The Black Panther Party Were Not Revenge

To Develop Political And Economic Power In A Capitalist Society, You Need Capital.

The First Point Was We Wanted Power To Determine Our Own Destiny In Our Own Black Community. And What We Had Done Is, We Wanted To Write A Program That Was Straightforward To The People. We Didn't Want To Give A Long Dissertation.

Electoral Politics Was Always An Objective Of The Black Panther Party, So Barack Obama Is A Part Of What We Dreamed And Struggled And Died For.

The People Have Now Come To Realize That The Only Way To Deal With The Oppressor Is To Deal On Our Own Terms And This Was Done.

Our Position Was: If You Don't Attack Us, There Won't Be Any Violence; If You Bring Violence To Us, We Will Defend Ourselves.