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People's Party II--

What to include in the article:

Intro--general overview

Origins--History of Houston with regards with race and racism (esp. 60s, first formation of the BPP, and radicalism at TSU), ideology/links to BPP, and initial formation (who, where, why, and how)

Carl Hampton--short biographical section detailing his life, his role in forming the group, his role in keeping the group together

Pre-Dowling Street firefight activities--answering the question "what effect did PPII have on Houston in the first iteration of its existence?"

Dowling Street firefight--what happened, who did it happen to, and why did it happen? also, what were end results?

Post-Dowling Street firefight activities--how did PPII cope with and move beyond the killing of its leader? what did the organization do in the year after Carl Hampton died? How did PPII come to an end in 1971?

Government repression--how the gov't and police force of Houston used state power to harass and repress PPII members