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The Black Power Mixtape Analysis
I learned a lot while watching the film "The Black Power Mixtape". I didn’t know much about Stokely Carmichael or Angela Davis and their part in the movement. However, after doing some research I got a better understanding of them and, I was surprised that I learned more about them online and through this documentary than in my history class in high school. I knew a little bit about the Black Panther party but not to the extent of them being the reason people have free breakfast and lunch at schools. This film gave better details as to the importance of the Black Panther party, in addition to the overall Black Power movement. But it wasn't until the end of the film that it really hit me that some people may never know about certain important
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