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THE BLACK PANTHEII
VOIOMI 1 June20,1967
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SELF DEFENSE
p. 0. BOX 8641
PUBLISHED
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BI-WEEKLY .OiUOiAND, CALIF.

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ror On t h e p l e a s a n t sunny T h u r s d a y
a f t e r n o o n o f May 18, 1967, M r s .
J o h n n i e Loud was s i t t i n g i n t h e u p -
s t a i r s bedroom o f h e r N o r t h O a k l a n d
home when s h e saw t h r o u g h h e r w i n -
dow f i f t e e n y e a r o l d R o b e r t S i p p ,
d a s h i n g m a d l y f r o m t h e s i d e w a l k up
the f r o n t s t a i r s and i n t o t h e d i n -
i n g room. R o b e r t ' s sudden a p p e a r -
ance a t M r s . Loud's home was n o t
s h o c k i n g o r u n u s u a l i n a s m u c h as he
i s a f r i e n d o f h e r c h i l d r e n . (She
has f i v e c h i l d r e n i n t h e home ages
s i x t h r o u g h e i g h t e e n . ) But what
was s h o c k i n g was t h e f a c t t h a t a n
a p p a r e n t l y e n r a g e d , b l o n d e man,
c l u t c h i n g a hammer i n h i s r i g h t
hand h a d jumped f r o m a p i c k - u p
t r u c k a n d was i n p u r s u i t o f R o b e r t .
Two o t h e r men ( i n c l u d i n g t h e d r i v -
er) remained a t t h e t r u c k . Mrs.
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MINISTER OF INFORMATION
On Revbluthoary Art
Kad r o a d s , d i l a p i d a t e d h o u s i n g , r a m p a n t u n e m p l o y m e n t , TO BLACK MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN
i n f e r Lor ' ' '.m, b r u t a l cops - c o p c a r s w i t h a d o g
bell i n a ; r i g wheel and a dog b e h i n d t h e s c r e e n Painting revolutionary things.
- bad s e w e r o , oad l i g h t i n g , no d r a i n a g e s y s t e m , Painting b e a u t i f u l things, too.
no s a y - s o o v e r t h e d e c i s i o n s t h a t c o n t r o l o u r T r y i n g t o b r a i n wash t h e b r a i n
lives — this i s a p o r t r a i t o f the horrible w a s h e d w i t h a s t r o k e o r two.
inhuman c o n d i t i o n s t h a t t h e w h i t e power
s t r u c t u r e forces black people i n the North Painting a revolutionary
Richmond a r e a t o l i v e u n d e r . By h o l d i n g t h i n g — w h i t i e s hanging Black
t h e community i n t h i s a b j e c t , c o l o n i a l s t a t u s Men. Painting a revolu-
t h e power s t r u c t u r e t a x e s them w h i l e a l l o w i n g tionary thing—whities rap-
them n o r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . They h a v e no o n e i n g B l a c k Women. Painting
s p e a k f o r them o n t h e c i t y c o u n c i l , nobody revolutionary things—niggers
t a k e s t h e i r n e e d s , d e s i r e s , and dreams i n t o f i g h t i n g w h i t t y ' s war.
consideration. Painting revolutionary things
Painting revolutionary
Fed up w i t h t h i s s t a t e o f
things Painting revolu-
a f f a i r s , t h e people o f t h e area
tionary things
have l o n g sought t o b r e a k o u t o f
t h i s t r a p . ^ They h a v e l o b b i e d and
campaigaed t o h a v e t h e N o r t h R i c h - Painting a Liberation
mond a r e a a n n e x e d t o t h e C i t y o f scene, too. B l a c k People
Richmond, b u t a n n e x a t i o n h a s been k i l l i n g whities. I t ' s
d e n i e d them r e p e a t e d l y b y t h e d o g , about time. I t ' s Four
r a c i s t power s t r u c t u r e t h a t c o n - Hundred Y e a r s overdue.
t r o l s t h e d e c i s i o n making process
i n the area. Painting beautiful things,
The B l a c k P a n t h e r P a r t y F o r too, b i g l i p s , s m a l l l i p s ,
S e l f Defense, i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h middle s i z e l i p s .
o t h e r concerned r e s i d e n t s o f t h e Painting beautiful things
a r e a , have d e c i d e d i n t h e i n t e r e s t L i g h t s k i n , brown s k i n
of b l a c k people t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e black skin, too.
area i n t o an independent c i t y t h a t Painting beautiful
w i l l n o t be a t t h e c r u e l mercy o f things c u r l y hair,
the r a c i s t swine, t h e b l o o d s u c k i n g straight hair,
p a r a s i t e s , who a r e c o n t e n t t o a l l o w nappy h a i r , t o o .
LETTER FROM A BLACK MAN WHO KNOWS
b l a c k p e o p l e t o w i t h e r away w h i l e PAINTING BEAUTIFUL
WHERE I T ' S AT
t h e y t h e m s e l v e s l i v e i n f i n e homes, THINGS PAINT-
Dear B r o t h e r s :
wear t h e b e s t o f c l o t h e s , e a t t h e ING B E A U T I F U L
I am r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e b a i l p r o b
b e s t o f f o o d , and e n j o y a l l t h e THINGS
lem. My m a i n c o n c e r n i s t o g a r n e r
t h i n g s t h a t make l i f e m e a n i n g f u l PAINTING
y o u r " s p i r i t " and " s o u l " s u p p o r t t o
and w o r t h l i v i n g . They have h a d BEAUTIFUL
o r g a n i z e a c h a p t e r o f t h e B l a c k Pan-
i t i n t h e i r power a l l a l o n g t o do THINGS THEY'VE
t h e r P a r t y For S e l f Defense i n
something t o a l l e v i a t e these con- BEEw
S e a t t l e , Wash., and t o e f f e c t a p r o -
d i t i o n s , b u t t h e y have t u r n e d a OVERDUE
gaam f o r n a t i o n a l g r o w t h o f t h e o n l y
d e a f e a r t o t h e p l e a s and g r o a n s o f o r g a n i z a t i o n which i s capable o f
t h e s u f f e r i n g b l a c k p e o p l e . The withstanding the white conspiracy t o
b l a c k p e o p l e o f N o r t h Richmond wipe out t h e b l a c k peoples o f t h e
have d i s c o v e r e d t h a t t h e y need n o t world. I know t h a t t h e w h i t e w o r l d
r e m a i n a t t h e mercy o f t h e s e is girding i t s e l f t obring the blacks
s a v a g e s . They h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t t o h e e l — I must h e l p i n c o u n t e r a c t -
i t i s p o s s i b l e f o r them t o go f o r i n g t h i s — S i r , we do n o t h a v e much
t h e m s e l v e s . Thus t h e y a r r i v e d a t time l e f t I I am o n e who c a n l o o k a t
t h e d e c i s i o n t o i n c o r p o r a t e them- t h e s o u l o f a n o t h e r man, and I s a y
selves i n t o a c i t y t h a t they w i l l t o y p u t h a t when I l o o k a t t h e s o u l
control. They h a v e t h e numbers, o f t h e w h i t e man, t h e r e i s r e f l e c t e d
i n t e r m s o f p o p u l a t i o n , and t h e y a h o r r o r g r e a t e r than t h a t p r a c t i c e d
have t h e w i l l and d e t e r m i n a t i o n . on t h e Jews b y t h e Germans - i t i s
The b e n e f i t s t h a t w i l l a c c r u e coming'.
to t h e community a r e t h a t t h e y w i l l We must be p r e p a r e d . No " r i g h t s
be i n c o n t r o l o f t h e i r own p o l i c e o r g a n i z a t i o n w i l l be a b l e t o g i v e
f o r c e , t h e i r own s c h o o l s y s t e m , more t h a n l i p s e r v i c e when t h i s awe-
and t h e y w i l l have t h e power t o some t i m e a r r i v e s , so I must s a y t o
tax t h e businesses i n t h e area, you, sir, Hurryll Hurryll These
l i k e S t a n d a r d O i l Company and
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a g e r o f M a y f a i r Super M a r k e t had
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h e r home i n s e a r c h o f a p a c k a g e o f
r u b b e r bands t h a t w e r e r e p o r t e d l y
s t o l e n from the s t o r e . By t h i s a c t i o n against the c r i m i n a l ^ f f e n s e ^ ^
of Dennis t h e c l e r k ? Before the p o l i c e
time n i n e t e e n year o l d Charles
S i p p had a r r i v e d and t h e p o l i c e
r e p o r t e d t h a t h e was a c c u s e d o f
f i n i s h e d questioning Charles, a large
crowd o f A f r o - A m e r i c a n s , i n c l u d i n g a t
l e a s t one member o f t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r
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Loud r e c o g n i z e d t h e man c h a s i n g
R o b e r t as a c l e r k f r o m M a y f a i r
Super M a r k e t , l o c a t e d a t 57 &
T e l e g r a p h , whom she o n l y knew as
Dennis. She had seen D e n n i s many
t i m e s b e f o r e b e c a u s e she o f t e n shops
a t M a y f a i r , and had o b s e r v e d h i s
obnoxious behavior w i t h A f r o - A m e r i -
can y o u n g s t e r s .
A n g r y and i n f e a r f o r l i f e and
l i m b o f y o u n g R o b e r t , M r s . Loud
r u s h e d f r o m h e r bedroom t o w a r d a
n e a r b y room w h e r e h e r e i g h t e e n y e a r
o l d d a u g h t e r was and she y e l l e d t o
h e r d a u g h t e r , " t h r o u g h me t h e gun I"
Without s l a c k e n i n g her race f o r the
d i n i n g room, she c a u g h t t h e 12
gauge magnum s h o t gun i n b o t h hands
as h e r d a u g h t e r t o s s e d i t t o h e r .
When Mrs. Loud r e a c h e d t h e d i n i n g
room t h e c l e r k had c a u g h t up w i t h .
R o b e r t and had t h e mean, b l u n t -
hammer r a i s e d i n s t r i k i n g p o s i t i o n .
M r s . Loud l e v e l e d h e r s h o t g u n i n t o
firing position. The c l e r k , s e e i n g
t h e l i t t l e l a d y ( M r s . Loud i s b a r e l y
f i v e f e e t t a l l ) w i t h B l a c k Power
pointed i n h i s d i r e c t i o n suddenly,
u n e q u i v o c a l l y changed h i s m i n d ,
t o o k t o h i s h e e l s and made a b e e -
l i n e o u t o f h e r h o u s e and o f f h e r
property.
Shortly a f t e r the c l e r k ran
away f r o m M r s . Loud's home, t h e
O a k l a n d p o l i c e a r r i v e d a t h e r home.
M r s . Loud was t o l d t h a t t h e man-
r e p o r t e d t h a t b o t h f i f t e e n year o l d P a r t y F o r S e l f D e f e n s e a r r i v e d . The
R o b e r t and n i n e t e e n y e a r o l d C h a r l e s , p o l i c e d e c i d e d t o r e l e a s e C h a r l e s and
who a r e b r o t h e r s , w e r e a t M a y f a i r to l e a v e t h e scene.
and b o t h had been c h a s e d b y t h e Once a g a i n , as t h e y do d a i l y , t h e
hammer-toting c l e r k , but Charles r a c i s t O a k l a n d P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t dem-
had r u n away f r o m t h e i r a t e man. o n s t r a t e d i t s eagerness t o respond t o
The p o l i c e s e a r c h e d C h a r l e s b u t t h e c a l l o f t h e w h i t e l a n d o w n e r s and
f o u n d no s t o l e n m e r c h a n d i s e i n h i s i t s d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o s u p p r e s s and i g -
possession. nore the r i g h t s of b l a c k c i t i z e n s .
Once a g a i n t h e r a c i s t O a k l a n d P o l i c e
N e i t h e r Charles, nor Robert are demonstrated t h a t they w i l l n o t p r o -
r e l a t e d t o Mrs. L o u d , n o r do t h e y t e c t nor recognize the r i g h t s of b l a c k
r e s i d e i n h e r home. They f r e q u e n t people. B l a c k p e o p l e must b e w a r e o f
t h e Loud home i n o r d e r t o v i s i t w i t h t h i s d u a l i s m and demand a n i m m e d i a t e
M r s . Loud's c h i l d r e n . Mrs. L o u d , end t o i t . B l a c k p e o p l e must o r g a n -
k n o w i n g t h a t h e r home had been w i l l - ize i n defense o f t h e i r God-given
f u l l y i n v a d e d b y a man, a p p a r e n t l y human r i g h t s . The B l a c k P a n t h e r
i n t e n t upon f e l o n i o u s a s s a u l t a g a i n s t P a r t y F o r S e l f D e f e n s e s a y s t h e day
a v i s i t i n g f i f t e e n y e a r o l d boy, r e - i s o v e r when we a l l o w r a s c i s t z o m b i e s
q u e s t e d t h a t t h e p o l i c e a r r e s t D e n n i s t o s t o r m t r o o p t h e homes o f o u r
f o r t h e c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e s o f i n v a s i o np e o p l e .
o f h e r home and f e l o n i o u s a s s a u l t
DIG THIS
w i t h a d e a d l y weapon. Mrs. Loud was
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t o l d b y t h e p o l i c e ( o n e o f whom was a
people ( w h i t e s ) are p r e p a r i n g t o r e -
s a r g e a n t whose badge number i s 206)
c o n q u e r A f r i c a and a l l b l a c k s . The
t h a t they could not c a r r y out her
day has come when t h o s e o f u s who
r e q u e s t ; and t h a t t h e y c o u l d o n l y
w i l l s t a n d t o t h e d e a t h must b e
s u g g e s t t h a t she go t o t h e o f f i c e o f
counted. I c a s t my l o t w i t h t h e s e
t h e D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y and i n i t i a t e a
men and women. Won't y o u h e l p b y
complaint. M r s . Loud was v e r y a n g r y
b e c a u s e she knows t h a t when a c r i m i - g i v i n g me a l e t t e r o f y o u r b r o t h e r -
n a l o f f e n s e i s c o m m i t t e d ( l e t a l o n e a hood so t h a t t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r P a r t y
of S e a t t l e w i l l be a b l e t o i d e n t i f y
felony) i t i s proper f o r the p o l i c e
i n u n i t y - I w i l l frame such a l e t t e r
t o make an i m m e d i a t e a r r e s t . She
knew t h a t a c r i m e had b e e n p e r p e t r a t e d as a r a l l y i n g p o i n t t o b u i l d a
a g a i n s t h e r home, and she had w i t n e s s - S e a t t l e C h a p t e r .
es. Why w o u l d t h e p o l i c e n o t t a k e T h i s i s a h i s t o r i c a l t i m e and
a c t i o n against the c u l p r i t ? They had we s t a n d a t t h e b r i n k o f o u r d e s t i n y
i m m e d i a t e l y responded t o M a y f a i r ' s - I c a s t my l o t and l o y a l t y t o t h e
c a l l and had d e t a i n e d and s e a r c h e d Black Panther P a r t y i d e o l o g y - w i l l
C h a r l e s S i p p who was a t most o n l y you extend your s o u l support? After
a c c u s e d o f a misdemeanor. Why no I h e a r f r o m y o u I w i l l keep c o n s t a n t
communications by r e g i s t e r e d l e t t e r
and t e l e p h o n e as t o o u r a c t i v i t i e s .
I p l a n t o s e t up a c h a p t e r i n P o r t -
l a n d , O r e g o n , as w e l l . Please an-
swer b y r e t u r n m a i l . Please I
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2. I F A POLICE OFFICER I S NOT IN UNI- R E L A T I V E , F R I E N D OR ATTORNEY, THE
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