Black Panther Party Research Paper

The Black Panther Party was originally named the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. It was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The Black Panther Party was originally formed in order to police their own neighborhoods from the Oakland Police Department. They chose to police the police due to the police brutality that was going on in their neighborhoods. The Black Panther Party used the California law that permitted carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun as long as it was carried in the open and not pointed at anyone. This is how the Black Panther Party came to be known as a militant group and violent organization. The Black Panther Party was formed on October 15, 1966, a few months after that they began their first patrol of the police. In …show more content…
The Black Panther Party organized rallies teaching the black community about self defense and also educating them further on Denzil Dowell and why their protest were necessary. The police did not interfere with these rallies because the Black Panthers did not break any laws during the rallies, they were following every law including them being armed with shotguns in open. This will lead to how the Black Panther Party became known as a militant black group that only posed a danger to America and the community. They were too smart in how they protected and were teaching their community and making them smarter when having to deal and be harrassed by the police so things were done and laws were passed to ensure they would no longer be considered legal and no longer receive support and donations from other organizations and people. In May of 1967 the California State Assembly scheduled to meet to discuss possibly bringing a new bill called the Mulford act in. The Mulford act was named after Don Mulford, Don Mulford served in the California Legislature and also served in World War II. This bill was meant to repeal the law that allowed the carrying of loaded shotguns and rifles in open. The mulford act gained national attention after the Black Panther Party marched on the capital to protest the bill coming into play. The Mulford Act was passed at both the assembly and Senate levels and was signed by Ronald Reagan in July of 1967. The Black Panthers protest at the …show more content…
The FBI took to constantly harassing those that attended the breakfast and the churches and centers that agreed to host the breakfast. You may recognize this program now as the WIC program Women, Infants and Children’s program.This goes to show how the government went to any lengths to ensure the Black Panther Party was seen as a militant group who were nothing but criminals and dangerous. In 1968 the L.A. Chapter was formed by Alprentice “ Bunchy” Carter he was the leader of Slauson street gang in Los Angeles. Due to disagreements within the Black Panther Party some wanting to be apart of local government and social services and the other wanting to continue the constant conflict with the police the group split. Huey Newton and David Hillman favored focus on community service coupled with self-defense and others like Eldridge Cleaver embraced a more confrontational strategy. Huey Newton at one time was exiled to Cuba to get away from charges of supposedly murdering Kathleen Smith and eighteen year old white prostitute that was later overturned due to the eye witness admitting she had smoked marijuana the night the murder happened and discredited her as a witness. A New Era In 1989 the New Black Panther Party was formed out of Dallas Texas, the New Black Panther Party is considered to be