Black Panther Party co-founder and activist Bobby Seale was born in 1936

October 22

On October 22, 1936, Robert “Bobby” Seale was born in Texas. 

Bobby Seale is famously known for co-founding the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Seale gained higher education from Merritt College, where he met his co-founder Huey P. Newton.

After meeting in college, Seale and Newton started their fight for social activism and social justice.

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Sources

National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). Bobby Seale (October 22, 1936). National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/bobby-seale