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BLACK PANTHERS
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- 1WHAT IS COINTELPRO?- Counter Intelligence Programme -
1956 - to disrupt activities of the communist party in the United States. - 2DIVISION BETWEEN NOI (NATION OF ISLAM) AND MALCOM X?- Religious philosophy
- Political goals
- Abuse of Women
- Pan Africanism (pro Africa)
-Shooting of Malcom X by memeber of NOI (1965) - 3DIVISIONS BETWEEN NOI AND MALCOM X (Abuse of Women)Elijah Muhammed's affairs with illigetimate children came to surface (Malcom X probably knew about them but claimed he didnt in the media)
- 4DIVISIONS BETWEEN NOI AND MALCOM X (political goals)Malcom X defies Elijah Muhammed by commenting on the media on JFK'S death "the chickens coming home to rood" He is publically suspended for 90 days.
- 5DIVISIONS BETWEEN NOI AND MALCOM X (Religious philosophy)Malcom X takes a pilgrimage and returns noticeably less radical
- 6DIVISION BETWEEN NOI AND MALCOM X (pan- Africanism)Malcom X comes back from Mecca and forma a new group organisation of Afro American unity. This group said that racism and NOT white people were the reason for clack oppresion.
- 7METHOD ONE (patrol the pigs) -AIMS-AIMS: The campaign was designed to keep the police under surveillance and in doing so would protect African Americans from the abuse of power.
- 8METHOD ONE (Patrol the pigs) -METHOD-METHOD: Any time a police patrol stopped or arrested an African American, Black Panther patrols would observe the incident. Huey newton was incolved in the campaign, he would interfere by questioning the police - drawing a crowd.
- 9METHOD ONE (patrol the pigs) OUTCOMEThe campain highlighted polices abuses and educated black residents on their legal rights. The campaign had great support meaning the BPP grew
- 10METHOD ONE (patrol the pigs) OPPOSITIONThe californian state governenment felt threatened by the campaign and attepmted to ban the black panther patrols, in response the panthers courted media attention winning further support
- 11METHOD ONE (patrol the pigs) SUCESS?Due to media attention, in 1967 the party had become a national organisation with 35 locoal groups across 15 states.
- 12METHOD 2 (survival programme) AimsFrom 1968 the party emphasised welfare programmes rather than confrontations with the police. 'survival programmes aimed to improve lives of AA's living in Northern Ghettos
- 13METHOD TWO (survival programme) MethodThe Black panthers included on their programme:
- Free breakfast for school children programme
- Free health clinics
- Free liberation schools - 14METHOD TWO (surivival programme) Sucess?The free breakfast campaign was succesful, it fed over 10,000 children each day.
The clinics were sucessful. They offered tests for conditions affecting AA's (sickle cell disease) The clinic became popular and women groups and hispanics soon followed in their footsteps. - 15CELEBRITIES WHO SUPPORTED BLACK PANTHERSjimmi hendrix, Richard pryor, james brown...
- 16WHO WERE BLACK PANTHERS FUNDED BY?Huey Newton and Bobby searle
(1966) - 17WHAT WERE THEIR MAIN ASPECTS OF FOCUS?1. Self defence
2. Economic improvement - 18WHY WERE BP'S CRITICAL OF THE CRM?they were critical of the leadership - people who chose to work with white people and faling to understand the real needs of black people (MLK?)
- 19BLACK PANTHER TEN POINT PROGRAMME1. determine the destiny of our oppressed communities
2. free healh care for all oppressed.
3. immediate end to police brutality
4. immediate end to all wars of aggressio
5. full employment
6. end to robbery
7. decent housing - fit for shelter
8. decent education
9. freedom for all oppresed
10. land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace.
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- AS level History unit 1 (pursuing life and liberty) Flashcards on BLACK PANTHERS , created by Lucy-Wood on 09/02/2015.
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