Black panther party
Black Panther Party
General:
Black revolutionary socialist organization
Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale October, 15, 1966
Set doctrine calling for the protection of black neighbourhoods from police brutality
Peak membership was near 10,000 in 1969
The Black Panther Party achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement
Uniform:
Blue shirts, black pants, black leather jackets, black berets, and openly displayed loaded shotguns.
Big Events:
At 1968 summer Olympics Tommie smith and john Carlos two American medallists gave the black power salute during the award ceremony.
Ten Point Program:
1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our black Community.
2. We want full employment for our people.
3. We want an end to the robbery by the white man of our black Community.
4. We want decent housing.
5. We want education for our people.
6. We want all black men to be exempt from military service.
7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people.
8. We want freedom for all black men held in prisons and jails.
9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities.
10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebiscite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny.
Decline:
The Party eventually fell apart due to rising legal costs and internal disputes. Some Panther leaders, such as Huey Newton and David Hilliard, favoured a focus on community service coupled with self-defence; others, such as Eldridge Cleaver, embraced a more confrontational strategy.
Legacy:
Black Panthers' "romance with the
General:
Black revolutionary socialist organization
Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale October, 15, 1966
Set doctrine calling for the protection of black neighbourhoods from police brutality
Peak membership was near 10,000 in 1969
The Black Panther Party achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement
Uniform:
Blue shirts, black pants, black leather jackets, black berets, and openly displayed loaded shotguns.
Big Events:
At 1968 summer Olympics Tommie smith and john Carlos two American medallists gave the black power salute during the award ceremony.
Ten Point Program:
1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our black Community.
2. We want full employment for our people.
3. We want an end to the robbery by the white man of our black Community.
4. We want decent housing.
5. We want education for our people.
6. We want all black men to be exempt from military service.
7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people.
8. We want freedom for all black men held in prisons and jails.
9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities.
10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebiscite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny.
Decline:
The Party eventually fell apart due to rising legal costs and internal disputes. Some Panther leaders, such as Huey Newton and David Hilliard, favoured a focus on community service coupled with self-defence; others, such as Eldridge Cleaver, embraced a more confrontational strategy.
Legacy:
Black Panthers' "romance with the