Black Panther Party

Black Panther Party knew what they wanted. Equal rights like whites. They were young, and they were black. But they couldn’t be ignored. By 19767 The Black Panther Party showed that they were a force to be reckoned with. Their fight for equality for blacks, put these outspoken youth on the map for American politics. The Black Panthers were African Americans fighting for self defence, and trying to stop police brutality. The Black Panther Party practised military self defence tactics (Rhodes, 2007). The Party mainly wanted to stop Police brutality (Rhodes, 2007). Eventually the Black Panther Party developed into a Revolutionary group (Rhodes, 2007). Black Panthers would go to capitals and stand outside yelling “Black…

The Black Panther Party was founded in October of 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. Bobby and Huey were both studying at Merritt College when they met. They created the group to fight white oppression after seeing many African Americans suffer from police brutality. They had chosen the name Black panthers because the Black Panthers didn’t strike first, “but if the aggressor strikes first, then he’ll attack.” The Black Panthers had advised a 10 point plan that had everything they wanted to…

I attended one of the River Run film screenings at Salem College. The film was The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution. After the film there was a discussion amongst the attendee’s. The screening was open to the public, but there was limited seating and not everyone that showed up got to stay. There was a variety in age, and race of those who showed up. There was more African American attendee’s than any others. I was a little anxious to see the documentary. I’ve heard about the Black…

Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party has become a symbol of empowerment for people all around the world. The group started out as one local chapter but soon became a force to be reckoned with. It was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966 in Oakland, California (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia). This was during a time when civil rights activists and African American communities were frustrated with the lack of progress that was occurring in desegregating public places. The…

The Black Panther Party is classified by a majority as a revolutionary black nationalist group, and by others, just a unorganized violent gang because of the use of self defense. There was nothing rebellious or threatening about what the party set out to achieve. Many did not understand the Panthers, because in all honesty, they were very intimidating. The way they Panthers dressed in all black was very horrifying and a tactic in itself to intimidate the police. The whole purpose was to look…

being able to own blacks to having no control over them. Those who were unable to open their minds on the color of one’s skin, made it known that those opinions would not be changing. There were a variety of people who stuck their noses’ up to the fresh scent of equality in…

Aretha, David. "Black Power (Civil Rights Movement)" Morgan Reynolds Pub. 2011. Print The information is about the Civil Rights Movement and the role that the Black Panthers Party had in starting the movement. Benson, Larry. "Hilliard, David, ed.: The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs." International Social Science Review 84.3-4 (2009): 184+. World History in Context. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.0 The summary of this article is it talks about the various programs within the Black…

The Black Panthers Party openly brandished weapons and adhered to strong socialist and communist ideals believing that violent revolution was the way to achieve the liberation of African Americans.The BPP sought social justice for African Americans through a combination of revolutionary doctrine, education, and community programs as stated in their Ten Point Program which called for an end to racial oppression, black empowerment and the control of institutions such as schools and hospitals.The…

States in the 1960s, the Black Panther Party developed within a very particular historical moment– one framed by the failures of the Civil Rights Movement, strong anti-imperialist sentiment galvanized by the ongoing war in Vietnam, the frustration and anger felt by disenfranchised black urban communities across the nation, and the upsurge of militant demands for self-determination in the face of pervasive structural racism. Once the Panthers began instituting models of community self-sufficiency…

The Black Panther Party was a result of the rise in “Black Power”, where contrasting views on Black liberation emerged. Martin Luther King Jr’s methods of non-violence were deemed unrealistic, especially in what was seen as a predominantly white, racist community. Thus, the party adopted Malcolm X’s militant stands and emerged as a successful organisation that fought racism and defended their people. During their time of activity, they established various rules and ideals, and initiated programs…