These are part 1 and 2 of one of my former teachers talking about the F.B.I. and their attempts to destroy the BPP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdUCGVIVL8o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAsy_0NzAsU

In 1973, the Black Panthers left Baltimore. The only place it was still going was Oakland, California. “Several community leaders in Baltimore said the Black Panthers’ failure here was primarily due to the unacceptability of its original gospel of armed struggle and the publicity it received in its confrontations with police” (The Baltimore Sun, April 14, 1973). The former members are reluctant to talk.

Afro-American Newspaper

The headquarters moved to 1209 N. Eden Street and even later to a house on 1248 N. Gay Street. In June of 1970, Paul Coates became the defense captain. His first priority was to get the people out of jail that were unjustly sitting in there. This meant sitting in on trials, rallying for release and change, and talking back and forth to the lawyers that were handling the cases. Coates worked hard for the party and their programs were flourishing. They even started a free health clinic on Greenmount Ave. Things wouldn’t be great for long. Coates was called to California in November of 1971 and then was no longer the defense captain for the Baltimore chapter.

Paul Coates in 2006

1209 N. Eden Street citypaper.com

John Clark came from California to be the new defense captain. In April of 1970, there was a police shooting and a homicide and Marshall “Eddie” Conway, Jackie Powell, and Jack Johnson were arrested. Eddie Conway’s story is briefly told in an earlier post and Jack Johnson recently had a review at the Clarence T. Mitchell Courthouse. After 39 years in prison, it was decided that Johnson will be released in 2011. Eddie Conway is still in prison and is waiting to get his break. They both maintain their innocence in this case.

Zeke Boyd and Charles Butler were field lieutenants and Reeva White was the secretary. Warren Hart usually led weekly political rallies and/or classes. A free breakfast program was started in 1969 at St. Vincent’s D. Poore’s church at Valley and Eager Street. Shortly after, a free lunch program and liberation school were started. These programs helped the community to come together and maybe change their opinions of the BPP. Some BPP leaders from New York, Don Cox and Henry Mitchell, visited the Baltimore branch on July 4, 1969 to see how it was running. Warren Hart and several others were asked to leave for not following rules. Mahonney Kebe became acting defense captain until someone filled the position. He was also the lieutenant of finance and Reeva White stayed the secretary. Larry Wallace was officer of the day and Steve McCutchen was lieutenant of information.
This is Don Cox who was one of the leaders to let many Panthers go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjOSNwPIqI8

The Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party was started in the summer of 1968. Some people that had heard and agreed with Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which was based in Oakland, California, decided to start their own branch in Baltimore. Warren Hart was the principal leader in the beginning. The first office was on Eager Street near the Maryland State Penitentiary. Warren Hart went to Berkeley National Headquarters for orientation and to try and get Baltimore’s branch to be sanctioned. By the end of 1968 the Baltimore chapter of the BPP was recognized.

Warren Hart serving free breakfast. mdcivilrights.org

http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/COINTELPRO/coloring.html

I found this BPP coloring book and I almost couldn't believe it. I can't imagine that kids should be exposed to this violence in pictures and words.