Key Words
An effort to create change, while working within a given system
Reform
When she fled the United States, where did she go?
Cuba
Name one way in which Black women were treated differently than men by the Party.
100 bonus points if you can provide a specific example from your article
At Lindsey's Discretion
Who started the Black Panther Party, and when?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966
What does COINTELPRO stand for?
Counter
Intelligence
Program
An effort to create an entirely new system, while trying to destroy what is currently in place
Revolution
Which Chapter of the Black Panther Party did she lead?
Harlem Chapter in New York City
What were her positions in the Black Panther Party?
50 Bonus Points - if you can name who she took over for
Minister of Information, Regular member, Chairperson of the Black Panther Party
Where and Why did the BPP start
Oakland, to defend the Community from Police Brutality
200 Bonus points for mentioning the watts riots
Name one Goal of the COINTELPRO
Eliminating Prominent Black Leaders, Destabilizing movements, dis-unify activists
The use of excessive, and often times deadly, force towards citizens, by a law enforcement officer.
Police Brutality
Name the Organization she started with Eldrigde Cleaver
Black Liberation Army
Why did Elaine Brown leave the Black Panther Party?
After Huey authorized the abuse of a fellow Panther woman, and Elaine found out
Explain how one event from the years 1960 - 1969, had an affect on the BPP.
At Lindsey's Discretion
Name one tactic used by the COINTELPRO to take down the Panthers
Assassination of leaders, spread lies, most wanted list,
The concept that explores the experience of individuals facing multiple forms of identity-based oppression at once
Intersectionality
Name two community programs that Assata's Chapter ran
Breakfast, Clothing Drive, Health Clinic, Sickle Cell Testing, Book Donation/Drive
Explain what is meant by " get outta your kitchen?"
Any reference to Bourgeois feminism
Tell one story about how the Panthers got supplies for their programs.
Extortion of Nearby Grocery stores; Stealing from the local public hospital
Name the Head of the FBI COINTELPRO
J Edgar Hoover