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To combat police brutality in black neighborhoods, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale started what's called The Black Panther Party, a political organization. Their original purpose was to patrol and protect black neighborhoods, however, they began tackling issues regarding community members being subjected to poor living conditions and poverty. (Garrett Albert Duncan)

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Bobby Seale began planning a free breakfast program after he realized that the national School Breakfast Program was only limited to rural areas. Due to poverty, this meant many poor black children were going to school hungry and having a difficult time learning. He teamed up with Father Earl Neil and Parishioner Ruth Beckford-Smith to coordinate the program. They recruited neighborhood mothers to help out. (Diane Pien)

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In January of 1969, the Black Panther Party launched their first Free Breakfast for Children Program at Father Earl Neil’s St. Augustine Episcopal Church. The food consisted of bread, bacon, eggs, grits, and orange juice. They highly depended on the support of volunteers and on the first day, they fed 11 children. This number would quickly rise to 140 by the end of the week. (Nadia Kim)

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After seeing what a massive success the FBP (Free Breakfast Program) was in Oakland, Seale began implementing FBPs in 45 other chapters, some of which were operating at multiple sites. By the end of November, around 20,000 children were being fed by the program. (Nadia Kim)

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All this success caught the attention of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. He was angry that the program was winning over the support of the community and stated "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country" when referring to the Black Panther Party. The FBI made many attempts over the years to destroy the program, including sending forged letters to stores to stop them from donating, spreading rumors about the food, and raiding some of the sites where children were eating. (Diane Pien)

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The program strived throughout the 70s until the Black Panther Party began dismantling. The last chapter officially ended in 1977 along with the FBP. The FBI and police's attempts to create fear around the program unfortunately worked. (Taylor Pellizzari)

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