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The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation.

Bobby Seale

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Bobby Seale
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: October 22
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Dallas
Texas
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