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Black Panthers Begin
The language of the Black Panthers was violent as was their public stance. The two founders of the Black Panther Party were Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale. They preached for a "revolutionary war" but though they considered themselves an African-American party, they were willing to speak out for all those who were oppressed from whatever minority group. They were willing to use violence to get what they wanted. Their main motive for starting the group was to stop police brutality for blacks. -
Early Black Panthers
- Founders of the Black Panthers are Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton -Created to protect blacks against racism and police brutality -The Black Panthers 4 main goals were equality in education, housing, employment, and civil rights. -Brought the black community together for the same cause -preached for a African American Revolution
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Ten Point Program
-Set the Black Panthers overall goals
-Had two sections to the program- 1. what they want from the “racist leaders” of America 2. what they believe in
- Seale and Newton thought the the only way to repay blacks for the rights they've been deprived of was by these steps
-”what we want, what we believe” -
Huey Newton's 1968 Manslaughter Trial
-John Frey calls in saying he is following a known black panther vehicle
-Frey stopped Newton
-Officers receive a call and found Frey bleeding to death and Heanes slumped in his car, wounded.
-Police found Huey Newton in a nearby hospital.
- Newtons trial took place from July 15 to September 8, 1968.
-Charged with first-degree murder, felonious assault, and kidnapping. -
Edgar Hoover leads FBI investigations into Black Panther activities
-In August 1967, the FBI started a program to “Black Nationalist Hate Groups”
-Black Panthers were described as a threat to society
-By July 1969, they became the primary focus
-The FBI is accused of assassinating both Black Panther leaders
-Tensions on both sides continued to increase -
Free Breakfast for Children Program and Fighting Police Brutality
-Black Panthers formed the Free Breakfast for School Children Program.
-Helped poor and black people
-Cooked and served to the youth in the intercity
-The Federal government then developed other similar programs to help the poor
- Caused by angry African Amercians and violence from police officers over decades.
-Exploited open gun laws
-When confronted by police they listed off laws and utilized their rights. -
Free Breakfast for Children Program
-medical clinics, clothing distribution, first aid, transportation, rehabilitation for drug and alcohol use, and etc.
-established the Intercommunal Youth Institute
-merged with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
-organized a march in California’s capitol to protest outlawing carrying a loaded weapon in public -
Accomplishments
-Free Breakfast for Children Program
-medical clinics, clothing distribution, first aid, transportation, rehabilitation for drug and alcohol use, and etc.
-Created the Intercommunal Youth Institute
-Joined with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee -
The New Black Panthers
-The original Black Panther’s doesn't exist anymore
-Their new organization is called the New Black Panthers
-Created as a black power movement
-Wants to have their own nation with their own laws
-Wants all black prisoners in the United States to be released.
