Key Players
Who was the first chairman of the BPP?
Bobby Seale
Where and when was the BPP formed?
Created in 1966 in Oakland California
What were the two sections of the BPP's 10 point plan?
1. "What we believe"
2. "What we want"
Who spent their early life in reform school and prison
Eldridge Cleaver
What does the term "Police the Police" mean?
The Black Panthers would follow policemen with loaded guns and they would then observe them and make sure no police brutality was taking place
What is one example of a point in the section "What we want"
-freedom
-full employment
-end robbery by white men
-exemption from military services
-end police brutality
In what year was Elaine Brown made the chairman of the BPP?
1974
How many children did the breakfast program help?
Over 10,000
What is one example of a point in the "what we believe in section"
-black people won't be free until they determine their destiny
-the racist government has robbed us
-black men shouldn't be forced to defend a racist government that doesn't protect them
-educational system to give their people knowledge