I wouldn't necessarily lump them in with the KKK. Do the Black Panthers kidnap white people in the middle of the night and kill them? Do the Black Panthers lynch white people? Do the Black Panthers terrorize white people by burning things on their property or throwing bricks or molotov cocktails through white people's windows? They are militant and reactionary to those who continue to target them or try to prevent them from advancing in social and business standing. Are they squeaky clean? No. But the KKK used terrorism and secrecy as their tools. The Black Panthers wear it on their sleeves in plain sight.

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