Eldridge Cleaver

The language of the United States changed drastically once the Vietnam War began. At the start of the Cold War, the United States' society was caught in an age of consensus. During this time period, the people of the United States conformed to a certain normality which was widespread because of the Cold War. However, once the generation born in the age of consensus came of age, the age of dissent began. Through expanded education and literary works from the Left, the youth began to rebel against…

The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPPSD) whose beliefs followed the practices of Malcolm X was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. It started as a political grass-root organization with a hand full of members and over time expanded into a national and international party. However, by 1980 the Black Panther Party of Self Defense was an Oakland- based organization again, with no more than twenty-seven active members and by 1982 the party came to an end.…

the African American writer, has not. Over the past forty-five years, Till 's story has resurfaced in many different forms and has drawn the attention of a wide variety of artists. Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Anne Moody, Eldridge Cleaver, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, John Edgar Wideman, Bebe Moore Campbell, Anthony Walton, and Michael Eric Dyson are just a few of the writers who have explored the legacy of Money, Mississippi. As a result, Till 's murder has woven itself…

The first amendment of the US Constitution conveys that congress is prohibited from creating a law that restricts the freedom of speech, religion, press, or the right to petition. According to history.com, “The US Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens”. Though, it is still in the US Constitution today, its become more insignificant when laws are being regulated or put into place. Claire Mullally found…

Colorism is within the Black Community. In the post-Civil War period, skin tone variations was a persistent part inside the Black community, as leading mulattoes made it their obligation to uphold the honored position they had developed during serfdom. Now command to separate themselves from the darker-toned crowds, these mulattoes developed isolated populations, which skin tone assisted their choice in which population you were in. Mulattoes made special societal clubs, as in the “Blue Vein…

After the Holocaust, the world vowed never to let genocide occur again. The attroticaties of the Holocaust convinced the world that being ignorant of crimes means you are just as guilty as being the perpetrator. As Eldridge Cleaver had said, “If you are not apart of the solution, you are apart of the problem”. Since then, multiple crimes against humanity have been committed and are being conducted today. When a Muslim militia called the Seleka rose to power, the Christian militia, Anti-Balaka,…

But it wasn’t until October of 1966 that the B.P.’s were born. The name of the party was inspired by the Freedom Organization of Lowndes County (LCFO), Alabama. Their campaign symbol was a panther and what the panther stood for was determination, freedom, and courage. And that was how the B.P.’s got their name. Nonetheless, Newton, the main visionary of the group, formulated the B.P.’s Ten-Point Platform and Program which basically expressed the major needs and wants of the Party, as well as for…

Huey Newton and another member of the party Eldridge Cleaver ambushed some cops with a little group of there own, in Oakland 1967. Huey Newton killed one of the officers which put him in prison. He was sentenced for fifteen years for manslaughter.( "Whitewashing the Black Panthers"1). However the Black…

The main point of the Black Power era was the ideologies of revolutionary nationalists. The ideologies included the belief that there is a right of self- determination. In the Third World, alliances were made with white radicals, with in those relationships; black laboring would cause a leadership vanguard, and eventually through revolutionary struggle banish neo- colonial imperialists from the globe and guide an era of unprecedented gains for humanity. Humanity, as others may define kindness…

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…