The birth of the Black Panther Party signified which of the following about the civil rights movement?

The Black Panther Party, founded in 1966, promoted Black self-defense and community control, and some members carried weapons. Its emergence reflected growing support for militant responses as frustration increased with discrimination and the slow pace of change. Therefore, it signified that beliefs and actions were leading to more forceful, potentially violent responses to the civil rights problem—not a shift toward nonviolent methods.

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