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Black Panther Party Research Paper

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Throughout history, African Americans have had to overcome slavery, hardships, and injustice. They had to fight to get their voice heard and their lives were taken seriously. The Black Panther Party started October 15, 1966, in Oakland, California, by Bobby Seal and Huey P. Newton. The organization started based on the life’s work of Malcolm X and his values. Bobby Seal and Huey Newton were both drawn to his speeches and agreed with the many ideas he expressed about racism and equality. Some things they were known for was giving back to their community, being strong brave leaders, and a voice for African Americans. Furthermore, they strived to be positive leaders in their community the way Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were leaders in their community. Although the BPP ended in 1982 the New Black Panther party started in 1989. Even though, the NBPP is active today they don’t have the same values as the original group; such as equal rights, no racism, and revolutionary solidarity. The New Black Panther Party has many different values then what Huey Newton, Bobby Seal and the …show more content…

Newton and Seale made a system of beliefs to empower the black community. For example “we want freedom we want the power to determine the destiny of our Black community. We believe that Black people will not be free until we are able to determine our destiny. This is one of the many belief systems that Newton and Huey created. The BPP also gave back to their community by creating a breakfast program for schools that served 19 cities and 20,000 children. They also had health clinics in 13 cities, peoples free ambulance service, Black Panther newspaper, youth institute and free food program. This shows that the BPP was dedicated to giving back to their community and those who were in need. They were a group of people who took pride in their community and the people in

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