Black Panthers had wielded weapons, blocked polls
— “Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews.”
— “Career lawyers pursued the case for months, including obtaining an affidavit from a prominent 1960s civil rights activist who witnessed the confrontation and described it as ‘the most blatant form of voter intimidation’ that he had seen, even during the voting rights crisis in Mississippi a half-century ago.”

— Charges Against ‘New Black Panthers’ Dropped by Obama Justice Dept.
—- “The three black panthers, Minister King Samir Shabazz, Malik Zulu Shabazz and
Jerry Jackson were charged in a civil complaint”
—- “Shabazz allegedly held a nightstick or baton that prosecutors said he pointed at people and tapped it”
—- “Prosecutors also say he ‘supports racially motivated violence against non-blacks and Jews.'”

— YouTube Video of Black Panther activities at election polls:
— “‘Security’ patrols stationed at polling places in Philly”

— PDF: Dismissal Notice
— PDF: DOJ Complaint Against Black Panthers
— PDF: House on Judiciary – Lamar Smith Letter — May 28, 2009