The Civil Rights Movement, a turning point for African Americans during the 20th century, has had many fabled contributions. Among these is the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense , which did much to gain popularity as a Black Power association that worked to change American society through revolutionary tactics. Some tactics, focused on improving the black community through service, protection from police, and through politics. The party aligns itself more so with Malcolm X’s revolutionary skills rather other activist such as MLK. The party was founded during 1966 by Huey Newton, an African-American activist, and Bobby Seale, a political activist. The Party’s prohibition on the inclusion of whites caused much agitation with people and different
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From this black power drove the Back-to-Africa movement or Black Nationalism. Among this movement came four sub-groups: Religious, Cultural, Educational, and Revolutionary nationalism. Each group instills their believe for Nationalism through their own institutions. The Black Panther Party aligned itself with the revolutionary nationalists. Jessica Harris states that this group’s belief was “that there is a right to self-determination that is inherent in all nations, including the Black Community of the United States.” The founder, Huey Newton, explained that in the Party’s main focus is to make the “old institutions...disappear”. Some historians argue that the revolutionary nationalists were the most controversy sub-group because it lobbied for the “promotion” of African Americans rather than for international welfares. In order to achieve these goals, the Party created the Ten Point Platform and Program. This program illustrated the truths that the Black Panther Party wanted to create, that “all men were created equal”. Some Historians believe that the ten-point program was a step to clear the ignorance of the white community and open their eyes to the truth that the black community face living in the society. It was a way to “articulate the meaning of Black …show more content…
He was, at first a black nationalists, but sooned realized that he wanted a society that where “people can live like human beings”. When the Party first started out, it agreed with the his ideas of racial separation and having an Afrocentric way of life, but when Malcolm X shifted his thoughts, that’s when their believes changed. In the beginning, “white” historians viewed Malcolm X’s plan for a black nation as very controversial. But as the years go by he asks the white community to “work in conjunction with us- each of us working among our own kind.” From that moment on, historians viewed him as a figure that will join both the white community and the black, he was one for unity. Referring back to Black Panther Party, both of their founders, Huey and Seale worshiped revolutionary prophets rather than the bible. These prophets advocated for “self-defense and passive resistance”. This led to much controversy as to whether or not the Party was safe for America. Which led to the government taking precautions to keep the Party from growing and achieving their
From this black power drove the Back-to-Africa movement or Black Nationalism. Among this movement came four sub-groups: Religious, Cultural, Educational, and Revolutionary nationalism. Each group instills their believe for Nationalism through their own institutions. The Black Panther Party aligned itself with the revolutionary nationalists. Jessica Harris states that this group’s belief was “that there is a right to self-determination that is inherent in all nations, including the Black Community of the United States.” The founder, Huey Newton, explained that in the Party’s main focus is to make the “old institutions...disappear”. Some historians argue that the revolutionary nationalists were the most controversy sub-group because it lobbied for the “promotion” of African Americans rather than for international welfares. In order to achieve these goals, the Party created the Ten Point Platform and Program. This program illustrated the truths that the Black Panther Party wanted to create, that “all men were created equal”. Some Historians believe that the ten-point program was a step to clear the ignorance of the white community and open their eyes to the truth that the black community face living in the society. It was a way to “articulate the meaning of Black …show more content…
He was, at first a black nationalists, but sooned realized that he wanted a society that where “people can live like human beings”. When the Party first started out, it agreed with the his ideas of racial separation and having an Afrocentric way of life, but when Malcolm X shifted his thoughts, that’s when their believes changed. In the beginning, “white” historians viewed Malcolm X’s plan for a black nation as very controversial. But as the years go by he asks the white community to “work in conjunction with us- each of us working among our own kind.” From that moment on, historians viewed him as a figure that will join both the white community and the black, he was one for unity. Referring back to Black Panther Party, both of their founders, Huey and Seale worshiped revolutionary prophets rather than the bible. These prophets advocated for “self-defense and passive resistance”. This led to much controversy as to whether or not the Party was safe for America. Which led to the government taking precautions to keep the Party from growing and achieving their