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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…

for equal treatment. Although years ago it was the Black Panthers who promoted equal rights for women. The Black Panther Party was thought to be a group that promoted violence to get what they wanted, but their gender philosophies on women were ahead of their times. The Panthers treated women like men’s equals. Elaine Brown was the head 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.…

time and people started to embrace their African American side more. This started the black power movement which was later called the Black Panther movement. "When the Panthers came forward, the idea of trying to get some of our people back from the other side of capitalism came up, so some of us talked about needing to form a group like that. With the Panthers as a model, we can serve the people." Around that time and didn 't matter what shade of color you were because in everyone else 's eyes…

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. organizations to struggle for minorities with military like protection. Oct 15 1966 The Ten point program was made. The Black Panther Party stated in this program a multitude of demands. They wanted full…

The Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a change driven Black Nationalist and socialist organization that run in the United States in the period between 1966 and 1982. The movement had an only international chapter operating in Algeria in the period between 1969 and 1972, (Meghelli, 2009). The party was incepted on October 15, 1966, with its core activity of arming citizens' patrols to monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality in Oakland, California…

Crack Music: Race and Economic Inequality Explained “How we stop the Black Panthers? Ronald Reagan cooked up an answer.” This is the first line from the Kanye West song Crack Music - from his Grammy winning album Late Registration. When most think of the Black Panther Party to which West is referring, they think of a radical, militant, anti-police, black civil rights organization. However, the Party was much more. In 1966, the Party released their Ten-Point Program. In this document they…

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…

The Civil Rights Movement, a turning point for African Americans during the 20th century, has had many fabled contributions. Among these is the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense , which did much to gain popularity as a Black Power association that worked to change American society through revolutionary tactics. Some tactics, focused on improving the black community through service, protection from police, and through politics. The party aligns itself more so with Malcolm X’s revolutionary…

The Black Panther Party was originally named the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. It was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The Black Panther Party was originally formed in order to police their own neighborhoods from the Oakland Police Department. They chose to police the police due to the police brutality that was going on in their neighborhoods. The Black Panther Party used the California law that permitted carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun as long as it was carried in the open and…

‘Seize the time: the story of black panther’ is mainly against oppression and the party’s fight for equality. The author argues against the Fascist Power Structure that was designed to oppress colored people and poor Caucasian people. The role of the Black Panther Party was to focus on the Power Structure defined in 3 levels of oppression avaricious business men, demagogic politicians and fascist police forces. The US government, CIA, FBI, deemed the Black Panthers a Black Extremist…