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A Panther in Africa

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Premiere Date: September 21, 2004

Synopsis

On October 30, 1969, Pete O'Neal, a young Black Panther in Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. One year later, O'Neal fled the charge, and for over 30 years, he has lived in Tanzania as one of the last American exiles from an era when activists considered themselves at war with the U.S. government. Today, this community organizer confronts very different challenges and finds himself living between two worlds — America and Africa, his radical past and his uncertain future.

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TAGS: activist, africa, black panthers, expatriate, radical

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by Carrye

I watched this movie for the first time while staying with mzee pete and mama charlotte in Uganda. I wasnt sure what to expect after only hearing such negative things about the black panter movement but it was great to learn petes story from his point of view. He is easily the nicest man I have ever met

by Carrye

***Usa River, Tanzania

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Aaron Matthews

Aaron Matthews

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