Black Panther Party

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This would reduce the military number of men drastically. The may have seemed like they were revolting against America, but were only doing what they felt was right. A major difference between the and other black nationalist groups of the day can be seen in the plan for a communist America: to them, the mother country was America, not Africa. The Black Panthers felt like they belonged in America, but were being oppressed.
One of the fundamental areas, in which the contributed to the Black Liberation Movement, was self-defense of other blacks. This is what separated the from other black organizations. In the 1960's, the used guns not for senseless violence, but for self-defense. They carried guns around like wallets to protect any black person that was being mistreated. They also carried guns around to protect themselves from police brutality that occurred often. The knew that if used correctly it could give them a huge advantage over their oppressors in the Black ...

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