LCFO

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LCFO, the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, was a pioneering Black-led political party in 1960s Alabama that helped inspire the formation of the Black Panther Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Black-led political organization
civil rights organization
political party
activeIn 1960s
alsoKnownAs LCFO
Lowndes County Freedom Party
associatedWith SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
country United States
county Lowndes County, Alabama
ethnicGroupFocus African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
goal build independent Black political organization
elect Black officials in Lowndes County
ideology Black self-determination
independent Black political power
inspirationFor use of the black panther as a political symbol
inspired Black Panther Party
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
linked to: Black Panther Party
locatedIn Lowndes County, Alabama
movement Black Power movement
civil rights movement
notableFor being an early independent Black political party in the Deep South
influencing the formation of the Black Panther Party
opposed white supremacist political control in Lowndes County
politicalPosition Black Power
civil rights
region American South
state Alabama
timePeriod 1960s United States civil rights era
usedSymbol black panther

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Lowndes County Freedom Organization alsoKnownAs LCFO
subject linked to: LCFO