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Born from the dynamic political climate of the United States in the 1960s, the Black Panther Party developed within a very particular historical moment– one framed by the failures of the Civil Rights Movement, strong anti-imperialist sentiment galvanized by the ongoing war in Vietnam, the frustration and anger felt by disenfranchised black urban communities across the nation, and the upsurge of militant demands for self-determination in the face of pervasive structural racism. Once the Panthers…

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…

Boston Tea Party On the evening of December 16th, 1773, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded ships in the Boston Harbor. Later that night they would dump over 300 chests of tea into the water beneath them. Their goal was to protest the tax on tea, “No taxation without representation.” This major historic event is thought to have caused the American Revolution which started in 1775. The Boston Tea Party was important because it was the first major act of defiance by American colonists.…

identified with a party, and this is the most top factor in a person's voting choice Many voters would identify with two major political parties; the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. For many, they choose parties because of influences from family, friends, maybe the media, and maybe what they have learned about the candidates and their views on the issues. Then, there is me, the so called independent, who do not affiliate with any party and do not give loyalty to either of these…

During March, May, and June of 1774 the five Intolerable Acts were passed by the British parliament. The Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre led to these new laws. The first act, Boston Port Act was passed on March 31, 1774. With this new law, the ports in Boston were closed. Once all the ruined tea was paid for the ports would open, but until then the ports stayed closed. Closing the ports caused more of an outrage among the colonies. To insure that no one traveled through the ports armed…

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is the only party which has contested for a place in Parliament in every single General and By-election since MMP began in New Zealand in 1996 (Cannabis.org.nz). Their ideology is relatively straightforward; ‘The ALCP exists to legalise cannabis for recreational, spiritual, medicinal and industrial purposes’. They are also firm believers of peace and justice, creating a balance between the power of the state and the power of the people. The environment…

stop buying British goods or paying their taxes. One very well know example of this rebellion was the Boston Tea Party. In Boston when the tea arrived on the Dartmouth the colonists refused to pay the duties in order to have the tea shipped back to England. This was to show England that their tea was unnecessary and that the colonies could survive without its aid. The Boston Tea Party was sparked when this proposal was declined by the consignees and Governor who were appointed by Britain.…

Boston Tea Party Do you really know what had happened during the Boston Tea Party? Boston Tea Party is an important event of the America’s history. In 1773, the United States did not exist yet. Britain was in control of the thirteen colonies which it is the United States later on. People had come to the colonies for a new life, but instead they were stuck in the British rule. People were getting tired of the rule, and they were starting to rebel. Boston Tea Party was one of the events of the…

just one person that have made profound effects on the world we know today. The Boston tea party was a revolt where taxpayers were outraged with the high taxes being imposed which led them to revolt against the British. This revolt changed the world. In one way it showed the power of what common people can do, and in another it signified the beginning of the independence of America. The Boston tea party was significant because a large group of people caused a huge change in the world. For…

In 1996, Bobby Seale alongside Huey Newton became one of two co-founders of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) in Oakland, California. The FBI presented the group as a terrorist or hate group, and made part of the mission of the organization to destroy the BPP, even though the BPP was nowhere near being as violent a threat. In his book Seize the Time, Seale wrote of the group’s victories and downfalls, including how the FBI exaggerated the nefariousness of the group and deceived the…