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The "Ten-point Program" of the Black Panther Party included the following (interpret it as you wish):
What We Believe:
- We believe that Black People will not be free until we are able to determine our own destiny.
- We believe that the federal government is responsible and obligated to give every man employment or a guaranteed income. We believe that if the White American business men will not give full employment, the means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the community so that the people of the community can organize and employ all of its people and give a high standard of living.
- We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules was promised 100 years ago as redistribution for slave labor and mass murder of Black people. We will accept the payment in currency which will be distributed to our many communities: the Germans are now aiding the Jews in Israel for genocide of the Jewish people. The Germans murdered 6,000,000 Jews. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of over 50,000,000 Black people; therefore, we feel that this is a modest demand that we make.
- We believe that if the White landlords will not give decent housing to our Black community, then the housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that our community, with government aid, can build and make a decent housing for its people.
- We believe in an educational system that will give our people a knowledge of self. If a man does not have knowledge of himself and his position in society and the world, then he has little chance to relate to anything else.
- We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, like Black people, are being victimized by the White racist government of America. We will protect ourselves from the force and violence of the racist police and the racist military, by whatever means necessary.
- We believe we can end police brutality in our Black community by organizing Black self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our Black community from racist police oppression and brutality. The second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States gives us the right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all Black people should arm themselves for self-defense.
- We believe that all Black people should be released from the many jails and prisons because they have not received a fair and impartial trial.
- We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution so that Black people will receive fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the U.S Constitution gives a man a right to be tried by his peers. A peer is a persons from a similar economic, social, religious, geographical, environmental, historical, and racial background. To do this the court will be forced to select a jury from the Black community from which the Black defendant came. We have been, and are being tried by all-white juries that have no understanding of "the average reasoning man" of the Black community.
- When in the course of human events, it become necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, and that all men are created equal that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,--that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its power in such a form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accused. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, and their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards of their future security.
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Militant African-American political party?
You may be referring to the Black Panther Party of the 1960s and 1970s. It never had a large following, but it was often in the news because some of its leaders were considered controversial by the mainstream press and by many in the general public.
Who is the group leader of the black panthers?
The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a black revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The Black Panther Party achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s.[1]Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of black neighborhoods from police brutality.[2] The leaders of the organization espoused socialist andMarxist doctrines; however, the Party's early black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership.[3] The Black Panther Party's objectives and philosophy expanded and evolved rapidly during the party's existence, making ideological consensus within the party difficult to achieve, and causing some prominent members to openly disagree with the views of the leaders.The organization's official newspaper, The Black Panther, was first circulated in 1967. Also that year, the Black Panther Party marched on the California State Capitol in Sacramento in protest of a selective ban on weapons. By 1968, the party had expanded into many cities throughout the United States, among them, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Newark, New Orleans, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.. Peak membership was near 10,000 by 1969, and their newspaper, under the editorial leadership of Eldridge Cleaver, had a circulation of 250,000.[4] The group created a Ten-Point Program, a document that called for "Land, Bread, Housing, Education, Clothing, Justice and Peace", as well as exemption from conscription for black men, among other demands.[5] With the Ten-Point program, "What We Want, What We Believe", the Black Panther Party expressed its economic and political grievances.[6]Gaining national prominence, the Black Panther Party became an icon of the counterculture of the 1960s.[7] Ultimately, the Panthers condemned black nationalism as "black racism" and became more focused on socialism without racial exclusivity.[8] They instituted a variety of community social programs designed to alleviate poverty, improve health among inner city black communities, and soften the Party's public image.[9] The Black Panther Party's most widely known programs were its armed citizens' patrols to evaluate behavior of police officers and its Free Breakfast for Children program. However, the group's political goals were often overshadowed by their criminality and their confrontational, militant, and violent tactics against police.[9] [10][11]Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover called the party "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country,"[12]and he supervised an extensive program (COINTELPRO) of surveillance, infiltration, perjury, police harassment, assassination,[13] and many other tactics designed to undermine Panther leadership, incriminate party members and drain the organization of resources and manpower. Through these tactics, Hoover hoped to diminish the Party's threat to the general power structure of the U.S., or even maintain its influence as a strong undercurrent.[14] Angela Davis, Ward Churchill, and others have alleged that federal, state and local law enforcement officials went to great lengths to discredit and destroy the organization, including assassination.[15][16][17] Black Panther Party membership reached a peak of 10,000 by early 1969, then suffered a series of contractions due to legal troubles, incarcerations, internal splits, expulsions and defections. Popular support for the Party declined further after reports appeared detailing the group's involvement in illegal activities such as drug dealing and extortion schemes directed against Oakland merchants.[18] By 1972 most Panther activity centered around the national headquarters and a school in Oakland, where the party continued to influence local politics. Party contractions continued throughout the 1970s; by 1980 the Black Panther Party comprised just 27 members.[19]
Were Black Panther protests violent?
Some protests related to the release of the film "Black Panther" were peaceful and focused on advocating for more representation and diversity in the film industry. However, there were isolated incidents of violence reported at a few screenings, but these were not widespread or indicative of the overall response to the movie.
What did Black Panther Party want?
Firs and foremost The Black Panther Party was a far-left party so it's ideology is based on socialist principles. Now the particularities of the party are derived from the fact the it was orientated towards African-American rights but not only and the core of the party "mission" was the "Ten Point Program":"1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our black Community.2. We want full employment for our people.3. We want an end to the robbery by the white man of our black Community.4. We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings.5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present-day society.6. We want all black men to be exempt from military service.7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people.8. We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails.9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities, as defined by the Constitution of the United States.10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebiscite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny."Of course along the way (from 1966 when these points were anounced to 1982 when the party dissolved) many of these principles were "forgotten" by some members and ultimately the party was divided between those who believed in a more peaceful path and those who believed that a more aggressive path should be followed.
What were some beliefs of the Jeffersonian Party?
the party believes what Thomas Jefferson believes. Like he is for small government. So just look it up on the internet and find what Jefferson believes.
Is Carlos Santana a black panther party member?
No. He however, played with some of the Panthers' members.
How long is a black panther?
about 3m depending of the panther, some can grow up to 4 and a half m in length
How is Malcolm X remembered today?
He is considered a radical revolutionary who supported Black Nationalism. He was considered a hero among the Black Panther Party. Malcolm X is today a revolutionary icon that some African-Americans are influenced by.
What is the black panther bibliography?
because they are some kind a cat in the jungle
Militant African-American political party?
You may be referring to the Black Panther Party of the 1960s and 1970s. It never had a large following, but it was often in the news because some of its leaders were considered controversial by the mainstream press and by many in the general public.
What animal is ullr?
It appears to be some kind of ancient God.
How long is a black panther's teeth?
about 3m depending of the panther, some can grow up to 4 and a half m in length
what year did the black panther become endangered?
The black panther is not a separate species. It is either a melanistic (black) morph of the leopard or of the jaguar. Neither species, overall, is considered endangered although some subspecies or local populations are.
Are some panthers black in color?
Panther is not a particular animal. It can refer to any big cat from the genus panthera- an African lion, a tiger, a leopard, a snow leopard or a jaguar. Occasionally, an animal will be born totally black in color. This only occurs with leopards and jaguars. Such an animal is known as a black panther
What does the black panther look like?
Like any other leopard or jaguar, except for the black background color. The spots can be seen when light hits the animal directly. and some could be black and brightest color:)
Are all jaguars yellow with black spots?
No, some jaguars are melanistic - all black. This color phase is called a black panther along with melanisitic leopards.
Is a black panther is real species?
No, there are melanistic (black) forms of the leopard, jaguar, or cougar which people may consider to be a black panther but the fact is that the leopard/jaguar was born with melanistic (black) chromosomes instead of normal pigmentation chromosomes. The term "black panther" is the over-all term for melanistic (black) leopards, jaguars, or cougars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blacks panthers ARE real, they're just melanistic forms of the leopard, jaguar, and cougar. It's like saying the wolf isn't real, it just has many types.
