Capital Research Center: Founding of the Black Panthers Was 59 Years Ago Today
October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2025:
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The founding of the Black Panthers was 59 years ago today
A 1970 poll revealed 25 percent of black Americans once felt the militant group "represented their views." Modern proponents of open-carry firearms laws might agree.
By Ken Braun
This is the 59th birthday of the Black Panther Party, founded on October 15, 1966 . . .
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The founding of the Black Panthers was 59 years ago today
A 1970 poll revealed 25 percent of black Americans once felt the militant group "represented their views." Modern proponents of open-carry firearms laws might agree.
By Ken Braun
This is the 59th birthday of the Black Panther Party, founded on October 15, 1966 . . .