Lyric discussion by sir_schwick 

Cover art for Freedom lyrics by Jimi Hendrix Experience, The

I can see how this might be about the Panthers, especially the lyrics "You don't have to say that you love, if you don't mean it". At first I thought this song was about a potential suitor that was rejected, but the Black Panther explanation sounds more appropriate.

@sir_schwick Jimi was quite apolitical though, don't think he'd make such a strong statement against them ... but maybe he did