They were always armed and in groups. Sometimes they were getting into shootouts with the police (1970th police, mind you, the one without tanks), which ultimately led to them dying or running away. That’s why FBI was so afraid, they pulled an enormous operation to sabotage them from the inside. They succeeded, so they didn’t have to raid them guns blazing, the tactics they never shy about.
Did civil rights movement won? Yeah, more or less. Did Black Panters won? No, they were all killed, arrested, disbanded. It’s hard to tell whether they helped achieving the legislative victory of the civil rights movement, or hindered it.
They were always armed and in groups. Sometimes they were getting into shootouts with the police (1970th police, mind you, the one without tanks), which ultimately led to them dying or running away. That’s why FBI was so afraid, they pulled an enormous operation to sabotage them from the inside. They succeeded, so they didn’t have to raid them guns blazing, the tactics they never shy about.
Did civil rights movement won? Yeah, more or less. Did Black Panters won? No, they were all killed, arrested, disbanded. It’s hard to tell whether they helped achieving the legislative victory of the civil rights movement, or hindered it.