Black Power help?

Question

For my history project I have to research the key figures of the history of Black African Americans, and we were asked to research Black power. I've looked all over the net and I can't anything useful, plus I really don't understand half of the words that are used in the sites, they sound as if they've come out of the Oxford dictionary. Can someone give me some information on this? Will be received gratefully!

Answer 1

To research the Black Power movement you should research groups such as the Black Panthers (Huey Newton, Eldrgide Cleaver, Angela Davis), the Nation of Islam (Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad), other notable figures including Marcus Garvey, Stokeley Carmichael. When researching you should understand that the Black Power movement should be considered seperately than the Civil Rights Movement. Also understand that the Black Power movement of the US was closely related the movement for Independence of countries on the African continent. This African liberation was an inspiring force for the Black Power movement. Good luck!

Answer 2

Read "The Autobigraphy of Malcom X" and Eldridge Cleaver's "Soul on Ice". Look up these names: W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Stokeley Carmichael, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, the Black Panther Party, SNCC. This should get you started.
The civil rights movement is the most significant chain of events in U.S. history since the abolition of slavery. Information is not hard to find.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Look under Black Panthers, Eldridge Cleaver, Chicago 7. These should help you find others as well.

Good luck!

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Answer 4

HUEY NEWTON,RON KARENGA,H.RAP BROWN,THE LAST POETS,"the revolution will not be televised",GIL SCOTT HERON,GEORGE JACKSON,the "bill of rights" was the officail "BLACK PANTHER" CONSTITUTION!!STOKELEY CARMICHAEL,an organization called SNCC(THE STUDENT NON-VIOLENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE);MALCOM X,THE NATION OF ISLAM(THE BLACK MUSLIMS)under the direction of the right reverand ELIAGAH MOHAMMED!!THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS WAS CRITICAL TO THE FREEDOMS GUARANTEED TO ALL AMERICANS BY THE CONSTITUTION!!THE BLACK PANTHERS WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE TO STAND-UP [ON PRINCIPLE} WHEN THEY WERE SYSTEMATICALLY BEING KILLED TO ARM THEMSELVES AGAINST "THE DOMESTIC FOE"WHOM ABRAHAM LINCOLN WARNED US ABOUT!!ANGELA DAVIS!!GO TO PHOTOS OF "LIFE"MAGAZINE many names may be given in attributions there!you will find that there is a very real effort to make the names of these very impotant people "disappear" from history!!many have taken "straight jobs",changed names for the sake of survival,and many have been jailed,marginalized or merely passed away!!chicago,los angeles,new york and oakland,california newspaper files are what you need to become familiar with!!microfishe files of the many accounts of this courageous and thoroughly american grassroots movement!!don't forget MARTIN LUTHER KING,MEDGAR EVERS,AND THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL!!!MONTGOMERY,ALABAMA BUS STRIKES!ALABAMA UNIVERSITY STUDENT ADMISSIONS BACKED BY NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS:GEORGE WALLACE the governor ,had many "choice" words to say on the subject!!ROSA PARKS,WHO SHOWED THE POWER OF A SINGLE DEFIANT VOICE in a perverse society!!

Answer 5

Go to bottom of this page:

http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=165&category=locations

It was black power symbol not Joe Louis.

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