The Black Panther Party A Decade Like The Sixties

Batoul Labban Professor Logan ENWR105_CAFA15 15 November 2015 The Black Panther Party Out of all the decades, there has never been a decade like the sixties. The sixties was filled with diversity, hope, problems, anger and even solutions. A lot of different life changing events and organizations were taken place in the sixties. One major organization that took place in the sixties was The Black Panther Party. The major goal for this organization was to protect the African Americans and provide them with equal rights and opportunities. The Black Panthers used violence to get what they want. When The Black Panthers Party was formed there was a lot going on at the time. The creation of The Black Panthers was the result of the Civil Rights†¦show more content†¦The Black Panthers were an African American rebellious party that was founded in Oakland, California in the year of 1966. Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale were two organizers of the Panthers. Newton â€Å"saw himself as a revolutionary in his opposition to oppression and discrimin ation.† (Blake 248) Both Newton and Seale were in prison around the time that they created The Black Panthers. They sensed that violence was the only choice they had to get what they want. The Panthers usually set guards in the black communities to look out for police brutality and protected the people living there. The larger culture that the Black Panthers stood against is that of political and social domination. The Black Panthers wanted equal rights and opportunities. â€Å"Working class people of all colors must unite against the exploitative, oppressive ruling class. Let me emphasize again — we believe our fight is a class struggle, not a race struggle.† stated Bobby Seale. Bobby Seale felt like the issue was not about the race but more about the level they were at, at that time. Many people had many different ideas about the Black Panthers. Some pictured them as violent hate groups while others thought they were defending themselves and their rights. This all has do with how the organization acted towards society and how they were portrayed in the media or newspaper. The media saw the Panthers as the violent group who used violence against everyone. The Black Panthers had their own newspaper