- 1 9 7 1 . ▁Among st ▁other ▁things , ▁the ▁reasons ▁he ▁c ited ▁for ▁leaving ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁were ▁his ▁disappoint ment ▁and ▁fr ustr ations ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁party : ▁H ue y ▁Newton , ▁E ld ridge ▁Cle aver , ▁and ▁David ▁Hill ard . ▁C ox ▁suggests ▁that ▁Cle aver ▁and ▁particularly ▁Newton ▁became ▁eg oman ia cs ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁inten se ▁media ▁spot light ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁often ▁found ▁themselves ▁under . ▁C ox ▁acc uses ▁Hill ard ▁of ▁becoming ▁an ▁un b ear able ▁aut ocrat ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁B PP ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁claim ing ▁Hill ard ▁had ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁practices ▁of ▁St alin ism ▁and ▁Marx ism – Len in ism ▁upon ▁reading ▁St alin ' s ▁book ▁Found ations ▁of ▁Len in ism . ▁Furthermore , ▁C ox ▁suggests ▁that ▁Hill ard ▁began ▁placing ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁above ▁all ▁else ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁slight est ▁inf raction ▁would ▁be ▁cause ▁enough ▁for ▁pun ishment , ▁den oun cement ▁or ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁under ▁his ▁watch , ▁with ▁his ▁orders ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁internal ▁enfor cers ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Black ▁Guard " ▁and ▁" B ud d ha ▁Sam ur ai ". ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁C ox ▁says , ▁Hill ard ▁dis m ant led ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁authority ▁of ▁all ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan ther '