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Internationalism is vital to black radical politics because it brings the domestic issues faced by African Americans in the United States into a larger global context. The Communist Party came to understand that exploited African Americans constituted what could be considered a nation within a nation. African Americans experienced much the same oppression in the United States as nations experienced under capitalism and its extensions of imperialism and colonialism. The Black Panther Party utilized internationalism in staunchly bringing the issues faced by black people in the United States to international recognition.
The Black Panthers was an independent tank battalion of the United States Army during World War 2. The 761st was mainly consisted of African American soldier who were not allowed to serve with white soldiers. During the war Robinson got into trouble with the law for not going to the back of a bus. After the bus ride he was reported to the military police. He was charged with many offenses that he did not commit.
The party itself was quite unique in the sense that did a little bit of everything. From embracing their right to bare arms at city hall or creating programs to help their community they did it all. They were successful because besides fighting police brutality, which was their initial goal, they improved the community by launching more than 35 Survival Programs. The Black Panther Party created significant opportunities in their communities to help each other, from tuberculosis testing to the Free Breakfast for Children program that provided free breakfasts for students. This party was so successful in West Oakland, it spread to other major cities in the US.
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton decided to help each other, help everyone else. The two came together to create the Black Panthers, which would later be renamed, and called the Black Panthers Party. Bobby Seale said “You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.” Seale broke away from the nonviolent civil rights movement to help create the Black Panthers in 1966. The Panthers became a new voice in the Civil Rights Movement, and they rejected the movement's nonviolent approach.
On May 2, 1967, Huey P. Newton, the minister of defense of the Black Panthers, said that “the time has come for black people to arm themselves against this terror before it is too late” (Document F). The group had changed to a violent point of view after they saw nothing was happening when they were
In contrary to peaceful protest and marches led by Martin Luther King there were other leaders who had more radical approaches to protest. Amongst these radical leaders are Malcolm X, Robert Williams, and the Black Panthers. The Black Panthers, a group created by in 1966, by Huey P Newton and Bobby Seale protected black communities patrolling areas with loaded firearms, monitoring police activities involving blacks. Since they were known for carrying loaded firearms FBI Director J Edgar Hoover considered the Black Panthers “the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States” (To Determine the Destiny of Our Black Community). The Black Panthers created the Ten-Point Program.
During the 1960s and 70s, America became a nation of issues and controversy. In fact, various groups of people attempted to identify the root problems within American society and the role of citizens in resolving them. During this time, the most prominent groups, still in existence today, were the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Black Panther Party, and the United Farm Workers. In the following documents, there were numerous issues within American society that were discussed, however, one of the most common problems were centered around freedom. In addition, another reason for change comprised of self-reliance.
MLK’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech and “The Ideology of the Black Panther Party” written by David Hilliard, both share similarities, although they were driven with very distinctive ideas. For instance MLK states that African Americans can never be satisfied as long as their children are robbed of their dignity by signs stating “whites only”. This shows that black kids are being subjugated by these signs that deny black people from doing certain things. Hilliard writes that the laws the government makes black people respect are oppressive laws that protect whites, but persecute them. This shows how the government is so eager to keep the black society down, that it made the laws so that they tyrannized black people.
In watching the documentary of the Black Panther Party (movement) and how they were form to better the communities around them. The Government officials, FBI in particular infuriated to destroy them in light to keep power among the weaker individuals of society. The individuals happen to be of color (Blacks, Latinos, and Asians). I did however admire how the documentary portrayed black culture at that time. Despite the things that were occurring between law enforcement and the Black Panther party, blackness was promoted and people were proud to be black.
The need for blacks to have their own so called justice against prejudice in a nation they felt were not supporting them in becoming an equal part of a world which had struggled for the rights of blacks since slavery. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense were perceived as a militant organization unlike the Ku Klux Klan. Many of those in political power felt that the panther’s organization was the next uprising for blacks following Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X for civil rights. Huey Newton followed the approach of Malcom X in trying to achieve that all black were self-contained and become a working product of society.
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense a complex nationalist organization that started off at a small poverty center in North Oakland with a few member and quickly expanded with chapters throughout the United States. They sought to educate the people on political matter, and they inspired black people start a revolution in order to have their voice be heard and their needs be met. Unlike Martin Luther King, they took on more violent approaches to try and fulfill their political agenda. This was a very interesting group that eventually span outside of the U.S.
The Black Panther Party was formed out of frustration. They were formed after the death of civil rights leader James Meredith. The party was given a boost of movement by the decline of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and SNN. They believed in fighting with nationalism, a philosophy taken from Marxism.
They were founded in 1964 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. Huey P. Newton had been an activist since he was a teenager. He had taught himself to read and attended college and law school. He met Bobby Seale in law school and they together created the Black Panther group.
The Black Panther party, a very misunderstood but known civil rights party held a strong legacy. They achieved this through their actions such as their famous strategies, their demands from the ten point program, the numerous outreaches in media, their relationship towards authorities, and their effects towards the current generation. The Black Panther formed in 1966 by 6 men, very young at the time who were fed up with the white supremacy
Their party targeted police brutality and ‘white capitalist control’. The Black Panther Party succeeded in employing more assertive and aggressive means of protest, through the Black Panthers, which formed patrols to keep an eye on police activities in the ghettos. These groups were equipped with guns, and were prepared to use them. The Black Panther Party also established a strong presence in the ghettos, by setting up self-help schemes and clinics where blacks could go for advice on their rights, as well as giving food to those who could not afford it.
