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Describe African American communities in California before the founding of the Black Panthers. Where did they come from? Why? How were they treated in California? political organization founded in 1966,they were treated as a self defense.

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The Party instituted the Free Breakfast for Children Programs to address food injustice, and community health clinics for education and treatment of diseases including sickle cell anemia, tuberculosis, and later HIV/AIDS. Black Panther Party members were involved in many fatal firefights with police.

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