the Black Panthers Flashcards
1
Q
when was it founded and who by?
A
1966 in Oakland California by P.Newton and Bobby Seal
2
Q
what did the black panther’s 10-point platform include?
A
- full employment
- educating kids on black history and encouraging pride
- decent housing
- self-determination
- reparations
- police brutality
- ghetto improvements
- world-wide working class struggle
3
Q
how many members did they have?
A
only 5,000 but they had a huge impact on society.
4
Q
how did the black panther’s assist people living in economic deprivation and ghettos?
A
- 40 clinics advising on health, welfare and legal rights
- they ran breakfast programmes for thousands of black children
- raised awareness for sickle cell anaemia; which disproportionately effected the black community
5
Q
how did the BP’s help education?
A
1969 - they set up their first ever liberation school, which was a summer camp for blacks in Berkeley.
6
Q
how did the BP’s combat police brutality?
A
- they stock piled weapons and self defence
- 1967 they surrounded the California state legislature protest against repressive legislation
7
Q
significance and evaluation of the BP’s?
A
- attracted alot of media attention
- polls in the black community suggest that majority supported their cause.
8
Q
when did the black panthers begin to decline?
A
in 1970’s
