People and Influences
What was the name of the civil rights activist that the Black Panther Party PRIMARILY founded their beliefs on?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Marin Luther King Sr.
c) Malcolm X
d) J. Edgar Hoover
Malcolm X
What was the name of program set up in order to feed children before they attended school?
Free Breakfast for Children Program
What city was Fred Hampton the chairman of the Black Panther Party of?
Chicago
Newton and Seale founded the Black Panther Party off of the following quote:
"_______________ by any means necessary."
Freedom
Fred Hampton was arrested for allegedly stealing what?
a) Police-owned firearms
b) Food for the free breakfast program
c) Clothing for the free clothes program
d) Ice cream
Ice cream
In October 1966, Huey P. Newton founded the Black Panther Party alongside this man:
Bobby Seale
When protesting police brutality, what would members of the Black Panther Party usually be holding?
An unconcealed firearm.
What city did the Black Panther Party originate from?
a) Chicago
b) California
c) Illinois
d) Buffalo
California
In what decade did the Black Panther party begin?
60s
What was the name of the militant, or more violent sector of the Black Panther Party?
a) The Black Liberation Army
b) Black Lives Matter
c) Super Panthers
d) The Crowns
The Black Liberation Army
What was the name of the civil rights activist that the Black Panther Party did NOT feel was taking enough action to gain equality?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Name an example of a social program instated by the Black Panthers OTHER than the Free Breakfast Program:
Free Busing to Prisons
Free Healthcare
Free Legal Aide
etc.
True or False:
Fred Hampton created the Black Panther Party
False
(The party was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale)
One issue the Panthers wished to address was the segregation of communities by race.
What does "segregation" mean?
Separation of groups of people according to their race, religion, etc.
True or False:
Both Fred Hampton and his girlfriend, Deborah Thompson, were murdered during the deadly FBI raid in Chicago
FALSE (only Hampton was killed between the 2 of them)
The head of the FBI at the time stated that the Black Panther Party was the "greatest threat to international security of the country."
What was his name?
J. Edgar Hoover
True or False:
The Black Panthers founded the first program allowing the free distribution of firearms to oppressed people
No... c'mon now
True or False:
William O'Neal committed suicide after the release of Judas and the Black Messiah
False
(He committed suicide after the documentary Eyes on the Prize)
In what decade did the Black Panther party begin?
60s
Who was responsible for the following quote:
"You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution."
Fred Hampton
This man was an undercover FBI informant hired to get information on Fred Hampton
William O'Neal/"Wild Bill"
The Black Panther Party founded their beliefs based on this program:
"The ___________-point Program"
10-point
The original title of the Black Panther Party was this:
"The Black Panther Party for _____________"
Self-defense
During protests, members of the Black Panther Party openly held their firearms in public, despite not firing them.
The law that allowed them to do is called "_________-carry."
Open-carry
Huey P. Newton fled to this country after being charged with multiple violent offenses, including assault and murder.
Cuba