Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale draft the first version of the Ten-Point Program, which established the primary goals of the party.
May 2, 1967
Seale and 26 Black Panthers march on the State Capitol in Sacramento to protest the new gun bill and are arrested.
May 22, 1967
Seale attempts to bail Newton out of jail but is arrested himself under an 1887 law banning guns near jails.
February 25, 1968
Seale are arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder after a raid on their home; charges are later dropped for lack of evidence.
June 8, 1968
Seale convicted of previous charge on carrying a gun near a jail and receives 3 years probation.
August 16, 1968
Seale is in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, speaking to crowds in protest. Seale is indicted and charged with planning riots and flees the US.
March 24, 1969
Seale returns to the US to face the planning riot charges.
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