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Bobby Seale

1936–

United States

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Bobby Seale (born October 22, 1936) is an African American revolutionary, political activist, engineer, and author. Seale co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Huey P. Newton in 1966. Seale's books include A Lonely Rage: The Autobiography of Bobby Seale, Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton, and Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers, with Stephen Shames.

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