actually, I don't think it's about getting into the black panthers, I think it's a song about solidarity with the black panthers. the black panther party has been defunct for some time now, so i doubt this song is about the songwriter himself, but perhaps from the perspective of a white 60's radical, like those in SDS who often aligned themselves with the Black Panthers as being part of the same struggle.
actually, I don't think it's about getting into the black panthers, I think it's a song about solidarity with the black panthers. the black panther party has been defunct for some time now, so i doubt this song is about the songwriter himself, but perhaps from the perspective of a white 60's radical, like those in SDS who often aligned themselves with the Black Panthers as being part of the same struggle.