Panthers
Ashley Lewis
Ms. Bostick
US History (Period 4)
May 31, 2013
Black Panthers
One of the biggest contributors to help develop civil rights in the United States was the Black Panther Party. This civil rights movement created by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California of 1966 was considered to be the “greatest threat to the internal security of the country” (US History 13.3). This party was created to specifically focus on self-defense especially from police brutality. Section 1: Background information: when, where, who, why, what. Why did the movement occur and what was happening that made people want to protest. Section 2: Analyzing the issue: using opinion and counter argument. Section 3: Arguing about the issue: why should the reader care, persuaing argument, giving an emotional appeal. In Oakland, California, October 1966, persons Huey Newton and Bobby Seale established The Black Panther Party (BPP). Huey and Bobby met in the early sixties whilst at Meritt Junior College in West Oakland (Wood 1, Rajguru 2, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense). Both of these men were active in Black politics for several years before they came together to form the Panthers. (same site as previous sentence). The “Black Panther Party for Self Defense” was formed to protect Black individuals and neighborhoods from police brutality (ushistory.org). This party was based off of the Black Power Movement. The Black Power Movement was also formed in 1966 and was rooted from the ideas of Malcom X who was a very insperational person to the Black Panther Party. This movement stressed the self-sufficiency, self-assertion, and Black pride (13.3 US Packet). During the time of the 1970’s the black power movement had a great social impact on minorities because the Panthers showed that they were supporters amongst Blacks in the major cities by 90% (Wood 1, Rajguru 2, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense). During the March Against Fear in Mississippi in 1966
Ms. Bostick
US History (Period 4)
May 31, 2013
Black Panthers
One of the biggest contributors to help develop civil rights in the United States was the Black Panther Party. This civil rights movement created by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California of 1966 was considered to be the “greatest threat to the internal security of the country” (US History 13.3). This party was created to specifically focus on self-defense especially from police brutality. Section 1: Background information: when, where, who, why, what. Why did the movement occur and what was happening that made people want to protest. Section 2: Analyzing the issue: using opinion and counter argument. Section 3: Arguing about the issue: why should the reader care, persuaing argument, giving an emotional appeal. In Oakland, California, October 1966, persons Huey Newton and Bobby Seale established The Black Panther Party (BPP). Huey and Bobby met in the early sixties whilst at Meritt Junior College in West Oakland (Wood 1, Rajguru 2, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense). Both of these men were active in Black politics for several years before they came together to form the Panthers. (same site as previous sentence). The “Black Panther Party for Self Defense” was formed to protect Black individuals and neighborhoods from police brutality (ushistory.org). This party was based off of the Black Power Movement. The Black Power Movement was also formed in 1966 and was rooted from the ideas of Malcom X who was a very insperational person to the Black Panther Party. This movement stressed the self-sufficiency, self-assertion, and Black pride (13.3 US Packet). During the time of the 1970’s the black power movement had a great social impact on minorities because the Panthers showed that they were supporters amongst Blacks in the major cities by 90% (Wood 1, Rajguru 2, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense). During the March Against Fear in Mississippi in 1966