Growing tired of police brutality and other injustices against Black people, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party on October 15, 1966.
Bobby Seale made a mark in history as the co-founder of the Black Panther Party. The Liberty, Texas native was born on October 22, 1936. Like many southern Black families, Seale’s family relocated to Oakland, Calif. during the height of World War II for greater opportunities. After dropping out of high school, Seale enrolled in […]
On April 22, 1970, a student strike at Yale University began that nearly led to the early ending of the school year. According to reports at the time, the kidnapping and murder trial of Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale was the main impetus. Seale was implicated in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of 19-year-old […]
