British Black Panthers

The British Black Panthers (BBP) or the British Black Panther movement (BPM) was a Black Power organisation in the United Kingdom that fought for the rights of black people and racial minorities in the country. The BBP were inspired by the US Black Panther Party, though they were unaffiliated with them.[1] The British Panthers adopted the principle of political blackness, which included activists of black as well as South Asian origin.[2] The movement started in 1968 and lasted until around 1973.[3]

The movement reached its pinnacle with the 1970 Mangrove Nine Trial. The trial, involving members of the Panther Movement and other black activists, succeeded in fighting against police harassment of Frank Crichlow's Mangrove restaurant.

  1. ^ Clayton, Steve (May 2014). "Mixed Media: The British Black Panther Movement". The Socialist Party of Great Britain. No. 1317. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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  3. ^ Agyepong, Heather (10 March 2016). "The Forgotten Story of the Women Behind the British Black Panthers". The Debrief. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2017.