Civil Rights
Malcolm X and the Black Panthers were two strong influences during the civil rights movement. The two founders of the Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, were sick of not being able to defend themselves against people like white supremacists or the Ku Klux Klan, during the civil rights movement. As a way to defend themselves, Newton and Seale created the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Malcolm X worked with the Black Panther Party and became an important voice for Black Muslim Faith. Both Malcolm X and the Black Panthers wanted an end to police brutality, employment of African Americans, and a call for land, housing, and justice (Sound Smart: The Black Panthers).
The Panthers were a big influence on the civil rights movement because they were famous for using guns in defence against the police. They got into many fights against the police which ended in a lot of bloodshed. In 1968, the Panthers dropped Self Defense from their title. They did this because they wanted to focus on community programs which provided help and protection to the black community. The Black Panthers was also part of the Black Power movement which focused on things like black pride, community control, and the unification for civil rights (Sound …show more content…
They also had a 10 Point Plan, this plan listed all their goals they had. The 10 goals they made were: freedom, full employment, an end to robbery of the black communities, decent housing, education for all, free health care, an end in police brutality, an end to all wars of aggression, freedom for all political prisoners, and community control (History Learning Site). These goals they made influenced the goals of the civil rights movement as well as the black communities. Many people in the Black Panther Party, as well as the civil rights movement, fought to achieve these
Malcolm X and the Black Panthers were two strong influences during the civil rights movement. The two founders of the Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, were sick of not being able to defend themselves against people like white supremacists or the Ku Klux Klan, during the civil rights movement. As a way to defend themselves, Newton and Seale created the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Malcolm X worked with the Black Panther Party and became an important voice for Black Muslim Faith. Both Malcolm X and the Black Panthers wanted an end to police brutality, employment of African Americans, and a call for land, housing, and justice (Sound Smart: The Black Panthers).
The Panthers were a big influence on the civil rights movement because they were famous for using guns in defence against the police. They got into many fights against the police which ended in a lot of bloodshed. In 1968, the Panthers dropped Self Defense from their title. They did this because they wanted to focus on community programs which provided help and protection to the black community. The Black Panthers was also part of the Black Power movement which focused on things like black pride, community control, and the unification for civil rights (Sound …show more content…
They also had a 10 Point Plan, this plan listed all their goals they had. The 10 goals they made were: freedom, full employment, an end to robbery of the black communities, decent housing, education for all, free health care, an end in police brutality, an end to all wars of aggression, freedom for all political prisoners, and community control (History Learning Site). These goals they made influenced the goals of the civil rights movement as well as the black communities. Many people in the Black Panther Party, as well as the civil rights movement, fought to achieve these