Durant Era As an artist‚ Sam Durant was widely inspired by the political‚ social‚ and cultural issues of the world and in this piece that he created was inspired by Huey P. Newton himself and Blank Panther Party that was located in Oakland‚ CA. The Black Panther Party was founded by Newton and Bobby Seale and began in Oakland‚ CA around October 1966. During the 1960’s of California‚ there was a wide range of protests and civil rights movements throughout the region of the state and the United States
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using a three-finger salute that was adapted from the movie‚ The Hunger Games. The three-finger salute is a gesture used when saying goodbye to a loved one‚ although later on in The Hunger Games series‚ it progressed into a indication of rebellion. The act of using the three-finger salute began after the country’s coup and has since then‚ forced the authorities to arrest whoever raises the salute in public. Before the premiere of the movie‚ several students raised their salutes and were immediately
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previously The Black Power Movement was for the enrichment of African- Americans against the odds of racism that they faced at this time. But the movement did not solely involve Black supremacy. It dealt with improving the African-Americans standard of living socially. Its goals were simply to promote Black Nationalism and Black solidarity‚ also to create social and political institutions for African-Americans. At this time‚ Trinidadian-American black activist Stokely Carmichael was rising to power as the
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incarceration and police brutality. She explains their organizations objectives of ‘Black Power’‚ a term she uses throughout the book‚ referencing and paying homage to Stokely Carmichael’s memorable rallying slogan. As she states in her introduction‚ “The study of Black Power doesn’t just fill holes in scholarly literature; it fills holes in the tapestry of American past. It fills bullet holes.” (pg. 5) Although the term ‘Black Power’ became an iconic slogan for BPP’s resistance‚ it was also feared by many
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Black Culture: Then and Now In order to fully get a clear picture of Black culture in America‚ you have to know the history of where it came from to understand what it has evolved into today. The very informative documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 directed by Göran Olsson‚ a Swedish filmmaker‚ gives the viewer documented evidence of the history of Black culture in America. To compare and contrast the movement from then to now is in to say the least‚ personally important to me because
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Malcolm X had shared his thoughts with everyone and found their responses to be positive. Malcolm X had a new outlook on the future‚ he began to speak to all races‚ not just African Americans. Malcolm X had influenced the Black Power movement‚ also known as the Black Panther Party. Malcolm X influenced many people‚ the way he was able to deliver his speeches was incredible and the way he could talk to people was powerful. In the year of 1964‚ Malcolm X would receive death threats. A telephone
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Flag Salute Cases Is the enforcement of the pledge to the flag unconstitutional? In the case Minersville School District v. Gobitis of 1940‚ the court upheld a Pennsylvania state law requiring all students to say the pledge to the flag. The case was brought to court because it was common practice to expel students from school that were not complying with the law. The children at the heart of the case were ten and twelve years old‚ and had been kicked out of school. They were refusing to pledge
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Should professional athletes be required to stand and salute the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance? Should professional athletes have to do what they do not believe in? In fact‚ this topic is a major issue in America. Even more important players are not standing or saluting during the Pledge of Allegiance because they want change. Professional athletes should not be required to stand and salute the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance because they have freedom to express their beliefs‚ they want
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The Black Power Movement During and after the days of Jim Crow‚ blacks in the United States were economically and socially oppressed. Blacks still faced lower wages than whites‚ segregation of public amenities and racial discrimination. At this time many groups were created to challenge these injusticces. The Black Power Movement and the Civil Rights movement were similar because they both fought for equal rights and equal treatment for African Americans. However‚ they
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As Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom indicates‚ an issue such as classism is not merely an ideology‚ but a way that differentiates the classes on a social and economic scale. Classism is reflected in the play where the people on the top feel they are naturally superior to those on the bottom‚ especially displayed through the set-up of the recording studio. Irvin and Sturdyvant are at the top of the economic scale and are characterized as the leaders of those below them. They feel that because they are of
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