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The black panthers was one of the reason why black people became freed from slavery which is why they did so many things during the civil rights to help the African Americans. The black panthers showed great courage when they were faced against the white community. There were many African Americans that joined the Black Panther organization but few of them survived. The Black Panther also used violence to solve their problems among man. What caused the black panthers to use violence is such hatred between the whites against the blacks. The African Americans did like the black panthers. The black panthers also use a strict tone so the people could take them seriously. The Black Panther’s organization was active in the United States from 1966 …show more content…

Also six months later of that year officers of the law arrested the defense minister of the panthers “Huey Newton” for killing an Oakland police officer. Later on of course the rest of the black panthers found out and “Panther Eldridge Cleaver” begins the movement to “free Huey”. It was a long while till Huey Newton was released from jail but during that time a person named Stokely Carmichael who was the former chairmen of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and soon became a nationally known proponent of black power. He soon later on was recruited into the Black Panther party through the struggle of Huey being in prison. He also took a spot in the Black Panther’s Organization of the ministry …show more content…

Minister Khallid Abdul Muhammad as you can see here in 1998 led an armed militant group of New Black Panther members into Jasper, Texas to chase out the Ku Klux Klan who were making a mockery of the beheading and dragging death of brother James Byrd. Also on Sept 5th, 1998 Minister Khallid Abdul Muhammad was the convener of the Million Youth March Black Power Rally which was held on Malcolm X Blvd in New York. With the help of the December 12th Movement, the Million Youth March won historic legal battles against the racist Giuliani administration over free speech "constitutional rights". The millions of youth marched and moved on towards the street continuing with the protest of their freedom

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