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Racism In The Black Panther Party

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In order to gain an understanding of the setting, in terms of the time and place, of Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, one needs to understand the many changes in the United States and in the world during the 1930s. Globally, several dictatorships came to power in Europe which cause threatened peace. In the United States, the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression changed the economy of the country. We were also flooded with new technologies and times of racial tension. It is also during this time that racism was/were something to which people paid attention. More specifically, The Black Panther Party and what they did. The Black Panther Party (BPP) established for self defense in October 1966, arose during the so-called Black Power …show more content…

Later on her friend Ron Black was talked to the BPP leadership about Reene’s beating , he was murdered shortly after. One of the most well known things in the 1900’s was the rounding up of “Panther 21” in New York 1969 “Frequent raids to round up and jail Black Panther members.” (ic.galegroup.com) The Black Panther Party was shortly The Black Panthers were practically the answer to racism in the 30’s-60’s because they made proper housing happen, education, land, food, clothing, and freedom. COME BACK TO THIS FUCKING PART
Another issue that is still common in today's world is police brutality. They wanted an “immediate end to police brutality and murder of blacks.”(ic.galegroup.com)One event that is currently happening is Black Lives Matter and this is dealing with police killings of blacks and broader issues. The blacks began protesting against the police, which led to more and more outbursts of police brutality. The BPP “served as an emblem of black power and pride at a time when many blacks felt intimidated by brutal police

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