The Black Panther Party
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, Calififornia, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was one of the era’s most influential and controversial movements. Its members confronted politicians, challenged the police, and acted, they said, in self-defense to protect citizens from brutality. Some leaders connected the Black Power movement in the United States to the Black nationalism and liberation movement in Africa and the Caribbean.
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, Calififornia, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was one of the era’s most influential and controversial movements. Its members confronted politicians, challenged the police, and acted, they said, in self-defense to protect citizens from brutality. Some leaders connected the Black Power movement in the United States to the Black nationalism and liberation movement in Africa and the Caribbean.
- Lessons to Be Learned from the Black Panther Party Experience Fifty Years Later
- Smithsonian Magazine: The Rank and File Women of the Black Panther Party and Their Powerful Influence
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Black and Proud: The Music of the Black Panther Party