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The Black Power Movement And The Formation Of The Black Panther Party

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The Black Power Movement and the formation of the Black Panther Party was in the late 1960s. These movement directly followed after the passing of Civil Rights Voting Act of 1965. Thus, marking the end of the classic civil rights movement (Montgomery Bus Boycott to Voting Rights Act). The most publicized leader during the Classical Phase was Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his approach to promote nonviolence as a form of civil disobedience proved to be beneficial in many regions of America. Especially the cities that received a lot of media coverage. The news plays a huge role in publicizing events and by using nonviolence as a tactic allowed for success and progress to occur. Though, this is also why I believe that Black Power Movement …show more content…

This does not mean that all of Black history is erased or forgotten but it's time for a new movement to address the new freedoms that are neglected and the new forms of oppression that have been created in order to marginal the Black American race. I believe this is why the Black Power Movement began because the top down approach of the Civil Rights Movement only affected legislation, leaving a citizen’s daily life affected. The Black Power Movement began in 1966 when Stokely Carmichael traveled to Lowndes County Alabama to do what many Black Activist thought could not be done. Carmichael walked door to door to inform the Black population of their right to vote and offer protection for the blacks that wanted to participate in the election. After His work in Lowndes County a mass voting movement traveled across the south. The grassroots focus of the Black Power movement was needed especially, since many legislative changes occurred during the civil rights …show more content…

Anyone could be a part of the movement or Black Panthers causing those who are uneducated on the reasons behind the movement to only see, “Negroes with Guns.” This movement lasted until the late 70s, having a huge appeal to the younger generation (high school students) and urban communities. More high school students were in more support of the Black Panthers than they were of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This wide appeal to the common African American is why I believe the number of participants grew so rapidly during this civil rights movement. The majority of the participants being young, black, and militant caused for the stigma to develop and solidify in the minds of Americans. The stereotypes that were created by the needed militant presence during the Black Power movement has plagued that black community for nearly 40 years. America took a reactionary movement and allowed it to define a race for the last 40 years. The tactics and strategies behind the Black Power Movement were needed and should have been viewed as temporary. White America wants Black Americans to forget slavery but cannot forgive a race for being militant during a period of time when no one was concerned about the everyday safety Black

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