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    The black panthers used the media to their advantage and rapidly began to grow capturing the attention of thousands of Americans. As a result of the party's growth, groups such as the Ku Klux Klan began to make their way into the federal law enforcement advocating racist and violent abuse towards people of color. The leader at the time, President Hoover began to notice the advancement of the movement and feared "the rise of the black messiah", and the white allies who united to support the…

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    white men and women of this country. They were called The black panthers. There were an organization that fought back to protect the black committees. The black panthers was an organization that was founded on October 15, 1966 in Oakland, California. They were led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Their mission was to fight back against segregation in the late 60s, unlike Martin Luther King who was a peaceful protester. The Black Panthers were different--they used violence when attacked by…

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    twenty three year old officer. The Panthers insisted that Huey should be free so they created a movement for his release. Women who were also involved in this movement expressed themselves, obtained recognition and expanded the growth of this movement’s potential. Nonetheless, after the death of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King, a well admired individual whose main principle consisted of nonviolent actions, set off an immensely response by the black panthers. An affiliate of this party…

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    at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and during her graduate studies, she joined several organizations, namely, the Black Panther Party and was an active communist. Thus, she ran into a few woes within the school administration due to her involvement within the communist party. A warrant…

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    In 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale to prevent police brutality against African Americans in Oakland, California. Around this time, after the landmark United States Supreme Court ruled the Brown v. Board of Education case, which stated that the segregation of schools were unconstitutional, African Americans continued to face poverty and economic inequality. They helplessly strived for community improvement and equal human rights and tried to find an…

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    have going. And if you’ve got to give it up, make sure it’s even-steven." it was a profound claim about the value of your body that was very important to Coates especially considering his upbringing. Marshall "Eddie" Conway was the former Black Panther leader in Baltimore, Maryland, who served 44 years for a murder he denies committing. Eddie Conway and the men in prison were one of Coates first memories as a child. These memories Coates has of visiting Conway in prison is essential to…

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    what would be today the other co-founder of the Black Panther Party Huey Newton. The two met at a rally protesting the Kennedy administration blockade in Cuba. The two shortly became best friends…

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    The Black Panthers were an organization that fought for the rights for the black people. So many things stood in their way but they fought. Yes, they weren 't the only organization who changed the laws for the black man but they did help a great deal. The white man and police were so cruel to these poor people. Some events lead to violence, arrests and even murder. The police brutalized the panthers and even just the common black person. Many people think the panthers were all about violence but…

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    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…

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    Informative Outline Background Information: The Black Panther Party was formed by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal in the United States in late October in 1966. The Black Panther Party, also known as BPP was initially formed as a political platform for African Americans to stand up to police and the government. Many African Americans migrated west and north to escape the racism in the south, but once they were in their new cities, they were faced with a new form a racism that they were not…

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