The White Panther Party: Counterculture, Chaos, and What Really Happened

Founded in 1968 as a radical response to systemic racism and state power, the group openly aligned themselves with the Black Panther Party as supporters. Once referred to by the FBI as one of the most dangerous and threatening groups in America. Their message was simple and controversial: white Americans had a responsibility to dismantle oppressive systems from within. How? Through altering relationship to self… including altered consciousness with a substance known to all as LSD. In this episode, we unpack the origins of the White Panther Party, the ultimate dismantling by state interference, their ties to counterculture movements, mind altering drugs and Rock.