By: Dennis Richmond, Jr. In the 1960s, the Black Panther Party (BPP) emerged as a force of revolution and hope for Black ...

The black panther was chosen as its symbol ... The Alabama Democratic party was racist. Its symbol at that time had a white rooster, a white cock, and the words "White Supremacy." ...

Founded in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, Calif., the party was part of the Black Power movement whose ...