The Black Panther Party for Self Defense

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The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was the most significant activist group during the Civil Rights Movement Era. It was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October of 1966. The Black Panthers Party was founded to fight for and protect the rights of African Americans. Believing that the approach Martin Luther King Jr. was expressing would take too long, the approach Black Panther Party took was more along the lines of Malcolm X more aggressive theories rather than Martin Luther King Jr.’s more peaceful strategy. Although it gained a lot of support quickly it was ineffective in its main agenda’s due to, government actions against them, disorganization within the BPP, and the loss and shortcomings of its leaders.

In the 1960’s the new generations were growing up into this turmoil and an outlet for many African Americans who were tired of the abuse and civil and illegal injustice done to and against them was needed. Black Panther for Self Defense was created by Huey P. Newton in 1966 in the wake of Malcolm X assassination. Gathering close companion along with Bobby Seale and David Hilliard he created the outline of the organization. Their platform and its ideals

struck a chord with blacks across the country, especially in the inner cities of the north. The

panthers were able to organize and unite these blacks. A new dawn was about to begin for African Americans throughout the United States.

Black Panthers Party for Self Defense wanted four things, equality in education, housing , civil rights and employment was based off of 10 Rules which they beloved would help start economic black reform throughout the country for African Americans;

1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the...

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