Bobby Seale

As far as America is concerned, the Ku Klux Klan has left an indelible mark on the political and social arena, the effects of which can still be felt today. It has been in existence since various periods across America’s history and was started in the 1860s (Chalmers 87). It was started by ex-Confederate war veterans, consisting mostly of Southern white males, who got together and created a social club. Many scholars assert that it was created as during the Reconstruction Era, and a result of…

the organization for a few years, and women played a major role in the revolution. The male Panthers never considered women to be worth less than them. Speaking on equality for women Bobby Seale said, “All people talk, think, feel and human relationships have to be determined on that basis, not on a sex basis” (Seale. 86). The panthers understood women shouldn’t be valued less than men and made it a point to treat them the same. In 2015 women are still fighting to be valued the same as men.…

Carmichael was a civil rights activist and national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(From Slavery to Freedom 520). Malcolm X preached black supremacy and black separatism which laid the foundation of the black power movement. Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton…

I’m glad to hear you’re doing well at your university. We’ve covered a lot of new material in my Dimensions of Culture class since I last wrote you. One topic emphasized recently has been the concept of counter-hegemony, which, intuitively, is defined as opposing the existing hegemony. In layman 's terms, a hegemony simply refers to the status quo engrained into the constructs of a society. Many of the standards which we label to be “common-sense” or “normal” are truly just hegemony in…

with the immediate emphasis on the need for organizing black defense groups…to end police brutality. Huey and Bobby created a uniform for the Panthers demonstrating the seriousness and discipline of the Party's platform. The Black Panthers' first action was to follow Oakland Police cars, either on foot or in cars, while dressed in black pants, black leather jackets…

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…

The most popular classification of music in today’s generation is Hip Hop. Hip Hop is a type of culture originated in the 1960s among African Americans youths in Harlem, New York. A gateway for the young African American people was through Hip Hop. So that young blacks could express who they felt about racism, police brutality, and give off information about the world’s imperfections. The music was also a way for them to get the seniors and elders attention. The youth population wasn’t being…

After, the Black Panther Party became a militant black organization in America that was in the north and south. They educated African Americans about capitalism and how America was trying to liberate the people. They catered to the welfare of the African American people in less fortunate areas with free food and education. Unlike Dr. King, Black Panthers believed that if the police officers,or anyone racist used physical force amongst them, they were allowed to use it back. Huey Newton, a black…

Despite his run ins with the law Huey began to pursue an education. Huey P. Newton graduated in 1959. He could not read but he was not about to give up. Huey was not a quitter. He taught himself to read and went on to Merritt College. He came to meet Bobby Seale they both had already been involved with political groups before . They came to construct their own political group . Founded in 1966 and was named The Black Panther Party for Self Defense unlike many other political organizations . The…

Newton graduated high school. This was not very common for black people and was a big accomplishment. Even though he was barely literate as stated by his teachers. Huey P. Newton then taught himself to read and was literate. Oct 15 1966 Huey and Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Black Panthers used military self-defense of minorities. They fought to give blacks rights and give them the freedom that they were promised. The Party was one of the first U.S.…