Panther 21
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In April 1969, 21 members of the Black Panther Party in New York City were charged with conspiracy to kill several police officers and to destroy a number of buildings. After two years in the courts, all of the defendants were acquitted. This collection also contains records on Michael Tabor (1946-2010) was a member of the Black Panther Party who was tried as part of the Panther 21 conspiracy case. Four months into the trial Tabor and fled to Algeria. Despite his ultimate acquittal on all charges, Tabor remained in Algeria till his death.
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The Black Panther Party and the Case of the New York 21
Publisher: Charter Group for a Pledge of ConscienceYear: 1965Format: MonographCollection: Panther 21
Opening section talks about FBI repression against the Black Panther Party and the social conditions, including police brutality, that necessitated the formation of the Panthers. It also provides a basic history of the Black Panther Party, highlights some of its national representatives and lays out the context of the Panther 21 case in New York City.
It then goes deeper into the case of the Panther 21 and the legal maneuvers conducted by the prosecution and the defense.
The final portion of the monograph is a list of 23 items taken from 48 major Panther-police incidents recorded by the ACLU.
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