law at Trinton Junior College. While attending Trinton he decided to join the NAACP and was appointed leader of the youth council organizations west suburban branch. In November of 1968 Hampton went on to establish the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party. When he opened up the chapter he offered the provision of free breakfast for school children. He also used the chapter to provide medical attention to patients free of charge. To help the community he taught political education classes and
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people of color. The U.S. government has criminalized her even though she was never a criminal. One of the organization’s she joined‚ Black Panther Party‚ became the number one organization targeted by the FBI’s counter intelligence program. Shorty after‚ she joined the Black Liberation Army. She would be considered a political prisoner because she was a black revolutionary who fought for the inequality in the communities. She was also a political educator for children. Because she was part of
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Imagine being alive in the 1960’s. Everything you see in today’s world compared to the 1960’s would be dramatically different. What would you do if you saw a black man being beaten to near death? Would you stand there and watch‚ call for help‚ encourage it? Some of the things in the 1960’s haven’t changed in today’s world. They just simply are not as bad as it used to be. Attitudes in race in the past and now have changed dramatically in perspective. Compared to today and the past there are way more
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well as the Black Power Movement during the 1960’s. Carmichael began his journey to becoming a prominent figure in African-American History when he was accepted into Howard University in 1960‚ even though he had been offered scholarships to other prominent universities‚ Carmichaels choice was Howard‚ due to the fact that he wanted to stay close to the Civil Rights Movement and be around those that were active in it. This is where he would start learning and questioning the rights of blacks and the treatment
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Which is mightier‚ the pen or the sword? Throughout history‚ there have been two main tactics of promoting a cause: the pen and the sword. The pen refers to writing and giving speeches whereas the sword refers to violent direct actions. One tactic is more civil and metropolitan the other is more forceful and dynamic. African-American rights and Women Rights have been stood for in the national spotlight. Both tactics have been used for each movement‚ but which tactic was more effective for promoting
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between the two groups during the sixties. He states‚ "many of us who went south to work with Dr. King in the sixties were gay. A lot of gay people who could not come out for their own liberation could invest the same energies in the liberation of black people" (Rimmerman 19). The trying 1960s brought about significant progress in laying the groundwork for future gains of both movements. The Freedom Summer of 1964‚ also called the Mississippi Summer Project‚ was a concerted effort launched to register
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stereotypes. Cultural dominance was set since the first settlers began to participate in the slave trade. While the black slaves looked very different than their white counterparts‚ it was the culture of these Africans that subjected them to discrimination. Slave owners believed their culture was superior‚ meaning they could rape‚ enslave‚ and hold their workers prisoner without punishment. Blacks continue to be mistreated by the whites in power till this day‚ whether it be profiling by authorities leading
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Megan Paradise Professor Lee Response to Black Power Mixtape 2/8/13 Response to Black Power Mixtape I can honestly say that going into the clip of the film we watched‚ I knew next to nothing about the Black Panther Party‚ or any other type of advocacy for the movement‚ other then Martin Luther King Jr. What I did know what the typical story told to us in school. Dr. King was a peaceful man‚ the good guy‚ and Malcolm X and The Black Panther Party were the radicals‚ the bad guys. After watching
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oppression. Later in life Carmichael was quoted saying “My old man believed in this work-and-overcome stuff. He was religious‚ never lied‚ never cheated or stole. He did carpentry all day and drove taxis all night and the next thing that came to that poor black man was death from working too hard. And he was only in his 40’s.” ("Stokely Carmichael Biography"). Earning citizenship in the United States at the age of 13‚ Carmichael and his family migrated from the city to a predominantly Italian and Jewish
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In the 1960s it was a hard time for black Americans. There was a revolution being driven by two well know black civil rights leaders. The first phase of the revolution was driven by a young Islamic black man‚ Malcolm X‚ who was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was adamant that blacks needed to take care of their own business. In the issue of black integration in American culture. Malcolm X had the ability to reach any one member of the black nation in America. This revolution was
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