Black Panther Party A New Political Organization

Black Panther Party In the fall of 1966, a new political organization, based out of Oakland, California came into view and started to gain acceleration. Seeking a new alternative to King’s non-violence and civil disobedience stance, the Black Panther Party was created. The party was known as the largest Black revolutionary organization created in history. Its founders Huey P. Newton, an African-American political activist and Bobby Seale (a political activist as well). While attending the University of San Francisco School of Law, here is where Huey met Bobby Seale. The two were â€Å"involved with political groups at the school before they set out to create one of their own†. Along with Newton and seale the other original members of Panthers†¦show more content†¦We felt we had been pushed back long enough and that it was time for Negroes to come out and take over. After seeing a pamphlet with the organization s mascot, Huey was inspired by the imagery and the meaning being the p anther, he would soon adopt the animal as a symbol for his later organization we know today as the Black Panther Party. The Black Panthers founders created the party in hopes fixing social injustices that many African Americans faced during the 1960s. Because of the frequent marches and protests the sixties were known as the time of Social Revolution. Black Power was a widely repeated phrase during that time as a result of the many organizations that were created during this time to help aid African americans in their battle to gain economic and social equality. Members of the association would frequently go to where arrests were taking place and watch for any signs of abuse. The Panthers created several community programs such as â€Å"free breakfast for children, to free health clinics, to rent strikes resulting in tenant ownership of their buildings, to Liberation School for grade-schoolers, to free clothing drives, to campaigns for community control of schools, community control of police, and campaigns to stop drugs, crime, and police murder and brutality in the various Black colonies