Seeking information about the Black Panther Party of Self-Defence

Dear Maxwell,

There is, of course, a large historical literature on the BPP and the Civil Rights Movement. I would start by consulting it. If you are looking for primary sources, you might look at Proquest's History Vault: https://proquest.libguides.com/historyvault

If you're at a university, I will have to check with your librarian to see if you have access.

Good luck!

Sean Guillory

Dear Mr. Shearer,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 2459 series, file units, and items that mention the Black Panther Party. Some of the records have been digitized in part or whole. For access to the non-digitized records, please email the National Archives location listed under the contact information for each series, file unit, or item.

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We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

The online FBI vault of declassified records contains a 34 page report on the Black Panther Party https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Panther%20Party%20