Black radicalism and political repression in Baltimore: the case of the Black Panther Party

Much has been written about the Black Panther Party. However, little is known about the organization outside of Oakland, New York and Chicago. This article focuses on the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. Using resources such as interviews with former Panthers, government documents, and a content analysis of four newspapers including the Black Panther newspaper, this essay discusses the history, inner-workings and systematically analyses the repression that ultimately rendered the Baltimore Black Panther chapter ineffective.