.¢@,1 .been receiv
On May 1, 1969, ntactedin the {rent yard cf his a , Charlotte, "North Carolina, by Detectives with the Charlotte, korfh Carolina,Police Department, and :1 Special Agent of the FBI. -
advised as follows: - ~ -
He stated that he did not desire the interviewing officers
to enter onto his premises, and if any talking was necessary, it
could be done with the officers standing on the sidewalk.
who was accompanied by another Negro male
, advised that he did not care to discuss any-
thing w w 0 cers inasmuch as he considered himself to be a
Black Panther. When quest s to his actual membership inthe Black Panther Party; stated that he did not have
anything official to prove nis membership, but that he was innamed
?' fact a member of the Black Panther Party in his heart. He said
-' that he believed in certain things which he refused to enumerate,
but he stated that he ens willing to die for these beliets.§,
when further questioned concerning background information,_ stated that all background information concerning him could
be ob ained through contacting ELDRIDGE CLEAVFR.g 7
_ In an effort to establish rapport, ¥ was oiiered
a cigarette, at which time he refused, stating that he was intraining. It was noted that at the time oi the contact, Q
was wearing a black beret, Army fatigue pants, and black m_ 1
type Jump boots.. His hair was worn in a full hush.L,} _
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A' '. Organizational Activities and Connections With l
_BIack anther ?arty Headquarters, Berkeley,
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HAROLD AVANT, also known as Nadine h
" ~ State U i , as appearedn versity Campus with ERIC PATRICK BROWN. asaid AVANT is supposed to be a member of the Black
an ier arty and had come from New York or New Iers '
BRGWH upon BROW*s ret. - ey with ERIC '
urn to A and T State University after the
Christmas vacation. ea
had furnished with a
r w L had appeared on A and T State University
n boalds urging support of ERIC BROWN in his opposition
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_ _een sesended because of hisF. r erly activity on the campus shortly_before the Christmas holiday. BROWN had led a groupof eight
or ten other Negro students, and they had done considerable '
_ damage in the two dining hall=' " ss at the school. They had broken -
up oishe "'
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ought along HAROLD AVANT andese O;-92t¬l"S had a ear on the bulletin boards. BROWN was on the poster an M '
- t e u en s come to BRQ!H's aid in his ;
against suspension. -
been hold, and BROWN xas een TGIHS a e a A and T State University.
BROWN had also asked for use of the auditorium in the Student i
for AVANT to speak to the student bod
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students. ",
had further been advised by Ha Negro active in anti-poverty work in Greensboro, North aro 1 ,that AVANT is a member of the Black Panthers, and that Q had seen AVANT hanging around at the Cajolina B_83_t:¬!ma e.0 ice, 914: Gorrela §tiSet, in Greensboro, North CaFo'l'5TE.o -iiiiu iOlu T.:L|i.t iii? WES qiiité iiii-I-i*i'i£*i'.i 3501111 '¥':"92
and his ac v res in e vicinity of A and T State University
BROWN an! @!!i u=ve Lech Panther
buttons_on their lapels and also he has seen two or three other
students at A and T_State University and a cou,le s fromBennett College who are wearing such buttons. aid _
AVANT is not living on campus but apparently is s.aying somewhere
nearby and has been observed a number of occasions on the campus.
He described AVANT as a Negro male, about 6 feet 1 inch tall,
weighing 230 pounds, an estimated age of 26 to 27, with a large
head and his head is completely covered by a big full Afrobush
type haircut and beard. He said AVANT's complexion is medium
dark, and he understood that AVANT wa rom New Jerseyor New York; and the impression that had was that
perhaps he was some sort of organizer 0 e lack Panthers who
- would go into an area and stay tor a short time and then nove on=
;_ He stated he did not know where AVANT was staying iiireensboro,
-. but he advised that ERIC BROWN has Room 1045 in Scott Hall at
A and T State Universityrgf
On January 23, 1969,
of Defense, Black Panther Party,
by Special Agents of the FBI at John irport, New York
City,-New York, for violation of Title 49, United States Code,
Section 1472, Crime Aboard Aircraft Carrying Concealed Weaponsikty Minister
were arrested -
At the time of their arrest,-had in his possession
an attache case which contained numerous notes and other materials.
Also contained in a separate section of the attache case appeared
a list of documents with a handwritten "Project #3" printed at _
the top of each document. Included, among other documents, was A
a "Fact Sheet On the Case of Bro. Eric Brown", which is set forth
hereafter: -,¢q '
"This statement is being issued to give the -,
students the fact involved in the case of Bro. Eric
B. Brown. . , "
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"On Monday night December 9, 1968, following
the speech of Bro. Calvin C. Matthews, President of
S. G. A., announced that as of 7:00 A.l. Wednesday,
December ll, 1958, a boycott oi all classes would
go into effect. The boycott was called to give
students ample time to draw up a list oi demands that -
would be given to the administration on Friday, ,
December 13, 1968. 3"
" "On Thursday, December 12, 1968, between 4:00
P.M. and 4:30 P.M. a spontaneous disturbance erupted
. in Murphy Hall. During the disturbance trays of
food were thrown on the floor and tables and chairs
were 0ver_turned. After devastating Murphy Ball,
the frustrated students then proceeded to Brown Hall i
around 4:45 P.M., whereupon they commenced to turn »_i
over trays tables and chairs.there too.
"At the time of the first incident, it must be
made quiet clear, that Bro. Eric P. Brown was in a
conference with Bro. Willie Drake, Vice President of
" S.G.A. The conference lasted from around 3:50 P.M.
to 4:30 P.M. Upon leaving Bro. Drake, Bro Brown heard
the news of the disruptive actions taken by students
in Murphy Hall. He immediately proceeded to Murphy
Hall to witness, the incidents. With things having
subsided at kurphy Ball, Bro. Brown headed for Brown .
? Hall to eat dinner. §
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emotional charged students from Murphy Hall came into
Brown hall and began to disrupt the eating facilities
there.
~ -"At that point, Bro. Calvin C. Hatthews entered
Brown Hall and proceeded across the room and singled
out one brother who had thrown'his tray on the floor.
He then threw a series of blows to the brother unknown!.
Bro. Brown along with some other students immediately
sought to restrain Bro. Matthews. Bro. Matthews was
finally removed from the dining hall.
"That night about 7:00 P.M., a meeting was
called to give a progress report on the boycott.
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"Prior to the progress report, Bro. Brown, E. .
along with some other brothers, tried to talk to p
Brother Matthews to warn him that such incidents -A 1
would cause student divisions. Unfortunately, Brother
atthews was emotionally up_set at that time. The Y
brothers could not come to an agreement.
"When Matthews addressed the student rally that
evening, citing the cafeteria incident, he asked for ; i
all radicals to stand. After no one stood Brother -v" pp
Brown attempted to get the floor. He was pointed out F
as a 'radical' at that time.
"On Friday, Dec.
following letter:l3th Bro. Brown received the
"'Dear Mr. Brown
"Y0u have been charged with a very serious
infraction of regulations and standards of the
University. Specifically, you are charged with
defacing property of the University and disorderly
conduct. Especially is your case a very serious one
because of a deliberateness taken on your part to
insight others to follow your actions. You have been
summoned to this office for a hearing to face these -I,
charges and to receive judgement as the facts in the >!
- case dictate.
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J. E. Marshall -
Dean of Student Affairs
"On the following Tuesday a soca11ed hearing
took place. Although Bro. Brown had 155 witnesses to
prove his innocence, two hand7picked students and
kangaroo procedures found him guilty.
"THESE FACTS SHOULD SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!£!!!!!I!!"
l On advised that on
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ersons and the instructor was H R p A OLD
AVANT, If as a Section Chief and-teacher of
the BPP. This was one of a group of weekly training sessions to
be presented for new BPP members. ERIC BROWN was identified as
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the Captain for the Greensboro, North Carolina, area and ROBERT ' *
SPERO was designated as First Lieutenant.L! ,
l According to e regular Ieekly
meetings of the BPP in Greensboro con inued with about the same 'number of persons present during 969.
On April 21, -6 reported that an individualidentifying himself as , Greensboro, North Carolina,
contacted the BPP Nationa e arters, Berkeley, California,
and was advised by persons at the national headquarters that hehas no authority at this time to organize a BPP chapter. H_indicated that he and another BPP brother whomhe di no
name, had traveled to North Carolina from New York, specifically
to or anize the North Carolina chapter of the BPP. As of May 21i969, were not aware of any charter being issued
to the BPP in or . Iaro1ina.J; p
°" advised ti 1 3. ERIC B.0WN wh ca s hinself the re Captain for the BPP, in No th
Carolina, helms determined that BROWN considers approximately 35
people in Greensboro to he members of the BPP.?'; -
B. Publications
Qiurnished a copy of the following leaflet which -
was hande out y HAROLD AVANT at a BPP meeting in Greensboro,
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;be no revolutioq without e revolutionary party. The Black Panther
"APerty is truly e revolutionary party. We must work very herd. '
; .. . Plceoe feel free to ask about anything you don't understand and
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feet and given special assignments to test your fiber. You will
be expected to do some community work and help get together n
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THE P.£CIS"1 O.KI_-AND PIG F RH-EEZD QED IHPRISONED BROTHER
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TP..R_._.'5-H ' Ci-.1-{'1'OI92'S OF CIC-LPETTES. EJE WOULD LEE IO IIFFOFI-I THE EZQSSES THAT
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On April 12, 1969, cs T9 advised that w. E. m. BRYANT,
JR, has open»: 2 Fhtp on East Market Street, Greensboro, where
BPP members hang out. At this shop, BRYANT sells all sorts of
literature, inuludig tho BPP newsgaper and various publications ;~
and malarial of black culture.}f
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30, 1069, CE T-11 advised that {hi house of
Eabl warket Street, Greensboro, Nolth Cnrnlinn,
iar black cultural items. £5 _On April
WEUSI HMOJA, 1621
is a market pl&C¬
Gn April 21, 19$? CE T-6 reported that an individualknown only as i&roLt.~=1$ believed tn be operating a hookstore
iv rwuvsbozu, Nnzih =,. 1 , had inquirod of the national
headqnnrtezs of U"? about shipments of the Black Panther newspaper.*
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Un May H, IVEQ, CE T~13 reported that H. H. M. BRYANT,
JR. calls his bnhk=iurn "WESUI UMGJA". This means "Blank Power"
in Swahi1i.,,,
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" reported, concern .@ 1nautes 0 the BPP at Grtonslnzo, tsat the '
only {und~raiaing a"tivity known at Fro nrhn'a 5 ti t f r , -e .11 wau l& 0
the Area Uaptain hn wt
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a meeting wrx heid at E and T StateUnivnrsity aampus, Greensboro,
North 2arnl1 u, hut: the hiitt was wade that the BPP 1n North
Cafwliv ba rhh n P2; for theil chatter, amount not given,
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January 31, 1969, a_fF§1ning session on guerilla tactics was held
on the campus of A and T State University. AVANT also stated
that their goal in Greensboro was to get all white merchants
off East Market Street, starting with boycotts and if that does
not force them to move, the BPP would do the "next best thing",
which obviously meant tearing the place up or burning it downjw
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'University by black students and said the u
problem could have beene1iminated a lot quicker if the black -,
brothers and sisters had had ammunition to fight offthe police
?' oificers. AVANT stated that the black man should have machine guns 1,
" or any other guns to overcome the "pigs". AVANT said that he e»
wanted to get his hands on some sort of submachine gun, at least ?f
.45 caliberjgh I 1 ":11
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ERIC aeowu and RO§E§T"EVANS; Both BPP mebéis. Went to Be1k's? ~
Department Store in Greensboro and wanted the manager to furnish
donations of clothing from Belks for the BPP members. Later the
same day, four Negro males, two of whom qere BROWN and EVANS, _
again approached the manager of Belks and were refused. After
being refused, the four Negro males than asked the manager if he
knew what had happened to Sidls Curb Market and were told-thatthe manager did know about the tact that the curb market had been
ransacked by a bunch of Negro ma es but he was not going to give
them anything, even after being threatened.j ,.
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Market had en e BROWN as one of the militants who had
come into his store on March 13, 1969, and ransacked it. BROWN
was the individual who took some $400 from the cash register
durinw this incident and has eubeeeuehtly been cenvicted ofcommozwlaw robbery; however, he has appealed the convieLion!£§
On?-21dvi.*?»ed that has _a ,357 caliber agnum revolver whic he carries on some CCCaSi0nS.U
' ' = otgun i969, ERIC BROWN indicated he ha een out shooting M
but did not say where he had gotten the shotgun or ammunition.;
On F 1969, reported that ERIQ BROWN had_1~* 'il1 iiCZ1L'I-. C! a des re in Obtaining some
On Q 1969, qeported that Fhas said that e . HQZLQUS to gee old of some guns -u; nee net
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advised that during a sit-in
conducted at an T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina,
on February 5, 1969, an individual claiming to be a BPP member
addressed the students involved in the sit-in, urging them to
' continue Appaiently the m litant attitude of the BPP member
sit-in and they ceased their
Q On February 6, 1969, advised that the BPP/
. speaker who addressed the A and students on February 5, 1969,
P during the sit-in was HAROLD AVANT, also known as Nunding.¢;
On advised that on_ - HAROLD AVAN rs ated " 1_ e a been to Livingstone Co lege
at Sa1isburyL_§ort§ Carolina, the previous weekend and during the
week of 1969, he was going to Shaw University,1?".-Q! e igh, Qorth !arol inn , to organize .
Durham, North Caro ina, repor e a t ree egro
We es were ved getting out of a Volkswagen and going to the
edge of a building on the Duke Campus where it appeared they were
piling leaves against the side of the building. On investigationwere identified as H
i Greensboro,eNorth Carolina,1_ a v 0 .I.n!FII oi
Greensboro. Both to 1 entity the
third individual w no violation could he
proven, they were releasedfg;
In connection with he voluntaiil . , , y
appeared at the Greensboro, North Carolina, Resident Agency ofthe FBI on April 18, 1969, and stated that he understo l'
had been conducting an investigation concerning him.was very belligeexpressed anger because of tl'l|1lS aueged.led
1nvestigation, denied being a member of the BPP; however,
he expressed the opin.on that this organization is doing a fine
JOD in connection with the rights of the "black" people. ";
Fstated that the black people are in a war
' whi 0 le with the w ite race bepause of the injuries ch white pe p
have perpetrated against the black people during the past several
centuries. He stated that the Constitution of the United States
is a "lie" because it does not provide for freedom of all people
and that the Marxist-Lenin philosophy has, as expressed by theChinese, the proper form of goveggmentlkf
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P ** Party meet& Greensboro, North Carolina.
I * d t durin the " uals came an wen . g evening but aboutEver -nt when HAROLD traprop;-1-am. aulso id-entified a.=s being tt d and stated three in ividuals from ar ptte, North J_ in at en ance - . _
7_ Carolina, had c "he meetin . identified one of those' individuals as nd saidw was accompanied by a
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On February 22, 1969, t advised that on February 21,
1969, memorial ceremonies for MALCOLM X were held at the Windsor
Community Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, attended by students
of A and T State University, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, and Bennett College, plus some high school students.
LTCIL ROUSON, a former body guard of MALCOLM X, gave a speech
tating the reason MALCOLM X was assassinated was because he was
making too much progress in getting the black men together.
HAROLD AVANT also spoke and said that the police officers observing
the CE1PmOny were a bunch of pigs. AVANT urged all Negroes to
get a piece", meaning a gun, and to use it when necessary.1Z~b
estimated there were 300 to 400 Negroes present, and BPP
rem ers included ERIC BROWN, HAROLD AVANT, ROBERT HEARNES, CECIL
ROUSON, MICHAEL AIKENS, and NELSON JOHNSON.=j
On February 22, .1969, -furnished the sameinformation as however, advised that also present was
HNP member WALTE ME.fj
reported that HAROLD AVANT
turn to Greensboro at a
AVANT did not return to
and during this period, no actualhad returned
later date. Accordi
Greensboro until
meetings were hel
On _ 1969 n reported that WALTER BRAM13 9
Had stated BPP members are to urge the Greensboro Redevelopment
Commission to be present at a meeting at Hayes Taylor YMCA,
Greensboro. 5/ ' '5
On March 26, 1969, reported that the meeting
was held at Hayes Taylor YMCA sponsored by the members of the
BPP, with WALTER BRAME and NELSON JOHNSON, who are leaders in the
BPP, running the meeting. None of the white members of the
Redevelopment Commission showed up and one Negro member was in
attendance for a short: time. According t
_BRAME is pushing for action concerning housing problems
by the Redevelopment Commission to show that he is taking some
activity on the part of the Negroes in Greensboro. Q
verth Carolina, Police Department, advised that in connec. on
with a strike by dining hall employees at_A and T University
which started March 12, 1969, racial violence erupted which included
sniping at police officers. Included in this violence on March 13,
i969, was the looting of Sid -ast Market Street,
oreensboro, Nort
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leuuly fired upon students at this university, wounding by gun- =_
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pol ice didstopped, machine guns pointed at the pasoenge?a, and
eer Led as enca conteinings whites ue"e, in the once, .
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End endangering the safety 02 all studento at this university. -
It ia, therefore, that we, theundersigned, as ntudentn at thin I
university, do btrondly denounce the actions 02 the Grecnnboio '1 _
police on the night stated herein, and very stronqly demand that
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the relationship which the administration hna
with the Greensboro police department; -
why members of the Greensboro police department
were on the campus proper Tuesday, Hatch 11, ' E
through Friday, Hatch 15, 1969; _
invited the "
proper;
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the presence of the Greensboro police upon _
your campus proper; _ 1 ' _
why the edninistration hrs thus far remained
silent on the actions of the Greensboro policg
and the wounding of our fellow students and the
brother from the Greensuero cnuwunitv by
Greensboro police on the night statch herein.
THIS PUULIC S1nT13lfZi!1 HY THE AD3f'HlST{.e92'1'I.OII MU.'1'l' as ?'tEI.|_~.92.-:i.-.D
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aid that it is hot the intention oi -
A and T State University to meet any of the demands made in the s
leaflet. He said that some 900 signatures had appeared on theoriginal list of demands that was presented to the Administrationatt/g
him that although the deadline set for the Admin stration to make
a public statement was March 24, 1969, by 4 P. M., that this hadured,Acco <11 t He "W P<*°P1@ W" 1 is r ng 0 i
ed during the shooting on March 13, 1969, were 'a student at A and T State University and-
either or these individuals were seriously '
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been extended until March 25, 1969, at 4 P. I., but the Admin- 1
istration still intends to make no public statement in connection
with these demands.!Q7
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BPP leader, an student at A and T State University, had stated
that he, BROWN, was active in preparing the list of demands
against the administration, urging them to condemn the police forhaving fired at A and T State University studentsrjf
On advised that the Black Panthersin Greensboro were upset over the fact that and two
others had been arrested on the night of Mar , , uring_ -_ y_ a shooting incident at A and T State University
:.0mo 1 e along with two
istol; however, the case was 1ls in possession of a 1
ater dismissed due to an improperly . p -
drawn warrant.[; _
' "oh March 30, 1969,-reported that _ had
been arrested by the Greensboro Poliee Department on charges of siob ' . cti i . _
an effort tobery in conne on with the break-in at Sid's Curb Ma ket The
ting to raise bond money for On -
advised that WALTER BRAKE made statement
was in jail and indicated that he is making
all the BPP 1eadership., ,
0n=~1<M.sed that on April 16.
1969, ERIC BROWN, also known as Brother PASCHA, led a political
education class at A and T State University, Greensboro. BROWN
discussed the BPP program, the need for black education, and gettingwhite stores out of black communities.§{y ' _
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from Oakland, Califotnia, was in Greensboro trying to get the BPP organized. sta1-ad that when they get the BPP together,d i vatzous Hm"lI grmupq as it is new, he was going to an not n -e ; _@ hmake Greensboro pay for what it did to him when he we rreetedin connection with the rubbery at Sids Cu: b Hlarket. Eadmitted that he robbed Lhe man but stated he was mad ior iaving
been put in jail under high bond.
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na. He was found guilty, however, filed Notice of Appeal
of May 22, 1969, was still confined in the Guilford County
'"*1 in lieu of bond. ~/
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member
to runc advised that a meeting of black
in nts was held Greensboro, led by WALTER BRAME, a memhei
BPP, urging everyone to support CLAUDE BARNES, another
of the BFP, who was refused permission by school officials
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advised that atI 9 s d nts al Dudle Hivh School, . , lay , 1969, 100 tu e y 5
all Negroes, walked out of the school. At about 12:30 P. M. on
May 9, 1969, a minor accident between two automobiles occurred
directly in front of Dudley High School. On the arrival of the
larst police car to investigate the accident, students poured
from the high school and approximately 400 to 500 students sure
dent.
the 1. i 2
udents from the high school. Recognized in the
crowd were NELSON NAPOLEON JOHNSON and ROBERT EVANS, both BPP
;eaders. NELSON JOHNEON talked with the students in the school
gymnasium and due to the situation, school was dismiSSed.¢@
According to continued agitation
' h ation of HT5 occurred at Dudley lg School concerning t e situ ;
LLAUDE BARNES, BPP member. On May 21, 1969, demonstration at the
school resulted in rocks being thrown through the school windows
and the use of tear gas by the police to disperse the crowds.
Sniper fire started on the evening of May 21, 1969, and the National
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._._ .lIIIIIl . ... . ..On February 20, 19G9,P1"¢-;,u_1i¬d that there were
v;pwrent attempts by the BPP mem ers at Greensboro, North Carolina,
to contact students at Wins te Teachers Collmge,
~ W1nstonSalem, North rol 1 ted that HQPEE E.
'? Pennsylvania, was the ar n s dents interested
; ._-n _ __ ,nh ERIC PATRICK EROHN,
1nstonSalem, North Caro gar
on individuals at 0 place known as s of Commonr, wnp
> hbpar to be n neighborhood community center. Fifteen personsE! ' -.= .1.-; 1
~»-we in attende.n».:c and BPOWN indicated that all actil-it!-' in the
- name oi the BF? at HinstonSalem, with the exception of political
M rdvaiiion classes, in to cease due to the fact no charter has
iw r»nn obtained from the BPP Headquarters. A ortion of the mwiig
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O advised that
a ztudent at winston~Sulem State Teachers College,
who worked with "Experiment and Self Reliance", ns
orth Carolina, have in the past been in contact with
;_ ' nals from Greensboro Nort. arolina BPP mutter?
advised however, his
_ determined theyma e p = s an at Gtnenshnrn
w:h the militant individuals in Winston-Salem, so that itny may
male easily raise the $300 for the charter from California »q/O11"
On advised that members of the BPP
~i Greensboro ravuled to WinstonSalem, North Carolina. The;>p|-;-maze was to collect money for bond and defense of _
who is in jail in Greensboro, North Carolina%1j!
advised that a BPP 5pUhDlPd
puriv had recently been held at the Negro American Legion vest in
'n:n.s.tnn~F-alem. THUHMOND DUBOISE Elnd HARRY TYSON flaw! the |111'='"fy
1nd sold mixed drinks specilically to assist in raising thr FJOU
' tor the charter from Ca1ifornia.Q,
reported there had been nln¢_n2I'ing the revious evening at 7:30 P. M. at Winst.on-Salt-m, _ however, Black Panther members were involved.
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_ 1.-i01.? reported that on _ ERIC BROWN ha indicated that three or four members of the
BPP at Greensboro were going to Winston-Salem that date to holdn rally. Information was later received f1-om_ that ERIC
BROWN and three Others did go to Winston-Salem, wnere a rally was -
held by the BPP. W. E. H. BRYANT, JR. stated that CHICO NEBLETT,
the BPP leader for the East Coast, had been in Greensboro on
ruesday, April 22, 1969, and had given ERIC BROWN permission to
nave the rally at Winston-Salem..f1 -P1; ~ "
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On April 26, mes, C5-'-P-6 reported that _
iron Asheville, orth Carolina, has indicated a desire to or"anizea app chapter in the Asheville, North Carolina, area. i has .
contacted the national headquarters of the BPP and has 1 cated a -
desire to go to California in June, 1969, to receive his indoc-
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On May 12, 1969, Foundation -
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1* ' ought_CHICO NEBLETT to teach and speak for one - izrangemcn s and L
day at the Moloolm 5 Liberation University durin A9ri1= 1959;,;_ however, he did not hear NEBLETT speak. madvied that he
1. was not aware of the existence of any BPP in ur am,_orth 9
Carolina, although, according to his information, CHICO NEBLETT
is associated with the sppsq,
On May 20, 1969, F Foundation Fcr Community -.
Development, Durham, North Caro na, telephonically contacted a
Special Agent oi the FBI concerning another matter, at which time
he volunteered information that the Malcolm X University intended
to expose black people to diverse political ideologies relevant "
to black people. Included would be that or the BPP and in fact," "
RARVER GENE NEBLETT had addressed a group at Durham concerning the
program of the BI_>P_/$1! -
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American gtudent Organization at _ayettevi11e State College, '
Fayetteville, North Carolina, was sponsoring a "Black Political
Education Program" during the week of April 21-25, 1969. Listed r/e
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as speakers for the program are CHICO NEBLETT, East Coast Field
Marshal of the BPP, and KOKO HUGHES, Central Coordinator of the
BPP. advised other scheduled speakers during the week '
would be Q. T. JACKSON, Vice President of the Student Government ,
of Howard University, Washington, D. C., and J. T. McQUEEN, "
President of the Black Student Union, George Washington University,
Washington, D. C. J;
advised that JAMES cannnrr, Head of the Black
Studies Department, Federal City College, W5hiHBt°B- 9- C-- '
and PAUL MONROE, Acting Chairman of the Black Student Union
Alliance, Washington, D. C., DON L. LEE, Cornell University, and
CLEVELAND SELLERS, Instructor in Black Ideology at Cornell
University, are scheduled to appear as speakers during the program
and workshops. {H},
On April 21, 1969, advised that KOKO auonns is 1
an alias of DOROTHY JEAN McQUEEN HUGHES, who is the former
Washington, D. C., secretary to and who is
closel associated with the BPP
advised that HUGHES departed Washington, D. C., T
on Piedmon Airlines for Fayetteville, North Carolina, on April 21,
1969, and is to be met by CARVER GENE NEBLETT, also hnown as
?' CHICO NEBLETT, and both are to participate in a torn! at an unknown _
-' college in the Fayetteville, North Carolina, area.,§9
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19 9 with Education Program opene a : P.l. on April 21, 6 , ' a _
meeting in the quadrangle of the dining hall on campus. -The first
speaker was CHICO NEBLETT who outlined the policies of the BPPand made the following quotes: Q 9 .
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"We Black Panthers do not advocate war, we don't
talk of hating honkies but of any undying love for
ourselves and our people." _
"We black have been robbed by the white of our iii
_ money, housing, food, culture and identity. We have- A
been raped and robbed of our humanity so systematically
that we don't even realize it."
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._advised after the opening speech by NEBLETT ,
before approx mately three hundred people, that a workshop was .
held, attended by about ninety persons, in which NEBLETT talked
about the "white man has robbed the Indians, Negroes, Africans,
and have created germicide, but yet the white call us blacks
violent." NEBLETT again stated the Black Panthers do not advocate
violence or war, and the only reason for carrying guns was to
protect themselves from the impulsive "white fool." NEBLETT _
explained the BPP Ten Point Plan and said the greatest of the points
was to "free all black prisoners", and for "black men to be exempt
from the military service." mated in essence NEBLETT was
saying that the only way to deal with the white man was throughvviolence because that is the only thing the white man understands.,
stated NEBLETT was not too overly impressive '
in his talks but did speak with a very militant tone and stressed
militancy throughout his talks. The students did not appear too
interested in the BPP, and no application or inference was made
for the students to join the party. During the workshop, GET~l5
stated the students continuously inquired of NEBLETT thenreason
for the BPP, their aims, purposes, and just how students would be
helpful to the party. The BPP talks by NEBLETT did not appear to
influence the students and there was very little support or
encouragement for the party at the workshop. It was apparent that
CHICO was not too enthused with the reception of the students.-,
I_Stf-ed KOK0 HUGHES talked a very short time '
with the women, stressing the importance of the black woman in
the black community and in society today. She told the women that
they should improve their image, change their hair style to Afro,
wear the right type of clothing and to become African and believe
in the Black awareness.,y; -
advised that KOKO HUGHES reportedly was leaving
¥aycttev' ither the evening of April 21, 1969, or April 22,1969. itatedqobserved CHICO driving a 1967-1969 Corvette
Stingray, _arn beige in color, bearing New York License, number
unknown.- stated-did not know how long CHICO would
remain on c .l9
that the scheduled spea ers, Q. T. JACKSON an J. T. McQUEEN, both
failed to appear at the college and did not speak, therefore, the
pro rams for April 22 1969, and April 23, 1969, were not vondnrted.&tated a play: "Hallo-luiah, Baby , was being presented on
campus on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25, 1969, as part of
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as the scheduled speakers failed to appear for the program
the play will be held on April 25, 1969, which willprogram. stated the pros:-am was very loosely
and was con - a failure as none of the scheduled
except CHICO and KOKO appeared. -GE~Tl5 stated_that
by the Black Panthers did not appear to be overlye to the students and through inquiry he was unable to U
y information that the BPP has any support on the campus..!
On April 25, l969,?postive1y identified a
photograph of CARVER GENE NEBLE , also known as CHICO, and
UOROTHY JEAN MQQUEEN HUGEES, also known as KUKO, as being identical
to the two speakers on April 21, 1969."y;
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. According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther ,
Party BPP! was started during December, 1966, in Oakland, _
California, to organize black people so they can take control
of the lite, politics, and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by BOBBY GEORGE SEKLE, BP9 Chairman, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, BPP Minister oi Defense. NBFTGN is presently -
serving a sentence of 2 to 15 years on a zcnvietion of man-
slaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police
officer.
The official newspaper, "The Black enthcr," which l
further describes itself as the "Black Community News Service,"
states that the BF? advocates the use_of guns and guerrilla .
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
bleak people. Residents of the black community are urged to
arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred
to in the publication as "pigs" who should he killed.
"The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968,
contains an editorial by EPP Minister of Education, GEORGE_
EASON MURRAY, which ends with the following: i
"Black men. Bleak people, colored persons of
America, revolt everywhere: Arm yourselves. The
only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary
culture. Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite!
Black Power. Use the gun. 'Hill the pigs everywhere."n
?' Included in the introduction to an article ihpearing .
in the October 5, 1968, edition of The Bleak Panther" is
the statement, "...ue will not dissent from American Government.
We will overthrow it.
Issues cf The Bleak Panther" regularly contain
quotations from the sritinge of Chairman HQQ Tee=tung of the
Pa0g15's Republic oi Chine end feature §éQ°s statement that
"political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
The national headquarters of the 5?? is located at
3106 Shattuck Avenue, Ferkeley, California, Brauehes.have been
estsblished,at V&f10UB loceticnsthroughoot the United States.
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' The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SHCC!|'
headquartered at 360-362 Nelson Street, S. W., Atlanta, Georgia,
is a nonmembership organization, which was horn out of the
sit-in movement that erupted across the South beginning in 1960.
Today SHCC identifies itself as an organization in
the revolutionary vanguard. It advocates that to be successful
it is necessary to develop a revolutionary ideology and
revolutionary program. -
According to SNCC, the year 1987 marked a historic _
milestone in the struggle for the liberation of black people
in the United States and the year that revolutionaries throughout
the world began to understand more fully the impact of-the black
movement. SNCC declared that "liberation will come only when
there is final destruction of this mad octopus - the capitalistic
system of the United States with all its life-sucking tentacles
of exploitation and racism that choke the people of Africa,
Asia, and Latin America. The realities of black life, together
with the recognition instilled in SNCC workers forced its members C
to further popularize the legitimacy of self-deiense and rebellions
when oppression became too great." _ .
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was National Chairman of SHCC. As of July, 1958, Carmichael
resided in Washington, D. C., where he was affiliated with SNCC
and active as temporary chairman of~a black coalition group.
In Hay, 1967, Carmichael was replaced by Hubert Geroid Brown,
commonly known as H. Rap Brown, who served until June, 1968.
In June, 1968, at the Staff and Central Committee
meeting of SHCC held in Atlanta, Georgia, it was decided to
restructure the organization by equalization of responsibility
by creating ten deputy or vice chairmnnships. The primary purpose
for this change is to take law enforcement pressure off any
single individual. .
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ORGANIZATION QF §§BQAERlQA§WNIIIL@}HC,_IOAAU!-
On June, 28,
._o£ the Muslim Mosque,
of a new, allNegro, m
known as the Organizat
himself as Chairman
. rally held by the MMI
Streets,-New York City
'A printed.and published statement of basic OAAU aimsI
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1964, Malcolm X Little, founder and leader
nc. MMI!, publicly announced the formation
litant civil rights action group to be
on of AfroAmerican Unity OAAU!, with
This announcement was made at-a public
in the Audubon Ballroom, Broadway and 166th
read by Malcolm X at this_meeting indicates that it shall include
"all" people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, as
» well as "our" brothers and sisters on the African continent. it
-_ is patterned after the "letter and spirit" of the organization
" of African Unity established by African heads of States! at Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, in May,-1963.
H - A recording of the remarhs of_Halcolm X at this meeting
indicates that the aim of the OAAU is to eliminate differences
between Negroes-so they can work together for "Human Rights,"
while the initial objective is to "inter~nationa1ize" the American
civil rights movement by taking_it to the United Nations; Little
condemned the nonviolent civil rights movement and claims that
Negroes should be taught to protect themselves, when and if
. necessary. The OAAU will sponsor a program for Negroes in
education, politics, culture, economics and social refers,
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-~ Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, l965,
- nhile addressing an OAAU rally at the Audubon Ballroom, New York
City. '
On April 13, 1965, a source advised that on March 26,
1965,-the OAAU filed a Certificate of Incorporation with_the
Department of State, State of New York, Albany, New York, and
henceforth the organization's true name would be organization
of Afro7American Unity , Incorporated.
On February 28, 1966, a second source advised that
the president and head of the OAAU is Ella Collins, a half-
sister of the late Malcolm X who resides in the Harlem Section
of New York City.
On May 8,
headquarters of the
New York, New York,1967, the first source
GAAU is located at 224
which is the residence
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west -39th Street
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S iADVISED THAT- INFORMATION REFLECTS THAT ALL MEMBER
OF AAUO ARE BEING REQUESTED TO WEAR BLACK BERETS BLACK SH RTs - AA ,4 A7"Zé°'Z"" A30AND PANTS SIMILAR To GARB or BLACK PANTHER PARTY ms B sm 2- Hb9O
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me: BPP nu OAKLAND, CALIF. sA1n THAT m1cm-£1. LANEY,
NINETEEN YEAR OLD BLACK MILITANT YOUTH, wno 1s A comrznsnnrs
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Enclosed for the Bureau are 1] COpiCS of LHM
concerninq above incident, Copies being disseminated locally
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. WALK out BY STUDENTS
DUDLEY HIGH scnoot
GREENSBORO, NORTH cnnottnn
MAY 9, 1969
RACIAL MATTERS
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n ti UR ion ar nll Negro
school, that miiht well result in trouhle. CLAUD£'BARNES,
2 Ulank Panther Party member, who is n student at Dudley
Hih School, tried to run for President of the Student Body
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High School, refused BARNES permission to run because his
association with the Black Panther Party.
The situation has grown more tense nfter a number
0*" students tried iiourite in BARNES name For the offir-e and
HAQFES and other Black Panther Party memhers now claim that
he was elected but that the administretion is refusing him
permission to serve,
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1- Hlnet Panther Party leader in Greensboro, North éarolina,
called a meeting of Dudley High School students in Noeho
Park, near the school. He exerted them to support the
movement neninst the administration heeause of the manner
iv which thev had treated BARNES, They made demands of
the principz, 111', B!?.OWI92T, that he confer ".'i1h BARNES and other
members of the Black Panther Part? about the situation and
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DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL
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e MAY 9, 1on5
afternoon of May R, 1959, WALTER DRAME had met with ahnnf
10" Uudlev High Srhnn1 students in Nacho Park, Um had
Hrqnd Them to priest the dminiStrati0n's actions aiainst
BARNES but had told them he did not want them to pnrtininatein nnv vi0'le1= 'r.>_ CE T-I said tl1ntmr?'1cl not 1-zurw." whai
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According to its official newspaper. the Black Panther
Party BPP! was started during December, 1966, in Oakland,
California, to organize black people so they can take control
of the life, politics. and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, BPP Chairman, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, BPP Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently
serving a sentence of 2 to 15 years on a conviction of
manslaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police
officer. 7 '
The official newspaper, "The Black Panther," which
iurther describes-itself as the "Black Community News Service,"
states that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
black people. Residents of the black community are urged to
arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred
to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed.
"The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968,
contains an editorial by BPP Minister of Education, GEORGE
MASON MURRAY, which ends with the following:
"Black men. Black people. colored persons of
America, revolt everywherei Arm yourselves. The
only culture worikeeping is a revolutionary K
Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere "
Included in the introduction to an article appearing
in the October 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the
statement, "... we will not dissent irom American Government.
We will overthrow it."
Issues of "The Black Panther" reguarly contain
quotations from the writings of Chairman MAO Tse~tung of the
People's Republic of China and feature MAO"s statement that
"political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
The national headquarters of the BPP is located at
3106 Shattuck Avenue. Berkeley. California. Branches have been
established at various locations throughout the United States.
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May 12, 1969
Title
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ReferenceWALK our BY STUDENTS
DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
MAY 9, 1969
RACIAL MATTERS
hhnnornruhnn at Lwarlciwv, Nortr
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concerning the Black Panther Party BPP!, has determined
that a charter has not been issued to a Black Panther unit in
North Carolina, however, informants report that the groups in
Charlotte, N. C., and Greensboro, N. C., both have hopes
of receiving charters at a later date.
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BRYANT sells all swrmq of 1itaramur@, imclmimq the Black
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black culture. 1
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received at Win@tan~$aem, Nmrth Cmrolina, r%at tha houge of
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individuals from Greensboro, North Carolina, concerning BPP
mattersq
however. has e . -~ p ans were discusse to a ilia
Black Panthers at Greensboro with militant individuals in
Winston~Salem so that they may mre easily raise the $300
for a charter from Ca1i£ornia..@Q
!l" ! | l!!,gv! Q black studen Q a Be mont -3 0 eqe, H-lmont, North
Carolina, assisted by members of the BPP at Charlotte, North
iarslinm, were to take ienoe Buildinw at BelmontAbbey College during
-e or, mrclina the tkeover ,., A o92, ,
urnished the at Belmont Abbey chains and two
rifles for use in barricading themselves inside the buildin .
On M 1969 a the FBI observed
group persons milling"eionn the
on Building at Belmont Abbey College, Belmont.North Carolinal previously reported t.hes-e
individua1s,___with the exception o£ along with
all ton-ide1 un@n5ET§E5'57=E5?% of the BPP, 1! J. Q . I H , x . l - ..,...'. 1 . ' - x . i1.however. as 0! Hay 5, 1969, have not received o charter from
the California Headquarters of the BPPo[f
group of approximately ten Negro males
and iemales gathered at the intersection oi Oaklawn Avenue and
Beetties Ford Road for approximately one and oneehalf hours
where they gave the Black Panther salute with their fists in
the air, and shouted abuse at police cars potroling the area,
such as i " and "honky and for them to leave the area.n,ot.ed tint". a number oi these .i..ndiv.iduals had
shou er weapons such as rifles and shotguns and mo-hetes,
however, there is no state law prohibiting_their carrying
these weapons on a public street unconcealedu5-
A characterization of the Black Panther Party
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BLACK P§§§§§B PART?
According to its official nenspiper, the Black Panther
Party BPP} was started during December, HQEE; in Oakland,
California, to organize black poopn so they can take control
of the lite, politics. and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by BOBBY GEORGE ERALE, BF? Chairman, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, BF? Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently
eervini a sentence of 2 to 35 years on e conrietion of
manslaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police
officer. _
The official newrpmrer, Tho Bimck Panther," which
further describes itself an the "lnck omnnnity News Service,"
states that the BPP advocates tne one of gnu end guerrilla
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
black people. Residents ot the black communit? are urged to
are themselves egeinet the police who are onnsietently referred
to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed.
"The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968,
contains an editorial by BPP Minister of Education, GEORGE
EASON MURRAY, which ends with the following;
"Black men. Black people; colored persons of
America, revolt everywhere! Arm yonrseives. The
only culture worikeeping is 2 revolutionary
g culture. Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite?
-- Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere."
Included in tho mntroduetion to an article appearing
in the October 5, 1968, editi of "The Eieek Panther" is the
statement, "... we will not dissent Irom American Government.
We will overthrow it-"
Issues of "The Blank Panther" regunrly contain
quotations from the writinge of Chairmen MAO Tse~tung of the
Peop1es Republic of China and torture MAO e statement that
"political power grows out oi the barrel of n gun."
The national hexdquertere of the BPP is located at
3106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. Branches have been
established at various locutannq throughout the United States.
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organizational s concerning the Black Panther
Party BPP!, no-Charlotte informant can positively
identify AVENT as a member oi the true BPP. AVENT was -
brought to Greensboro. J_C., shortly after Christmas,
1968, by ERIC BROWN. em "eI note that at thetime of the arrest of Deputy Minister
of DeIeq§£-_§PP, on IJQ3/69, at New York City by Bureau
agents, had in his possession an ataché case. New.,|- York hasaqised Charlotte that :1 section of this c§se
1. contained a 1iSt of documents with the handwritten
"Project Number 3," prnnted at the top of each document.
grlncluded in this was a "fact sheet on the case of Brother
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Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro,¢{ % Q 2N0 CI -' H
The above would definiiely identify ERIC BROWN
as a member of the real BPP since the facts of his case
and his expulsion from A&T State Universitv were related
in the document in the poseession of
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"Lieutenant AVENT" to North Carolina to organize the A&T
campus. Be claimed that AVENT§nas successful in the requestfor the readmission of "BrotherLPASHA" to A&T. COLLIER also
noted that AVENT had organizedffo chapters possibly of BPP
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NUNDING has departed North Carolina and is in difficulty
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status of BOB COLLIER, Deputy Minister of Education for the
BPP and also to advise of any additional organizers working
under the commend of COLLIER, furnishing photographs of
both COLLIER and the additional organizers to the Charlotte
_4.L .l._.Q_._...__4._ if-.-d 1],-.-.-EiDivision for viewing b a "s ate 1HIOrmHnLa. new zurshould also advise if who apparently has an
interest in the North activities, is known to
that office and submit a photograph.
New Haven is requested to furnish any information
available, including photographs, of BPP organizers active
in North Carolina at the present time. New Haven is also
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' BLACK PANTHER PARTY
RACIAL MATTERS
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Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are 11 copies
of an LHM regarding captioned matter. _Copies of the LHM
are being disseminated locally to Military Intelligence
Agencies and Secret Service. Two copies of-the LHIM 1' -
are being furnished the below listed offices for their ;J;'
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RACIAL MATTERS
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Reference is mde to memorandum at Charlotte, North
Carolina, dated H"rch 12, 1969, captioned as above. ,.
also known iina,
by air for New York
stated that NUNDING s ce his trip to New York in
uary, 1969, had only been in Greensboro, North Carolina,
since March 22, 1969. NUNDING has stated that after returning
to Greensboro, North Carolina, he had been in Connecticut,
California and Cincinnati, Ohio, during the time he was out
of Greensboro, North Carolina.
O1 _ 1969 -id 1 d that tn Arm American . , , se e _ -Unity Organization,at Charlotte, NorthyCaro1ina, the nameunder -.-.-men JER JMB.TORNSON and ssrt-Iesmls are attempting to
form a chapter of the Black Panther Party, has not received
a charter. The reason for this as stated by JEROME JOHNSON
is because the national Black Panther Party is holding a
two month purge which is still in effect. The exact number
of members of the AfrosAmerican Unity Organization is not
known at this time.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS NEITHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Nf CONCLUSIONS OF THE FBI. IT IS THE PROPERTY
OF THE FBI AND IS LOANED TO YOUR AGENCY; IT AND
ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE
YOUR AGENCY.
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During March, 1969, - advised that-has
observed newspapers of the Black Panther Party for sale at
the Varsity Grill, Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, North
,5 Carolina, which is operated by BURRELB*0RDAN, III.
_/-9 m April 17, 1969, reported that ERIC PATRICK
3 IBROWN, area captain of the Black Panther Party at Greensboro,
' P North Carolina, has indicated that there is dissension
within the Black Panther Party partially due to the fact
that headquarters has little if any control over branches
within the Eastern United States. BROWN stated that NUNDING
has been suspended by the national party for calling himself
a field marshal when in fact he has little if any rank.
BROWN also has stated that no new charters are being issued
or organizational projects instituted at this time until
further word is received from the national office of the
Black Panther Party.
BROWN indicate he traveled to Winston-Salem, Nor aro na,
where he talked with a number of individuals, not further
identified, who desire to form a chapter of the Black Panther
?*Party at Winston-Salem, North Carolina. '/
A characterization of the Black Panther Party
is attached as an appendix to this memorandum.
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Accordimg to its ®f{l?1 n@W$P1p@I, the Black Panther
Party BPP! was started dwwimg Ueemhr, 1@$E, in Oakland,
California, to orgamlze hnwl PmmPR@ so they can take control
oi the life, po1itics_ and t%e destiny oi the bmok community.
It was organized by BGFFY SFALE. RPP huirmam, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, HP? Minister of Uwfmmee. NEHTGH is presently
sereing a sentence of ? to 1% ear? on a conviction of
manslaughter in conneotiom Q the killing of an oakland police
officer.
The oftiaim newspaper, "The Elmwk Panther," which
further describes itselx as not "mtmk Ctmmmnity News Service,"
states that the RP? anw@"WTcs th* wee of cums an Ruerrilla
tactics in its rvvoutiopmry prwgvmm to one oppxuasion of the
black people. Residents of the blmak community are urged to
arm themselves against the police who are Qonsietemtly reterred
to in the publication as "pigs" wbm shouid he knklod.
"The Black Pnhww" imwm of September 7, 1968,
cemtaine an editorimr by UP? Mnniwwwr of Emuxutiom, GEORGE
HSSOE HGRYAT, which xvi? watm ihm i@¥?@Win£
lauk mew. BE&¥ pearl», mowrv perons of
America, revot everymmure? rm Y@UT:}v@, The
only culture waniaeping is a rwvolutncmary
¢- culture. Ch&n£%. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite!
1- Black Powex. Fwv the yum. Ki the pige everywhere."
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statement, "... we will nu diseent {tom Amercmm Government.
We I111 overthrow it."
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quotatione from thw wvutirga at Chmirmwn H%D Tewtumg of the
People's Repuhlza of hina "md foatwre A s timémt that
"political powex grows out of the bmrrhl of u gun."
The netionl h@A@wu¢rta?v at the ie leoated at 1
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InReply,PlmseRqferto 189FiIeNo. I
Title BLRC-K PANTHEP PARTY
Character RACIAI. MATTERS
Rt-f@1@I1<1@ Memorandum at Lharlotte, North
Carolina, dated and captioned as ;=_b¢;~,-9,
All sources except any listed below! whose identities
are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable
information in the past.
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CHARLOTTE DIVISION!
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Enclosed for the Bureau are 8 copies of LHH
1 dated and captioned as above. Charlotte find enclosed
3 copies, so appropriate investieation may be conducted.-
Source is _
This LHM is classified confidential so as "
g to protect the identity of Source who is of continuing929292_ value to the Bureau. _Charlotte determine if there is a BPP organization %/
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members and other available information. Also conduct
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April 1, 1969
BLACK PANTHER PARTY BPP!
Qnnnt0TTz DIVISION .
A Source, who has frequent contact v.-th the
leadership of the BPP, National Headquarters Herkelev,__Ca]iF nia, advised on Harch 18, 1959, ea' of Charlotte, North Carolina, con r t
t , Jational Headquarters in order that he winht F
purchase a quantitv of posters and _1'leWST'!ap81"S-
Accordinv to Source , t asked that
200 copies of the "Black Panther" newspaper, and
20 copi " '~* iffe ent nosters, be shinned tohim at , Char te, L-lorth Carolina,28208. oOLlI"CG salt : at a also crave hisphone number as 1
A characterization of the BPP is
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Excluded from automatic
downqradinw and
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions
of the P531. It_is the property of the FBI and is loaned to 92/our
_ apencv; lt and its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.
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BLACK PANTHER PARTY, aka
Black Panther Party for
Self Defense
According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther
Party BPP! was started during December, 1966, in Oakland, -
California, to organize black people so they can take control
of the life, politics, and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by Bobby George Seale, BPP Chairman, and
Huey P. Newton, BPP Minister of Defense. Newton is presently
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in connection with the killing of an Oakland police officer.
The official newspaper, "The Black Panther," which
further describes itself as the "Black Community News Service,"
states that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
black people. Residents of the black community are urged to ,
arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred
_to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed.
"The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968, contains
an editorial by BPP Minister of Education, George Mason Murray,
which ends with the following:
"Black men. Black people, colored persons of America,
revolt everywhere! Arm yourselves. The only culture worth
keeping is a revolutionary culture. Change. Freedom everywhere.
Dynamite! Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere."
a Included in the introduction to an articfe appearing
1- in the October 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the
statement, "...we will not dissent from American Government.
We will overthrow it."
Issues of "The Black Panther" regularly contain quotations
from the writings of Chairman MAO Tse-tung of the People's
Republic of China and feature MAO's statement that "political
power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
The national headquarters of the BPP is located at
3106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. Branches have
been established at various locations throughout the United
States. 1 .
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Re Charlottelairtel to the Bureau, 3/26/69.
Enclosed for the Bureau are 11 copies of LHM
concerning above meeting.
Copies are being disseminated locally to
Military Intelligence and Secret Service.
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In Reply, Pleas: Refer to
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MEETING sponsonrn BY BLACK PANTHER
PARTY BPP!, CONCERNING oannnsnono
REDEVELOPMENT commission, MARCH 25,
1969
RACIAL unrrnns.
Reference is made to memorandum at Charlotte,
North Carolina, dated March 26, 1969.
,- OE T-1 advised that on the evening of March 25,
19 9, about 200 people assembled at the HAYES TAYLOR
OCA on East Ma ket Street in Greensboro. NELSONJOHNSON, WALTERKBRAMB, and some Negro female appeared
to be in charge of the meeting. The leaders of the
meeting were obviously upset that Mr. BARKLEY, Chairmen
of the Redevelopment Commission in Greensboro was not
there as they had requested that he bet JOHNSON said
that since Mr. BARKLEY was not present, however, they
might as well go on with the meeting and he wanted to
know what the grievances against the Redevelopment
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Individuals in the audience pointed out that
the Cumberland Area Redevelopment Project was one sore
spot. People had been moved about several times before
they were finally relocated in new apartments. Some
man explained how his property had been condemned and
then Iinally a Bro BROOKS, a Negro male in a wheel chair,
pointed out that some 53 Negro merchants who had small
businesses and shops in the area taken over for redevelop-
ment had been put out of business just because of the
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Redevelopment Project. Mr. BROOKS claimed that this group
of merchants had tried to iorm a Black Businessmen"s Association
so that they would have borrowing power in order to get the
bluok morthants hank in business. The Redevelopment Commission
had turned them down; according to Mr. Bnh.
Mr. KENNETHILEE, a Negro attorney, than spoke briefly
and explained how the Redevelopment Commission hnd gone about
obtaining the property on which the new A & P Store on East
Market Street is presently located
A few Negro moles and females in the audience asked
sowv quoation and then finally a Mr, BROWN, who represented the
{@rn"h0ro Redevelopment Commission, tried to talk. The people
did not want to hear himn They said that if Mr. BARKLEY was
not there, then they did not want to hear anyone else from the
Redevelopment Commission. No white members of the Redevelopment
Commission were in attendance and Mr» BROWN was apparently the
only member who was there and he was a Negro.
The Chairman then asked everyone present to sign 1
petition that would be presented to the Redevelopment Commission
expressing the demon s and views as inr as the actions of the
Redevelopment Comm! sion were concerned.
HOWAR iFULLER, the Negro militant from Durham, North
ihrolzua, was present and he talked. FULLLQ s remirks were by
far the most inflammatory, aoeording to T-1, nod he stated,
You see, you asked The Man to come to the meeting and he didn"t,
so lets go to him. When The Man asks vou to move, then just
don § move. Form n group that just will refuse to move."
Ihis was the gist of the remarks by FULL£R and he
did get some response from the crowd.
There were n number of Negro melon in the audience
who wore obviously members of the Blank Panthor Party wearing
H1»'k Panther jaoknts and toms.
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but he wanted to find out just when this petition would be
presented to the Redevelopment Commission so they could all go to
see "The Man."
It was estimated that there were probably some 30 to
40 people in the audience who appeared to be members of the Black
Panther Party. 5 '
No trouble erupted and after the meeting, as the
crowd left by the front door, a table had been set up and the
Black Panther Party members were standing by the table to be
sure that everyone signed the petition that was on the table.
It was apparent from the way the group was talking
that they intend to keep pushing this program against the
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BLACK PANTHER PARTY
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Bureau files fail to disclose subversive derogatory
data regarding Black Panther Part BPP! personnel identified
' in referenced as a d W j H j
Accordingly, and 1: not already done New York shouldinstitute immediate vigorous investigatio' ' ir rd forse of verifying information
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hese investigations should be handled in accordance with
instructions set forth in Bureau letter dated 9-3-68 captioned
"Black Panther Party, Racial Hatters."
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are apprised of information set forth i eferenced LHH concerningactivities of sub andf local interest and
of the fact that c rr es a po at all times and should
onsidered armed an angerous.
7 Information concerning! possible involvement in
otics activities should also e ma e available to appropriate
l and federal authorities in New York.
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RE: BLACK PANTHER PARTY
106-165706
In addition to the above, New York is requested to
expeditiously submit a communication to the Bureau under
appropriate caption identifyin the 1 dividual referred toin referenced LHH on page 2 . You should at
that time advise as to what inv steps your Office
has taken or is taking in regard to this individual in vies
of his reported status as a BPP member.
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n Bureau or police source concerning BPP activities. In the
latter event Newark should take appropriate steps to insure
this individual is apprised of information concerning a possible
plot on his 1ifebytheBPP and appropriate local authorities
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Information copies of this communication are being
furnished to the Charlotte and San Francisco offices, in view
of their interest in this matter and in the investigation
regarding the BPP.
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MEETING SPONSORED BY BLACK PANTHR PARTY
CONCERNING GREENSBORO REDEVELOPMENT COMISSION
MARCH 25, 1969
RACIAL MATTERS
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Reurtel dated 3/25/69.
Referenced teletype indicates Walter Brame, Black
Panther Party leader, Greensboro, North Carolina, contacted
members of the Greensboro Redevelopment Commission and
practically threatened them if they did not appear at a
meeting called by him for 8 p.m., 3/25/69. No follow-up received,
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CHARLOTTE DIVISION
RACIAL MATTERS
Reurairtel and LB 2/7/69 and urtel 2/10/69.
Enclosed is one copy each of Buairtel to SACs,
Albany, et al, 12/3/68, captioned "Black Panther Party,
Racial Matters" and a letter from J. Walter Yeagley,
Assistant Attorney General, Internal Security Division,
Justice Department, dated ll/20/68, captioned "George Mason
Murray, Kathleen Cleaver, Bobby George Seale, Joudnn Ford,
Racial Hatters = Black Panther Party; Leroy Eldridge
Cleaver, Racial Matters - Black Panther Party."
Since re communications indicate that there is
now an active BPP chapter in the process of being formed
in Greensboro, North Carolina, the instructions in the
enclosures should
organization.and
investigation of
snbnit an airtelbe followed during investigation of this
its members. Continue your penetrative
this group. In the event you do not
or teletype containing signiiicant
intelligence information within any two--week perioiof your
investigation, submit at the end oi that two-week period an
airtel summarizing the significant developments during that
period. Also consider the counterintelligence possibilities
during your investigation, submitting any couhterineiiigenee
ures to the Bureau for authorization before implementing
the .
? 5 Your investigation of BPP activities in Greensboro
,sFf s the value of having informant coverage in a position
,tQ§ eport on black extremist activities at their inception.
B1Yo should continue this comendable informant development
an utilize this instance to illustrate to your Agent
tisonnei the advantages, desirability and necessity of the
development of adequate informant coverage.
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Follow closely the efforts to establish BPP
affiliate in Charlotte and keep the Bureau advised
concerning these efforts as well as the activities in
Greensboro.
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recently sent organizers to Greensboro, North Carolina,
where BPP was organized, a guerrilla training session
was held on a college campus and plans were discussed
to shoot police with rifles. Another black extremist
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Section 61 Greensboro, North Carolina. When a police car
answers a call, rocks and bottles would then be thrown at
the police car which, in turn, would cause additional cars
to come to the area, When a fairly large congregation of
police had assembled, the Black Panther Party would then
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was one of a group of weekly training sessions for new Black
Panther Party members, Those in attendance were young, mostly
of high school or college age, and were completely dominated
by AVANT, who told them all that once they attended one meeting
of the Black Panther Party, they were brothers or sisters
from then on and there was no chance_to get out, AVANT
stated the group's goal in the Spflg would he to get all
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According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther
Party BPP! was started during December, 1966, in Oakland,
California, to organize black people so they can take control
of the life, politics, and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, BPP Chairman, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, BPP Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently
serving a sentence of 2 to l5 years on a conviction of
manslaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police
officer,
The official newspaper, "The Black Panther , which
further describes itself as the "Black Community News Service",
states that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
black people. Residents of the black community are urged to
arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred
to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed.
The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968,
contains an editorial by BPP Minister of.Education, GEORGE
MASON MURRAY, which ends with the following:
Black men. Black people, colored persons of
America, revolt everywhere! Arm yourselves. The
only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary
i_ culture. Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite!
~ Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere."
Included in the introduction to an article appearing
in the October 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the
statement, "... we will not dissent from American Government.
We will overthrow it."
Issues of "The Black Panther" regularly contain
quotations from the writings of Chairman MAO Tse-tung of the
People's Republic of China and feature MAO's statement that
"political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
The national headquarters of the BPP is located at
3106 Shattuck-Avenue, Berkeley, California. Branches have been
established at various locations throughout the United States.
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nther ar y Greendiscussed the following. They s sted that some sort of x_
disturbance be formulated in the Negro Section of Greensboro, I
and that when a police car answered the call that rocks and
bottles would be thrown at the police car. This in turn
would cause additional cars to come to the area andwhen
a fairly large congregation of police had assembled, then
the Black Panthers would "cut down on them" with rifles
from hidden positions.
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ELPKCK PANTHER PARTY
RACIAL BIATTERS
_, .On Janua;L»l4f 1969, CF Tel advised he has
determined that fhe§Airo.Americ _1Unity 0rganization.is_ the namejus/ea by Janoma <.§IF;r0Nj;o NsoN and BENJTAMIIN
FRANKLIN{§HAViS for a group they are attempting to organize
usingthis name as a cover. Tl stated that it is his
information this group is being formed in the hope that it
can become a chapter of the Black Panther Party BPP!, and
at a later date affiliate with the BPP with headquarters in
Oakland, California.
A characterization of BPP is attached as an E {
appendix to this memorandum. ¢_;??qQ§_f!j@ I
anuar 13 1969
*§§Q;gE, has appeared at the A and T?State Universitycampus in Greensboro with ERIC PATRICK!BROWN. AVANT is
supposed to he a member of the BPP from the New York or
New Jersey area who returned with BROWN after the
Christmas vacation. /KHOWDOn
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS NEITHER RECOMMENDATIONS
NOR CONCLUSIONS OF THE FBI. IT IS THE PROPERTY
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On January 15, 1969, CE T~2 advised that HAROLD AVANT
was described as a Negro male, age 26 to 27, with a tull Afro-
bush haircut and heard, medium complexion, and he is believed
to be some sort of organizer for the Black Pant? ts.
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AsheVle,Worth Carolina, advised
at during the summer of 1968 he actively supported GEORGE
WALLACE as a presidential candidate, and he believes that
someone as a joke sent his name to the BPP national headquarters,
Berkeley, alifornia, as he has been receiving their news sheets.
He has written them asking them to discontinue this, and has also
requested the Post Office ins ector to have his name removed fromtheir mailing list. urnished to a Special Agent of
the FBI issues of "Tue BLECK Panther," for October 5, September 28,
October 26, Novemh I 2, November 16, December 7, and December 21,
1968.
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' According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther
Party BPP! was started during December, 1966, in Oakland,
California, to organize black people so they can take control
of the life, politics, and the destiny of the black community.
It was organized by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, BPP Chairman, and
HUEY P. NEWTON, BPP Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently
serving a sentence of 2 to 15 years on a conviction of
manslaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland Police
officer.
The official newspaper. "The Black Panther", which
further describes itself as the Black Community News Service",
states that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla
tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the
black people. Residents of the black community are urged to
arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred
to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed.
The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968,
contains an editorial by BPP Minister of Education, GEORGE
MASON MURRAY, which ends with the following:
"Black men. Black people, colored persons of
America, revolt everywhere! Arm yourselves. The
only culture worth keeping is a revolutionary
2. culture. Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamitel
~ Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere."
Included in the introduction to an article appearing
in the October 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the
statement, "... we will not dissent from American Government.
We will overthrow it."
Issues of "The Black Panther regularly contain
quotations from the writings of Chairman MAO Tse-tung of the
People's Republic of China and feature MAO's statement that
"political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
The national headquarters oi the BPP is located at
3106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. Branches have been
established at various locations throughout the United Statesl
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the Headquarters of the BPP and advised tha e a anorganization known as the Qfng;Amerioan Unity Organization 92 Ilocated in Charlotte which w affiliate wttntne 92
BPP at Berkeley, California. was advised by the
. leadership of the BPP that it wou d be necessary for him toT1 forward the amount of $300 to the National Headquarters hin order that,a representative of the BPP Charlotte to endoctrinate the new mmbers. stated 92
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harlotte North Carolina ' address ofh and furnise 1 one number as
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Re Director letter to Sac Albany, 9/3/68, and Director
letter to SAC Albany, 9/l7/68 captioned "DEVELOPMENTS OF RACIAL
INFORMANTS IN THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY BPP!".
Pursuant to Bureau instructions all agents of the
Charlotte Division have been requested to alert their sources
and local law enforcement officers concerning BPP; however,
to date no indication has been_received of any actual BP
organization within the Charlotte Division. It is noted that 92
LEROY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER, minister of information for the BPP
, was to have spokegat the University of N. C., Chapel Hill, N.C.,
M on 10/l9/68; however, this was canceled. Newspaper publications
" indicated that fUrth8r_SQ§§k¬rS of the BPP mint be obtained.
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LEADS:
SAN FRANCISCO -
,.. AT saw F_B_ANCIS_CO,_ CALIF, =1?
Will furnish Charlotte with any information indicating
there is to be travel in the future of members of BPP to N. C.
and possible contact.I
CHARLOTTE
5?. QHARLQTTFL, N- CL,
Will continue contact with sources and appropriate
law enforcement officials keeping the Bureau and San Francisco
advised of pertinent developments. /051./éJ'7o@_§-X ,_
,_ Bureau ]92___ 1 = __ ,__ _ ,_ -* T ' " H- San Fr§nciscoP1"92- RE:~"23 ,,
2 - Charlotte ' "'** *
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