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    place. An organization was emerging and it was going to become a fundamental asset in the Black Power Movement and have an important part in the Civil Right Movement. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in Oakland California in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Initially this party purpose was to patrol and protect the communities from police brutality. The Panthers eventually developed into a Marxist revolutionary group they encouraged militant self-defense for Black…

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    Black Nationalism is a political and social movement that originated in the 1850's. Black Nationalism was made most popular by Marcus Garvey in the 1920's among African Americans in the United States. Black Nationalism is defined as, "The belief that black people share a common destiny, and have had a common experience: slavery, oppression, colonialism, and exploitation." Racial unity is the most basic form of Black Nationalism. It is simply a feeling that black people, because of their…

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    concludes the overall importance of the theme and how the panther had such a significant impact on the situation of American Americans being terrorized by police. The last line is one word; “Missing” (19). This last word is significant because it leaves a long lasting effect on the audience. The word stands alone dramatizing that the incident did not lead to any prosecutions. The speaker adds this to the poem to showcase whose side the witnesses were…

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    The Black Panther was founded in October of 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Sedle .Black Panther Party for self defense of minority communities against the U.S Government ,they also fought for establishing revolutionary socialism mass organizing and community based programs. This program was the first organization of the military struggle for ethnic and class emancipation a party who had classified real economic, social and political equality across gender and color lines.…

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    with our friends it would be blacks and whites in separate schools. Huey P. Newton was an African-American activist best known for founding the Black Panther Party with longtime friend Bobby Seale in 1966. The members of the…

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    was discharged after an altercation with his superior officer in 1959. In September 1962 he met 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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    “Huey Newton was not inspired by the civil rights movement, nor were most other black college students in the San Francisco area. The college students in San Francisco who were inspired by the movement were the white ones (Haskins, 9)” According to Bobby…

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    unnecessary”(413). So in fact, the Panthers could be considered, an organization, who were advocates of peace; the overall goal. Newton insured that he wanted peace and that the Panthers defense is just “a tool to get rid of violence and aggression”( Huey P.…

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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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    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…

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