This is an explanation of how the Black Panthers closed all of their offices outside of the bay area, ran for Major and why it ended the Black Panthers
In 1972, the BPP attempted to concentration of power in Newton’s hands. In that year, the Party decided to mount a campaign to capture the Oakland mayoral and other local offices. Toward this goal, the Central Committee agreed to close all chapters outside of Oakland, California in order to support Bobby Seale’s mayoral candidacy. In an attempt to prevent more state chapter rebellions and increase the BPP’s power in Oakland, Newton presented the Central Committee with two bold ideas:
1: The Party should run Bobby Seale, leading a full slate of Panther candidates for local office, for mayor of Oakland
2: the Party should close all chapters outside of Oakland and redeploy all Panthers and their resources (money, cars, office materials, etc.) to Oakland to work on the campaign and consolidate power in the party's at its birthplace.
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