The only Asian American leader in the Black Panther Party was an FBI informant.
Born OTD, Richard Aoki’s life was one of the most complicated in the civil rights era.
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#RichardAoki, was a founding member of the #BlackPanthers and field marshal, making him the only #Asian #American to hold a #leadership #role in the #BlackPantherParty before the party become a black "only" power movement.
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Be careful. You just never know. Even after the U.S. Government imprisoned & dispossessed his family for their Japanese heritage during WWII #RichardAoki here was an #FBI informant on socialist organizations most of his adult life. … (cont.)
Activist #RichardAoki member of the Black Panther Party revealed in a new book to have been an FBI informant. www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Activist-R...
