Black Panther

American

[blak pan-ther] / ˈblæk ˈpæn θər /

noun

a member of a militant African American organization Black Panther party active in the 1960s and early 1970s, formed to work for the advancement of the rights of Black people, often by radical means.

Black Panther British

noun

(in the US) a member of a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end the political dominance of White people

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Etymology

Origin of Black Panther

First recorded in 1960–65; the party was founded in Oakland, California, by political activists Huey P. Newton (1942–89) and Bobby Seale (born 1936), who modeled it on the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, an activist group in Alabama that had adopted a black panther as its symbol

Example Sentences

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The last time this animal-element combo occurred, the Vietnam War was escalating, the civil rights movement was at a crossroads and the Black Panther Party was created.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the home base for the first Black Panther Party chapter outside of Oakland.

From Los Angeles Times

The move irritated some members of the Black Panther organisation, who in the 1960s had used the term to describe an alliance between activists groups in Chicago.

From BBC

Now, the Black Panther and Creed star is moving into doing more producing and directing, including with the forthcoming heist remake The Thomas Crown Affair.

From BBC

So are fan theories that a fourth "will return" is coming, with some predicting we'll return to Black Panther's homeland Wakanda.

From BBC

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