The Cynical Historian

History of the Black Panther Party (2021x33)

Air date: Aug 10, 2021

I’m talking about the Black Panther Party. It’s an important topic that isn’t easy to cover. The historiography is fairly new, because what came before is riddled with disinformation, but it is worth understanding the history of the Black Panthers ------------------------------------------------------------ Check out Lynn Burnett’s public history of racial justice website, make sure to check out the resources tab for tons of material: https://crossculturalsolidarity.com/ The stuff specifically on the BPP: https://crossculturalsolidarity.com/black-panther-party-resources/ *References* Retrospective coverage: https://youtu.be/g8hDMi0-iaE William O'Neil interview: https://youtu.be/uSjYd35nF5s, full transcript: http://digital.wustl.edu/e/eii/eiiweb/one5427.1047.125williamo%27neal.html FBI files on Fred Hampton: https://vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/Fred%20Hampton%20Part%2001%20of%2003/view https://vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/Fred%20Hampton%20Part%2002%20of%2003/view https://vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/fred-hampton-part-03-of-03/view And all of COINTELPRO: https://vault.fbi.gov/ Curtis J. Austin, _Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party_ (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2006). https://amzn.to/3ffepGj Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin, _Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party_ (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013). https://amzn.to/2SjIxrc David Cunningham, _There’s Something Happening Here: The New Left, the Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence_ (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. https://amzn.to/3hU0iIi Todd Fraley and Elli Lester-Roushanzamir, “Revolutionary Leader or Deviant Thug? A Comparative Analysis of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily Defender’s Reporting on the Death of Fred Hampton,” _Howard Journal of Communications_ 15, iss. 3 (Summer 2004): 147–67. Craig Mcpherson, “You can’t Kill Chairman Fred: Examining the Life and