The Black Panther Party for Self¬ Defense was founded in October
1966, in Oakland, California by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The party originated in California and it is now one of the first organizations in United States history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority and working-class emancipation. The black panther party was the largest black revolutionary organization that has ever been known to man. Strongly influenced by Malcolm X, the Panther
Party’s intentions were to have preferably black minorities use a militant approach to defend themselves against the United States government, specifically the FBI. During the middle of the twentieth century, there was great change going on in not only the United
States, but in the world. Leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin …show more content…
used peaceful demonstrations to help change the world.
On the other hand, activists such as Malcolm X advocated for more physical acts to get his beliefs across. Incredibly influential people like this are the reason why the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was created. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense is the most influential African American militant organization. Creation of the
Party was a direct reaction to the Civil Rights Movement that was already in full swing for about a decade before their Program came to life. The Black Panther Party was influenced by Martin Luther King's peaceful approach but they took his approach in a negative way. They believed that his nonviolent campaign was not the solution to
1966, in Oakland, California by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The party originated in California and it is now one of the first organizations in United States history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority and working-class emancipation. The black panther party was the largest black revolutionary organization that has ever been known to man. Strongly influenced by Malcolm X, the Panther
Party’s intentions were to have preferably black minorities use a militant approach to defend themselves against the United States government, specifically the FBI. During the middle of the twentieth century, there was great change going on in not only the United
States, but in the world. Leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin …show more content…
used peaceful demonstrations to help change the world.
On the other hand, activists such as Malcolm X advocated for more physical acts to get his beliefs across. Incredibly influential people like this are the reason why the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was created. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense is the most influential African American militant organization. Creation of the
Party was a direct reaction to the Civil Rights Movement that was already in full swing for about a decade before their Program came to life. The Black Panther Party was influenced by Martin Luther King's peaceful approach but they took his approach in a negative way. They believed that his nonviolent campaign was not the solution to