Black Panthers are founded
This was a party that had the original purpose of self defense for African Americans against violent racists.This group was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. This group was also involved in the Black Power movement and US politics of the 1960s and 1970s. The leader of the Black Panthers was Huey P. Newton. In 1967, the Black Panther Party marched on the California State Capitol in Sacramento in protest of a selective ban on weapons. By 1968, the party had expanded into many cities throughout the United States.