Black Panther Party Major Quiz Flashcards
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What was Assata Shakur accused of?
Being an accomplice to murder.
What was Assata Shakur’s original name?
Joanne Chesimard
What happened in the encounter that had Assata Shakura arrested?
She was left critically wounded; Two state troopers and her friend were killed.
What was meant when Richard Nixon raised the slogan of “law and order”?
Used to discredit the Black liberation movement and justify the deployment of police.
How much did NJ governor Christine Todd Whitman offer for Assata Shakura’s return?
$50,000
Who was Emory Douglas?
Early member of the BPP; Illustrator of the BP Newspaper
What was the Black Panther Newspaper?
Newspaper that let different BPP chapters communicate what was happening in their part of the US; primary source of income for party and its members
Bill AB-1591
Bill that made it illegal to carry loaded firearms in public; Designed to disarm the Black Panther Party
What were the main points of the Black Panther’s “Primary Mandate #1”
California Legislature was racist and the violence that they used on Black people was also used abroad
Mulford Act
Took away peoples’ rights to openly carry loaded guns in CA. - Great recruiting tool for the B.P.P
Sacramento Incident
Ended with 20 people being arrested and a never-ending cycle of Panthers going to jail - Discourages them through keeping members in jail
Long, hot summer of 1967
More than 150 cases of civil unrest; riots and violence; COINTELPRO made the same year
Kerner Report
Report to discover the cause of the 1967 riots. - White society is deeply implicated in the ghetto and white society condones it. Recommendations to stop this were ignored.
John Frey
Oakland police officer who pulled over and shot Huey P. Newton. Huey was incarcerated and the “Free Huey” movement helped bolster support for the Panthers.
“Free Huey” Movement
Political revolution that targeted how the government actively undermined dissent.
Bunchy Carter
Founder of the Slavson Renegades. Recruited by Cleaver in 1968 to start their own BPP chapters. Brought connections and people to the party.
Ericka & John Huggins
Civil rights activists that met at Lincoln University and later joined the BPP. John ran the LA BPP chapter with Bunchy Carter. John Huggins was killed on a UCLA campus.
First BPP chapter outside of CA
Seattle, Washington - Led by 19-year-old Aaron Dixon
BPP Central Committee
Ruling body of all BPP chapters, national and international
Rank-and-file member of the BPP
Kept their chapter working; Most were young and it was their primary source of income; Quit school and jobs for these positions
Tarika Lewis
First woman to join the BPP, activist at a young age
Elaine Brown
Chairman of the national Black Panther Party from 1974 to 1977
Four organizations that were inspired by the BPP:
Brown Berets, White Panthers, Puerto Rican Young Lords, & American Indian Movement
Bobby Hutton
The first and youngest police murder in the BPP. Many people blame themselves and Eldridge Cleaver for his death.
