Summary Of The Black Panthers

After watching the film “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” I definitely learned more information about the Black Panthers and the roles that they played to protect blacks. Before watching any of this film prior I can say that I really didn’t know much about the Black Panthers. I know for a fact that my previous history teachers barely covered anything on the Black Panther Party. I remembered in these classes we may have briefly covered organizations that supported blacks, but I don’t think that any specific details were talked about or much about revolutionary leaders. Other than the general topics or leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., schools don’t have it mandatory that we should know more. It’s merely the choice of the …show more content…
Similar like any group throughout history, not everybody joined for the same motives, and I'm pleased that this documentary makes sufficient of mention of that. Individuals were very irritated in the group, and towards it, but not everyone goes into those groups. From what I gathered was that several felt that if society was not going to treat them right, they'd take care of themselves and their own districts and beliefs. I think that was because a large amount of folks understood their reasoning’s. However, not all of them that joined were content with just that, especially when violence and oppression against them were so common by police. I think that I can understand what it means to be part of these groups and the hardship that comes along with being an activist. Even today after so many years have passed since the Black Panther Party was established, blacks still face heavy discriminations and struggles in America. In one of the articles, “Something Disturbing Happens When People Say Black Instead of African-American”, the author brings up the point that even the word black places individuals at lower statuses then someone referred to as African America