which was deeped after hearing a speech given by Malcolm X. Together they formed an organization, off of their beliefs, called Black Panthers, later being renamed the Black Panther Party. Originally was created as an armed force, protecting the black community from the racist Oakland police, as the Panther reputation grew, so did the range of the organization itself. The Panthers became the new voice of the Civil Right Movement. The group did not agree with the nonviolent
"The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense knew what they wanted. They were young. They were black. They couldn't be ignored. Their ten-point platform was just the beginning of an unforgettable period in the history of this nation's civil rights movement. By 1967 the Black Panthers had established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Their ideas, their agenda, their fight for equality for African Americans, put these outspoken youth on the map of American politics." (Haskins) Almost 40 years
When people think Black Panther Party (BPP) they think violence. Violence is not the only occurrence that is associate with the BPP. Many good factors have emerged from the Black Panther Party, such as the creation of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the creation of the Black Student Alliance. The Black Panther Party created the Ten-Point Program on March 29, 1972 as a way for non-colored people to understand what people of color needed. Some of the programs took years to accomplish, such as free health
posters of the Black Panther Party's co-founder, Huey P. Newton were plastered on walls of college dorm rooms across the country. Wearing a black beret and a leather jacket, sitting on a wicker chair, a spear in one hand and a rifle in the other, the poster depicted Huey Newton as a symbol of his generation's anger and courage in the face of racism and imperialism (Albert and Hoffman 4, 45). His intellectual capacity and community leadership abilities helped to founded the Black Panther Party (BPP). Newton
The Black Panther Party did this through many different ways such as food banks, newspapers, free food and clothing. Led by many influential and powerful people, such as Martin L. King, Bobby Seale , and Huey Newton. Even though the Black Panthers were considered radical because of their use of force to protect the African American communities, their actions were just because their goals were to receive equal rights and opportunities as the white community had obtained. The Black Panther Party members
The Black Panthers The Black Panther Party is a self-defense, African American revolutionary party. This party was founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale during the 1960’s. This party was dedicated to combating white oppression, and did so by the use of both peaceful and violent actions. Looking back at the history of the Black Panthers, it can be clearly seen that the peaceful idea of equality for all spawned this group and their violent actions for the main reason that they
Black Panthers The Black Panther is a group or a party of African Americans that was formed to protect blacks from the white law enforcement. Established in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The two leading revolutionary men created the national organization as a way to collectively combat white oppression. Dr Huey Percy Newton (February 17 1942-August 22, 1989) was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He was the youngest of seven children of Armelia Johnson and Walter Newton, a sharecropper and Baptist
The Black Panther Party My survey paper for Assignment 4 is on the Black Panther Party. I will discuss the rise and the fall of the Black Panther Party and how Huey Newton and Bobby Seale met. I will also discuss some of the goals of the Black Panther Party, the good the party did for the black and poor communities. I will also discuss what they hoped to achieve from their movement. Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party (BPP) in Oakland, California in 1966. The original
Founded on October 15th 1966 in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was an organization opposed to police brutality against the black community. The Party’s political origins were in Maoism, Marxism, and the radical militant ideals of Malcolm X and Che Guevara. From the doctrines of Maoism they saw the role of their Party as the frontline of the revolution and worked to establish a unified alliance, while from Marxism they addressed the capitalist economic system, and exemplified
against the brutality, The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California, October 1966. The Black Panther Party was a political organization that has had an infinite amount of trials and tribulation that they’ve overcame with many for their accomplishments still existing today. Huey Newton and Bobby Seale created this organization after the assassination of Malcom X and after San Francisco police killed and unarmed teenager, Matthew Johnson. Solely founding the party on the idea of collectively