The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seal as a form of advocacy for African- Americans. I believe that it is not the people’s fault that people think of the group so poorly‚ it is the hearsay and the information that the media portrays. I believe that the Black Panthers are misunderstood because they were different from their time. They were not as calm‚ peaceful‚ and passive as the protestors who are under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Black Panthers‚ also known as the Black Panther Party for Self Defense‚ are a group who’s name is still known today for its efforts in Black Power and politics in the United States. The group can be seen as a very personal movement to those of us here in California due to the group being founded in California‚ Oakland to be more exact. The group was formed by friends Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale. He and Bobby Seale had become friends while attending Merritt College. The two originally
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Manuel Amado Professor Yale R Magrass SOA 310-01/02 Research Project Social Movement Talk about the black panthers The Declaration of Independence states that “All men are created equal‚” but due to the institution of slavery‚ woman not having the right to vote‚ income inequality this statement was not to be grounded in law in the United States until after the Civil War and not satisfied for many years thereafter. It was not until 1865‚ when the Thirteenth Amendment was confirmed and finally put
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There are several fundamental reasons why students all over the world choose to pursue higher education: to broaden their knowledge base‚ to achieve financial independence‚ and to be a part of an environment that fosters personal growth. I truly believe that the best way to accomplish these three goals is to fully immerse oneself in a stimulating environment‚ where there is an abundance of opportunities to grow both during and after college. I am currently a second-year student at Northern Virginia
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2017 Black Panther Party The younger generations of African Americans know their freedom‚ live their freedoms daily‚ but don’t know who fought for their freedoms. The strong and bountiful speeches that activists such as Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Malcom X gave to the African American population in local communities gave valuable knowledge to these communities. The founders of the Black Panther Party‚ Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton‚ paved the way for African Americans using the Black Panther Organization
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Black Panther Party for Self Defense The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in October 1966‚ in Oakland‚ California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Armed with sincerity‚ the words of revolutionaries such as Mao Tse-Tung and Malcolm X‚ law books‚ and rifles‚ the Black Panther Party fed the hungry‚ protected the weak from racist police‚ and presented a Ten Point Platform and Program of Black political and social activism. Its "survival programs"-such as food giveaways‚ free health
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and the Black Panther. They are two different species because they live in different habitats‚ and don’t have any common breeding or feeding habits. Neither of them looks like the other. A panther’s appearance is designed to help them survive in their habitat. “The panther is a large powerful‚ carnivorous feline with a keen sense of hearing and sight. They are solitary animals that are extremely agile- can leap up to twenty feet‚ have sharp claws and strong jaws” (“Facts about Panthers”). Because
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Isn’t it amazing how beautiful and majestic‚ an animal such as the black panther could be‚ and I bet you didn’t even know that they are on the verge of extinction. Black panthers are made up of four different types of large cats in the animal kingdom that can alter the color of their coat. Black panthers are also exceptional hunters who never let go on their prey. Unfortunately‚ however‚ humans are driving these extraordinary animals on the brink of extinction and we are the only ones who can help
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Africana Studies Panthers The formation of the Black Panthers began because of the brutality from the police towards Blacks. These black men were tired of seeing the people in their community be scared and do nothing about the abuse from the white man. Blacks were fed up with the government ignoring the important needs in their community‚ and decided that it was time to learn their rights and exercise it to get results. When the Black Panthers first started other Black people of the community viewed them as a
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The Black Panther Party was a subversive group of black nationalists and socialists active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. On October 15th‚ 1966‚ the party was born in Oakland California. The party’s main purpose was to refute the oppression of black citizens by police officers‚ and challenge the police’s overall treatment of the black community. In 1969‚ community involvement became a crucial activity of the party. Example of this community service included free breakfast for children
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