"The Panthers were neither a monolith nor perfect: they were plagued, at various points, by infighting, sexism and violence."
But "'What we’ve learned from the Panthers is much greater than the failures of what they’ve done.' And many of their ideals continue to reverberate and gain steam."
- "If you ask many current activists fighting anti-Black racism and inequity today, they’ll tell you that the influence of the Black Panthers is immeasurable."



![Excerpt of a campaign brochure for the Lowndes County (Alabama) Freedom Organization LCFO circa October, 1966.
Reading "One Man - One Vote" above the now iconic depiction of an attacking Black Panther besides a white rooster with a big "Mayor" pin, seperated by a "VS.".
Beneath a text reads, "Their symbol is the "Black Panther" which stands for courage, determination, and freedom. It was chosen as an appropriate response to the racist Alabama Democratic Party symbol, the white rooster and its slogan, "White Supremacy / For the Right.""
["Because of Alabama’s high rate of adult illiteracy, every political party in the state had to have a ballot symbol."]](https://pool.jortage.com/slimeglobal/cache/media_attachments/files/117/445/155/580/113/697/small/7dcaba73d0c7237d.webp)