Huey P. Newton And The Human Rights Movement

According to the History Channel, A. Philip Randolph was an instrumental leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Randolph gave several speeches on racial justice; however,

Their ideologies supported the use of physical violence in order to get true freedom in America. They seemed to justify violence by pointing to the extreme violence directed toward blacks and other minorities throughout American history. The two of them outlined their ideologies in a ten point platform and program. To them, it was necessary for members of the black community to find the courage to defend themselves against the various social injustices; especially brutality and harassment from white police

However, he was also seen as a dangerous rebel to some people. Fred Hampton should not have been killed because he was a civil rights activist. He believed in making a difference in the world by all means necessary. He was a member of the Black Panther Party in Chicago(Fraley). Their mission was to fight racism with all they had and

The following Charters have recognized the rights of human beings and have laid the foundation for our current governments proving that they are cherished not only in England or the Western World, but by all men everywhere who believe that only

“By any means necessary” became the mantra of the Party which signified that all things were possible, and that they were going to get the basic human rights they deserved, no matter the circumstances. The Black Panthers followed their constitutional right, by allowing citizens to bear arms, but the fear of a black American owning a gun publicly was too “scary”. The Black Panthers had four desires which were equality in education, housing, employment, and civil rights. The Panthers were aware of their rights and made sure police officers knew they knew their rights. The Black Panthers did not shy away from the oppression and racism thrown at them from America.

On July 28th of 1967 Reagan signed the Mulford Act into law, the law stated that “from the moment it was signed anyone caught carrying a loaded gun on a public street in California would face five years in prison.” It was because of this law that there were many disputes between the black panthers and local law enforcement. With the arrest of their leader Huey Newton, the leadership of the panthers fell into the hands of Eldridge Cleaver who believed that the methods used previously again were not working. So he preached to the Panthers that their guns should be used on the offensive and that they should go out and “hunt down police officers during their coffee breaks”. This of course would not be tolerated by the federal government which

On May 2, 1967, Huey P. Newton, the minister of defense of the Black Panthers, said that “the time has come for black people to arm themselves against this terror before it is too late” (Document F). The group had changed to a violent point of view after they saw nothing was happening when they were

The reason why everyone has equal rights to this day is because of Martin Luther King Jr never stopped bringing peace to the world. In Martin Luther King Jr speech it outlines the ways in which he hopes the world will change for the better(Boshier 66). In Martins "I Have a Dream" he explains how he wants black people and white people can use the same bathrooms and same water fountains instead of everything being segregated. And when he said "I hope the world will change for the better" he wanted the world to change on its own and everyone equal to each other and less violence in the world . here are the many ways that Martin Luther King Jr has positively benefited the world by using nonviolent

Civil disobedience is a way of protesting in a peaceful manner, and willing to suffer to receive what they want. To illustrate, in an interview with Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., he was speaking about civil disobedience in a democratic society. He mentioned that if a person wants to achieve something they need to be willing to go against the law or expressing something else in a peaceful manner, which they must be willing to suffer, so that they can achieve what they want. It is clear from the above that if someone wants to express civil disobedience, they need to be willing to oppose the laws, but in a peaceful manner which may result in them suffering. Also, another example to prove how this is correct, in an articles previously read in the

Tensions were rising with the police force and Blacks. Police brutality was rampant and so the BPP stepped up when no one would protect them. The BPP created a self-titled newspaper in 1967 that called for Blacks to “protest the police killing of Denzil Dowell, who was shot while allegedly running from a stolen car” (Foner, xi). Panther members would patrol their neighborhoods armed so when the police pulled someone over they would watch what happened and they were prepared to fight back if the police officer overstepped his boundaries. The Panther members learned about California law so they could know their rights.

The citizens of America need unalienable rights to protect themselves from the government. The unalienable rights are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In the document Andrew Sullivan

In contrary to peaceful protest and marches led by Martin Luther King there were other leaders who had more radical approaches to protest. Amongst these radical leaders are Malcolm X, Robert Williams, and the Black Panthers. The Black Panthers, a group created by in 1966, by Huey P Newton and Bobby Seale protected black communities patrolling areas with loaded firearms, monitoring police activities involving blacks. Since they were known for carrying loaded firearms FBI Director J Edgar Hoover considered the Black Panthers “the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States” (To Determine the Destiny of Our Black Community). The Black Panthers created the Ten-Point Program.

In 1945, the High Court of Australia heard the case of Gratwick v Johnson and ultimately decided to dismiss the appeal in a unanimous decision by the Judges. While different reasoning was employed, all five judges drew the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed as the statute the defendant was charged under was inconsistent with s.92 of the Australian Constitution. To provide some context for this case in 1944, Dulcie Johnson was charged with an offence against the National Security Act 1939-1943 in that she did contravene par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order by travelling from South Australia to Western Australia by rail. In brief terms par.3 of the Restriction of Interstate Passenger Transport Order provided that no person shall, without a valid permit, travel from state to state or territory.

The Panthers would take anyone that would help them. Newton and Seale wanted to not just protest Black rights, but also wanted to get involved and help black families in poverty. They started a free breakfast program, and had a school for inattentive kids. “In addition to challenging police brutality, the Black Panther Party launched more than 35 Survival Programs and provided community help, such as education, tuberculosis testing,

The Panthers were fighting for equal housing, jobs, employment, education, and an end of police brutality across the nation on blacks and their support of civil rights movement and equality for all blacks. Newton and Seale devised a 10 point plan to empower blacks focusing on their rights as citizens with some of their views being unrealistic ie: having blacks released from prison and protesting the Vietnam War and the killing of