I made the claim that the FBI declared the Black Panthers dangerous, not because they were Black nationalists or supremacists. They weren't.
They were dangerous because they preached racial *solidarity*.
But don't take my word for it!
Listen to Fred Hampton's own words.
Turn on closed captions.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7_2VckKNQ
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