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Huey Percy Newton Bio
•Born in Louisianna, grew up in California
- During his childhood he frequently got in trouble w/ the law
•Graduated high school, but was still illiterate
- Self educated himsled, took edu. seriously
•Furthered edu. at Merritt College,
- met partner, Bobby Seale
•Created Black Panther Party for Self Defense
- Motivated by past experiances as African Americans
- stance against police brutality http://www.biography.com/people/huey-p-newton-37369 -
Black Panthers Founded
The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. It was formed because they believed that self defence had become necessary for African Americans. They aimed to fight police brutality in the ghettos, provide services to the African American community, and acted as an inspiration to those fighting oppression. <ahref='http://web.stanford.edu/~ccarson/articles/am_left.htm' >Black Panther Party</a> -
Creation of Ten Point Program
It was a set of rules that outlined the goals and accomplishments the Black Panther Party hoped to achieve. -
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Huey P. Newton Manslaughter and Trial
charges: first-degree murder, felonious assult, and kidnapping. Verdict: guilty of voulentarly manslaughter, innocent of felonious assult, and dismissed of the charge on kidnapping, -
Started Free Breakfast Program for Children and Fought Police Brutality
The BPP founded the free breakfast for children program for children in need. It raised awareness on hunger in American cities and also showed the importance and relationship between learning and nutrition. The BPP also had a goal of fighting police brutality. http://radicalcollectivecare.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-blackpanthers-freebreakfast-for.html
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J. Edgar Hoover leads FBI investigations into Black Panther activities
• FBI program (COINTELPRO)
-Counter intellegence program
-Against black nationalists
•J. Hoover
-"the [BPP] are the greatest threat to the internal security of the country.”
-Promoted violence against the group
http://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Panther%20Party%20
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Accomplishments
The Black Panther Party was very successful in providing an inspiration to everybody struggling against oppression. They were the biggest African American revolutionary party that had existed. They also had lots of community programs such as the free breakfast for children program, clothing distribution, and health clinics. http://www.socialistalternative.org/panther-black-rebellion/the-black-panther-party-for-self-defense/ -
Modern Day
•Protests agianst police brutallity
- Evrey black man in America should be armed
- Black nationalist extremist group
- Self Defence
- Gearing up for a race war?
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Current Goals and Problems
present problems that they are working towards are to educate the public about gun laws and their legal rights in using them. Secondly, they are trying to put an end to violent crimes towards colored communities by white communities, as well as by police.
