The Black Panther Party
•Founded by Stokely Carmichael
•Militant group which openly called for the use of violence
•“Minister of War” was Bobby Seale and “Minister of Propaganda” was Eldridge Cleaver
•The group fizzled out in the 1970s as more equality legislation was brought in
•Militant group which openly called for the use of violence
•“Minister of War” was Bobby Seale and “Minister of Propaganda” was Eldridge Cleaver
•The group fizzled out in the 1970s as more equality legislation was brought in
Summary: The Black Panther Party was a militant group that wanted to use violence to promote equality. The group dies down when more equality was brought in.
Question: If the Black Panther Party did not die down would they still be fighting for rights today?
“We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity.”
― Fred Hampton