"This is the age of men, not of pygmies, not of serfs and peons and dogs, but men and we who make up the membership of the Universal Negro Improvement Association reflect the new manhood of the Negro.

Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Hon. JOHN K. PORTER, an old Democrat, delivered ...

Founded in Oakland in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, the Black Panthers gained national attention for their militancy, Maoism, uniforms, and willingness to bear arms near police. Yet critics ...