Bobby Seale

The FBI's Counter-Intelligence Program would work hand-in-hand with police departments, literally planning attacks on Black Panther Party offices throughout the United States of America. They did this over a period of time. ”

Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for. ”

Revolution is about the need to re-evolve political, economic and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That's what revolution is about. Revolution is not about shootouts. ”

When donors visited the Black Panther Party, they came and saw our real programs, a real clinic, with real doctors and medics, giving service to people. ”

I consider myself a political revolutionary humanist. ”

Money is the medium of exchange, and it's how you make things happen. To say you hate it is some farfetched, idealistic crap. ”

To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital. ”

I'd have no trouble being the barbecue kingpin of America. I'd just add it to all the other things I am: jazz musician, carpenter, architect, engineer and revolutionary. ”

Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail. ”

There is an entire generation of young people who know nothing about how viciously the FBI attacked The Black Panther Party, and why. ”