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By Peter Kolesnik, Mark Kairelshtein, Mitchell Kevett BLACK PANTHERS
By Peter Kolesnik, Mark Kairelshtein, Mitchell Kevett
BLACK PANTHERS
Significant Figures of The Black Panther Party
Huey P. NewtonHuey was a co-founder
of the Black Panther Party, and was a major African-American political and urban activist. He had a long series of confrontations with law enforcement, including several convictions. In 1989 he was shot and killed in Oakland, California.
Bobby SealeRobert George “Bobby”
Seale was the second co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Seale, much like Huey Newton, had several run-ins with law enforcement, and was arrested and charged with conspiracy to create a riot outside of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL.
These program was made to describe what the Black Panthers wanted to achieve.
Most of the 10 points were put in place to bring equality in parts of America’s society like Employment, Housing, Education, ext.
10 Point Program
Impact on Civil Rights EraThey encouraged other African Americans to
fight back and defend themselves against aggression and racism.
Made African Americans seem violent and dangerous to already racist people.
Created programs that fed poor and hungry African Americans.
They made African Americans and other minorities feel safer.
The FBI did not like the rebellious ways of the Black Panther.
The FBI spent millions of dollars to take down the party.
FBI Activities
During the 1970’s the party started to become more aggressive, hurting their reputation.
Soon this new aggression in the party brought them to their demise.
By the 1980 the party was down to 27 memebers.
The Demise of the Black Panthers
