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    Political activist and revolutionary, Huey Percy Newton, was born on February 17, 1942 in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1945, Newton’s Family moved to Oakland, California, in efforts to find new job opportunities. As a result of World War Two, the area around Oakland seen much industrial growth. However, racism in Oakland was no different than the racism in Louisiana. As a teenager in Oakland, Newton had a long history of trouble with the law and consistently struggled in school. Newton often found school

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    Model Of Self-Republicanism

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    “Unconsciously we all have a standard by which we measure other men, and if we examine closely we find that this standard is a very simple one, and is this: we admire them, we envy them, for great qualities we ourselves lack. Hero worship consists in just that. Our heroes are men who do things, which we recognise, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied

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    group formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale with a focus on promoting self-defense, black power, and prevent black suppression. This organization inspired equality and freedom for the black population. It has furthered awareness of the movements resistance and their dress code became easily recognizable and iconic. Police brutality against black was a major issue the organization was built upon and an example of this police brutality was the killing of Bobby Hutton. Bobby Hutton was a 17-year-old who

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    Persepolis Revolution

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    Affects of Revolutions Throughout the past few centuries there have been many different revolutions that affected different parts of Europe. Some took place a long time ago in France or in other parts of Western Europe while others were more recent and took place in Russia and other Eastern European countries. Many were violent and extreme while some were more peaceful but the goals were the same, to fight against an oppressor and to stand up for what they believed in. In the book Persepolis

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    month of October, two black college students named Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton conducted and formed the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, California. Thus, the Black Power Movement was born. In the short film “Off the Pig” in What We Want, What We Believe It, the film consist of interviews with two black party leaders named Eldridge Cleaver and Huey Newton. Throughout the film they explained into

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    The panther or most commonly known as the black panther is part of the cat family. Jaguars and leopards that have a black fur are considered a black panther as well. Basically, a black panther is a big cat with a dark or black colour. The black panther lives in Asian, African, and American countries. It is commonly found in forests and swamps that have a large source of prey such as deer and rabbits. Black panthers are very good at adapting to their environment, unlike other cats or felines. Another

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    use of violence. However, they created programs that provided children free breakfast and medical care. They have remained as an important part of history from the civil rights movement. The organization was formed in October 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in California. They formed a ten-point program to bring full equality for African Americans in trials, employment, military, etc. The Black Panther Party was formed out of frustration and were formed after the death of civil rights leader James

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    and the police force in Los Angeles. This essay will also discuss the significant impact the Black Panthers had on the FBI. The Black Panther Party was founded in October, 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. However not long after they started the organization Elbert Howard, Sherman Forte, Reggie Forte and Little Bobby Hutton joined. (Baggins) It began in Oakland, California in the United States of America and it

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    The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a political organization initiated by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 (Peniel 2006 p219). The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded on the goal to arm citizens' patrols to overseer the conduct of officers of the Oakland Police Department and counter-react police brutality in Oakland, California. (Burger Fifteen years of the Burger Court 1984). By 1969, community social programs became a staple in the party’s involvement within their

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    Media Analysis of Coverage of One Event In various articles written about Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco’s visit to Cuba, the emphases are placed on different points, as the event is described from various angles. The Cuban newspaper Granma goes into more depth about Blanco and her entourage’s activities during their visit to Cuba, as well as giving a more detailed background of pertinent information about United States-Cuba relations, in the context of the embargo. La Nueva Cuba approaches

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