Lowndes County Freedom Organization

Lowndes County Freedom Organization
ChairpersonJohn Hulett[1]
Founded1965 (1965)
HeadquartersLowndes County, Alabama
IdeologyRacial equality
Political positionLeft-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]

  1. ^ Carson, pp. 165
  2. ^ Carson, p. 153; Jeffries, p. 143–178
  3. ^ Roney, Marty. "Alabama's Black Belt helped form Black Panther Party". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Jeffries, pp. 146

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