Black Panther Party Test Flashcards
(46 cards)
What is historiography?
the way in which history has been written
Who was James Baldwin?
Civil rights activist that heavily influenced the Black Panthers with his writing
The majority of Black Panther Party members were…..
Women & Young People
Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party? When was it founded?
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale; 1966 in Oakland, CA
The famous phrase of the Black Panther Party is…?
All Power to the People!
What is socialism?
the political and economic theory that means the production, distribution, and exchange of good should be regulated by the community as a whole (Equality)
What did the Black Panther Party do once it was founded?
Patrols of the Oakland Police Department - Armed with guns, law books, and pocket constitutions
Black socialists believed that….
Redistribution of wealth; capitalism and racism kept African Americans oppressed
What are People’s/Survival Programs?
Programs that the Black Panther Party started because they felt they were necessary for survival
Free Breakfast for School Children Program (1969)
Survival program to feed children who weren’t eating a filling and nutritious breakfast each morning.
Sickle Cell Anemia Research Program (1971)
Survival program to test and create a cure for sickle-cell anemia (deadly disease that mainly affects African Americans)
Free Ambulance Service (1972)
Survival program to assist African Americans who were either elderly or injured with a free ride to/from the hospital.
First Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want Freedom. We believe that that Black people will not be free until we are able to determine our destiny.
Second Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want full employment for our people
Third Point of the Ten Point Program -
Demanding the retribution they were promised for the millions of slave deaths in the form of currency
Fourth Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want decent housing fit for the shelter of human beings
Fifth Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want education for our people, education that teaches us our true history and role in the present-day society.
Sixth Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want all black men to be exempt from military service
Seventh Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want an immediate end to police brutality and the murder of Black people
Eighth Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want freedom for all Black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails
Ninth Point of the Ten Point Program -
We want all black people to be tried by a jury from their community; not by white people
Tenth Point of the Ten Point Program - We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, Justice and peace
We want basic human rights and privileges given to white people.
What is COINTELPRO
FBI’s Counter Intelligence Program
The director of the FBI that targeted the Black Panther Party and its affiliates and led COINTELPRO was
J. Edgar Hoover