Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, a Black Power political organization. Born in Texas, Bobby moved with his family to Oakland when he was a child. In the 1950s, he served in the American Air Force. Upon his return from the Air Force, he completed his higher education in politics and engineering from a community college. While at college, he became involved in activism and joined the Afro-American Association (AAA). Bobby partnered up with his friend Huey Newton and laid the foundation of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966, with the aim of putting an end to the police brutality on the black Americans in Oakland. Eventually, he emerged as a strong political figure, gaining the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and was thus closely monitored as a possible cause of incitement of violence. He was one of the original “Chicago 8” defendants during the infamous 1968 Chicago trial. Due to lack of credible evidence, he was severed from the case but was later sentenced to 4 years in prison for contempt of court. He left the party in 1974 but continued his activism work.