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The FBI's Fear of the Black Panthers' Free Breakfast Program
1:07:44 - 1:13:41 (05:56)
This episode highlights the Black Panther's free breakfast for children program and how it was viewed as a threat by the FBI and government officials and even targeted by police disinformation campaigns in Richmond, California and Harlem.
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The Black Panthers started a free breakfast program as a way to both help poor children and to showcase America's inability to feed its own citizens.
1:07:44 - 1:08:53 (01:08)
Summary
The Black Panthers started a free breakfast program as a way to both help poor children and to showcase America's inability to feed its own citizens. The program quickly spread to 23 cities and fed tens of thousands of children, but faced pushback from law enforcement.
ChapterThe FBI's Fear of the Black Panthers' Free Breakfast Program
EpisodePart One: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program provided meals to underserved children, but police disinformation campaigns suggested it was a tool for spreading racism and fomenting school riots.
1:08:53 - 1:12:09 (03:16)
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The Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program provided meals to underserved children, but police disinformation campaigns suggested it was a tool for spreading racism and fomenting school riots. Despite harassment and intimidation from authorities, the program fed over 1 million children in the US by 1972.
ChapterThe FBI's Fear of the Black Panthers' Free Breakfast Program
EpisodePart One: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Propaganda hip-hop artist Propaganda discusses the Black Panther Party's free breakfast program and why it was one of the things that scared the FBI director the most, revealing a lot about the nature of government, capitalism, and law enforcement.
1:12:09 - 1:13:41 (01:31)
Summary
Propaganda hip-hop artist Propaganda discusses the Black Panther Party's free breakfast program and why it was one of the things that scared the FBI director the most, revealing a lot about the nature of government, capitalism, and law enforcement.