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Black and white flyer featuring and image of a Black doctor caring for a Black child holding a doll.
Flyer for the opening of the BPP's free health clinic in Berkeley, CA. (Photo: Berkeley Public Library).

The Black Panther Party adds healthcare to their 10-Point Program.

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Flyer for the opening of the BPP's free health clinic in Berkeley, CA. (Photo: Berkeley Public Library).

The Black Panther Party writes: "We want completely free health care for all Black and oppressed people. We believe that the government must provide, free of charge, for the people, health facilities which will not only treat our illnesses, most of which have come about as a result of our oppression, but which will also develop preventive medical programs to guarantee our future survival" (Bassett, 2016).

They will go on to establish 13 free healthcare clinics across the country.