Bobby Seale, a legendary figure in the civil rights movement and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will speak at Madison College on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m.
Seale founded the Black Panther Party in 1966, along with Huey P. Newton, and helped devise a ten-point platform for addressing racial and economic inequality in America. Seale also served as the national chairman.
Seale was one of a generation of young African-American radicals who broke away from the traditionally nonviolent civil rights movement to preach a doctrine of militant black empowerment. He gained national prominence when he was arrested, along with six other activists, on the charge of inciting a riot outside the Democratic National Convention in 1968 – becoming one of the Chicago Seven
The Black History Month event, which will be held in the Mitby Theater at our Madison College Truax Campus, is part of the “Madison College Talks” series presented by the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement. The presentation is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required.
