Black Panther Party: The Black Power Movement

In history there was a lot of parties and movements that involved racial equality, but the one that stood out was the Black Panther party. The black power movement started in 1966 and lasted until 1982. This movement changed the world and how African Americans perceived it. The original name for this group was the “Black Panther Party for Self-Defense”. The self-defense was there because of the lynching’s that would happen or the injustice of police beatings. Therefore, the Black Panthers were thought to be an African-American revolutionary group or party. This straightforward group was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California. The founders went by the names of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. In other words, Garret Albert Duncan wrote on Britannica,

For this reason, older African-Americans usually go to the youth at churches and schools to spread the awareness and knowledge about social groups like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). On the other hand, there were non-violent people like Martin Luther King Jr., and there were more “hands on” people like Malcolm X when it came to the equality of African-Americans. Even though both of these leaders are dead they left a huge impact on the black communities and even made more people come out and support the fight for justice. When I think about the Black Panther Party, I think about the Black Lives Matter movement (BLM) that is going on today. There aren’t police beatings like Rodney King, but there are police killings like Sandra Bland. These killings are found mainly in the African-American communities. If we had leaders like MLK or Malcolm X, then the impact would be huge. People would not would not be afraid to stand up for the equality of African-Americans. In conclusion, I think the Black Panther Party is still relevant to me because the importance of the party. It was made for us to have a representation in the world. Our ancestors started the fight, why not finish