The
Black Liberation Army (
BLA) was an underground,
black nationalist militant organization that operated in the
United States from 1970 to 1981. Composed largely of former
Black Panthers (BPP), the organization's program was one of "
armed struggle", and its stated goal was to "take up arms for the liberation and self-determination of black people in the United States." The BLA carried out a series of bombings, murders, robberies (what participants termed "
expropriations"), and prison breaks.