[Ads-l] Antedating of "Panther" (= "Black Panther")

[Shapiro, Fred]

Panther (= Black Panther) (OED 1967 [21 May])

1966 Grand Rapids Press 2 Nov. 6/2 (Newspapers.com)  White politicians say Negro backing of the Panthers will not be that solid.

1967 Morning News-Gazette (Martinez, Cal.) 21 Apr. 1/8 (Newspapers.com)  He said the militant Panther group, which has chapters in other California cities, was approaching the shooting incident in another manner.

Fred Shapiro





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