Lowndes County Freedom Organization | |
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Chairperson | John Hulett[1] |
Founded | 1965 |
Headquarters | Lowndes County, Alabama |
Ideology | Racial equality |
Political position | Left-wing |
The Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), also known as the Lowndes County Freedom Party (LCFP) or Black Panther party, was an American political party founded during 1965 in Lowndes County, Alabama.[2] The independent third party was formed by local African-American citizens led by John Hulett,[3] and by staff members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) under the leadership of Stokely Carmichael.[4]