Black Power Flashcards
How did black power emerge?
Inequality in the north states
Inner city ghettos- poor standard of living.
Unemployment
What was the difference in the mindset and forms of protest of the black power movement and the CRM?
Black power more radical and violent
Rejected non violent methods
What is the term given to the influx of blacks into the city and the whites migration to suburban areas
White flight
What slogans became to emerge in the mid 1960s in the ghettos
Black is beautiful
Black power
Black pride
What were the two inner city riots that took place between 1964-1965?
Philadelphia- August 1964
Los Angeles- August 1965
Reason and results of Philadelphia?
Black woman got beaten to death by police
Riots took over for the next few days and mass destruction to surrounding area was a result.
Reasons and result of LA riot?
Black man got arrested for unpredictable driving
3 days, 40 million in damage caused
What party was formed under the idea of black power and by who and when?
Black Panther Party
Newton, Seale
1966
What did the panther represent?
Self defense
What programs did they introduce which set out right goals?
10 point program
Name 5 of the ten point program
Jobs, housing, police brutality, exemption form military service, elimination of exploitation by whites.
What did the BPP party’s uniform consist of?
Black berets, black leather pants, blue shirts, black shoes or boots. Carried guns
What outreach programs did they introduce
Free b-fast for children Clothing donations Free medical clinics Transport for poor families Self defense classes
How did the black panthers end?
Leaders were imprisoned, killed by the FBI or sent in exile.
Poor organization
Finance and collapse of CORE and SNCC
Government opposition.
Short term gains of BPM
Gave pride and confidence to black people
Impacted the lives of black Americans through the BPP community outreach programs.
