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    and initiated programs to aid the Black community. Active from 1966 until 1982, the party eventually fell due to FBI intervention and divisions within the group. • Creators of the Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Robert George…

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    from Merritt college. While attending college, he joined the Afro-American Association (AAA). Dedicated to the (AAA) group he had bigger inspirations in which he learned he was not the only one but also his former brother, Huey P. Newton had the same intentions. Huey P. Newton and him became close once they learned that…

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    Informative Outline Background Information: The Black Panther Party was formed by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal in the United States in late October in 1966. The Black Panther Party, also known as BPP was initially formed as a political platform for African Americans to stand up to police and the government. Many African Americans migrated west and north to escape the racism in the south, but once they were in their new cities, they were faced with a new form a racism that they were not…

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    brought awareness to the unjust towards the black community by arming themselves with the same weapons that was destroying them. Huey P. Newton was born…

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    said, Huey P. Newton also took the time to explain the position in which the Panther Party held during an interview in Ebony Magazine. According the Newton “The Black Panther Party felt that the institutions were illegitimate, because they failed to meet the needs of the people. Therefore, they had no right to exist. The Party felt that in the interest of the people, new institutions, both political and economic should be established and that the old institutions should disappear” (Newton, 1969)…

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    unalienable rights of the future citizens of America. However, long after America gained her independence, many people were still struggling to earn their basic right as being treated as a citizen. Because of this, the Black Panther Party was formed by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The logo of the party was simple in appearance yet powerful in design, in order to call out for other black people to join the cause for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, by any means necessary. The…

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    also created Free medical research health clinics (The Black Panthers, 2015). These clinics provided basic health care for those who couldn’t afford it. The party would also create Youth Bands to give community pride (The Black Panthers, 2015). Huey Newton wrote a book called “To Die For the People” . This book explained that this is exactly what the Black Panther Party wanted to give people that the government couldn 't (The Black Panthers, 2015). Practices of the malcolm were deeply rooted…

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    Newton were the founders of the Black Panther Party. Newton was born in Louisiana on February 17, 1942 and then his family moved to Oakland in hope of having a better life. He similar to many other Black children faced discrimination at school, teachers made him believed that white people were “smart,” while Black people were “dumb.” Since he believed in that stereotype he began to adapt a rebellious attitude. Newton began attending Oakland City College where…

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    example is Huey P. Newton, also know as one of the co-founders of The Black Panthers party. The Black Panthers established in Oakland October 15, in order to combat the treatment of the community by the police officers. Newton’s role as an political educator, involved him to obtain knowledge of the situation even before he started the group. Reason being, in order to start a party to combat a social issues, he had to informed on what he wanted to make a change in. For instance, Newton knew that…

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    Women’s Rights Matter Women’s right is an ever pressing issue on the United States. It’s a constant push to gain equality for women. Feminists are the leading activists fighting for equal treatment. Although years ago it was the Black Panthers who promoted equal rights for women. The Black Panther Party was thought to be a group that promoted violence to get what they wanted, but their gender philosophies on women were ahead of their times. The Panthers treated women like men’s equals. Elaine…

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