Identification and Evaluation of Sources
This research paper will discuss the question, what was the most successful concept for The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Plan? The years in this paper will range from 1960 to 1970. The resources that will be used in are four books that agree with the tactics the Black Panthers used, one book consisting of essays from people who mainly agree with the Panther Party. It also contains a few negative viewpoints towards the group. One book that is a narrative of black power, ranging from the beginning of the black power movement to the history of the Black Panthers and their involvement in society, and three news articles that deal with Black Panther engagement in the public. The two most used sources were and autobiography from David …show more content…
Huey Percy Newton’s book The Huey P. Newton Reader, which was published in 2006 and edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1942, but moved three years later to Oakland, California . The origin of the source is valuable because it is in the first person perspective of Newton who experienced the racial conflicts that African Americans were faced with. Also being the founder of the Black Panthers was valuable because he had first person viewpoints on his beliefs of the party and mostly knew the activities that they were involved in. The limitation was that because Huey had such a strong belief in the Panthers, he did not have any negative viewpoints on them or their engrossment in the African American community. It was also limited because instead of critically analyzing the Panthers on their projects, he praised them for what they were doing. The purpose of his book was to give a first person point of view on being not only a member but also the leader of the Black Panther group. Again it is valuable because it is in first person but limited because he was unbiased towards the somewhat violent
This research paper will discuss the question, what was the most successful concept for The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Plan? The years in this paper will range from 1960 to 1970. The resources that will be used in are four books that agree with the tactics the Black Panthers used, one book consisting of essays from people who mainly agree with the Panther Party. It also contains a few negative viewpoints towards the group. One book that is a narrative of black power, ranging from the beginning of the black power movement to the history of the Black Panthers and their involvement in society, and three news articles that deal with Black Panther engagement in the public. The two most used sources were and autobiography from David …show more content…
Huey Percy Newton’s book The Huey P. Newton Reader, which was published in 2006 and edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1942, but moved three years later to Oakland, California . The origin of the source is valuable because it is in the first person perspective of Newton who experienced the racial conflicts that African Americans were faced with. Also being the founder of the Black Panthers was valuable because he had first person viewpoints on his beliefs of the party and mostly knew the activities that they were involved in. The limitation was that because Huey had such a strong belief in the Panthers, he did not have any negative viewpoints on them or their engrossment in the African American community. It was also limited because instead of critically analyzing the Panthers on their projects, he praised them for what they were doing. The purpose of his book was to give a first person point of view on being not only a member but also the leader of the Black Panther group. Again it is valuable because it is in first person but limited because he was unbiased towards the somewhat violent