Black Panther Party Research Paper

The Black Panther Party was a revolutionary group that was founded on October 15, 1966,

Oakland, CA. Some major things they are known for is being against racism, revolutionary

socialism, and Black nationalism, there are plenty more but it's a long list. The Black

Panthers disagreed with the African American treatment during the civil rights movement the most out of all aspects. Clayborne Carson And David Malcolm Carson state:

The Party became well known to be a black militant political organization by the late

1960's. The Panthers attracted widespread support among young urban blacks, who wore the very broad black jackets and black berets and sometimes openly showed off weapons. They attracted the attention of the local police and

So as the party grew the leaders Huey and Bobby made a list of rules. From number 1; Any party member found doing narcotics will be expelled from the party, #2 no party member can have weed or drugs in his/her possession while doing party work. #3 no party member can be found drunk doing party work, #4 no party member will violate rules relating to office work, general meetings of the black panther party. #5 no party member will use or fire a weapon of any kind unnecessarily at anyone, #6 no party member can join any other army or black liberation army, #7 no party member can have a weapon in his/her possession while intoxicated. #8 no party member will commit any crimes to another party member or African American at all, and will not steal or take a thread, #9 When and if arrested black panthers are to only give name, address and will not sign anything, #10 Every member must understand these rules.

The black panthers knew their own limitations within society at the time and tried to push it as far as it could go, and it started with the Ten Point Program. Diane

" Panther relationships with white groups were affected not only by a fear of domination but were strengthened by a nationalist outlook which placed a premium on black self-help and group consciousness complexes". Pg.28 (Gun-Barrel Politics) As you see the more credit or notability the Panthers got more officials would try to scheme to get rid of them.

This only supports the argument that the whites that hated the black panthers hated them because they're movement was gaining nationwide attention not just by violence, but trying to show the rest of the world what we could be if we were all equal and not killed or treated wrongly by the color of our skin.

Eldridge Cleaver was born in Arkansas, August 31, 1935, growing up he watched his father commit brutal acts to his mother. He later moved to California then experienced his

father leave the family. During his teenage years, he was in and out of jail for stealing and marijuana use. Around the time of 1967 Cleaver joined the Black Panther party as a minister of information while being inspired by Malcolm X. He also continued his writing