Bobby Hurley

Throughout history, the methods and techniques that humans use to accomplish their goal vary greatly, but the purpose of the task can be used to form a unity amongst people. The Black Panther Party was of those who believed that African Americans deserved freedom at no expense. Although the Black Panther Party were primarily seen as a radical militant organization through out the United States of America in the late 1960s, the Black Panther Party used its social and political power to get their

The Black Panther party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966. “The Panthers placed militant self-defense of minority communities against the U.S Government, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community-based program.”(Baggins, Brian. Black Panther Party, www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/.). During the 1960’s the civil rights movement was at its full strength. The BPP fought for change in America for African Americans and even

robbery by the capitalists of our Black Community.”’ (248) This last demand confounded more than a few non-party members, but the party had previously outlined their rationale behind it in the Ten-Point Party Program drafted by founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Under the third section, a paragraph describes what their logic had been behind it. In summary, the two had concluded that the United States’ racist government had promised a payment (of 40 acres and two mules) a century earlier as restitution

The rules of the Black Panther Party are used as my primary source because they were written and published by the scholar founder Huey P. Newton. I used the rules because to understand the movement you need to understand the rules, and morals of the group. My secondary source used was actually a documentation of a conversation of the leaders of the movement in Israel. They are connected because even though they are miles apart and an ocean in in between them, their beliefs are the one in the same

time period because of the Civil Rights Movement. During that time period, the black community's were able to vote (Voting Rights of 1965) and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Between 1965 and 1968, the Black Panthers Party was created. Huey Newton and Bobby Seale created the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California in 1966. The Black Panther Party was original called, ‘The Black Panther Party for Self- Defense’; they implemented Malcolm-X philosophy of self-defense because during the time The Black

The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a group created in 1966. The group’s purpose was to teach African Americans to protect themselves from police brutality and sought to bring about social change. The group worked for change by “employing violent tactics” like marching on streets while toting guns ("Black Panther Party: Platform"). However, the violence condoned by the BPP was not supported by the government and authorities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had a program called the Counter

Alexis Taylor Livingston Ethics Lecture: “Put it in Writing: Planning is Not an Option” On March 8th, Mr. G. Lee Griffin spoke to the college of business, faculty, students, and the community at the annual ethics lecture put on by the College of Business. As always, the ethics lecture was interesting, but Mr. Griffin’s personality of honesty, humility, and sincerity made this lecture stand out among some of the others. Married for 54 years, it was obvious Mr. Griffin was a family man, led by his

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panthers Party for self-defense. In finding the Black Panther Party, Newton and Seale based the ideas and visions on the works of Malcolm X, a prominent figure in the Civil Rights movement, who had a “by any means necessary attitude”. “Malcolm had represented both a militant revolutionary, with the dignity and self-respect to stand up and fight to win equality for all oppressed minorities." Once they created the group Newton and Seale organized a mission

The Black Panthers were an African American rebellious party that was founded in Oakland, California in the year of 1966. Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale were two organizers of the Panthers. Newton “saw himself as a revolutionary in his opposition to oppression and discrimination.” (Blake 248) Both Newton and Seale were in prison around the time that they created The Black Panthers. They sensed

African Americans. African Americans along with their supporters felt it was necessary to use force in order to advance in their struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. The Black Panther Party of Self-defense was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Newton was the youngest of seven children. He spent most of his troubled childhood in a depressed neighborhood of Oakland California. Newton was expelled from various schools in Oakland California but graduated from Oakland Technical High School