Black Panthers
Submitted by madnotes on May 13, 2008
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Black Panthers
Huey P. Newton Founder of the Black Panther party
During the Late 1960 s and early 70 s posters of the Black Panther Party s co-founder, Huey P. Newton were plastered on walls of college dorm rooms across the country. Wearing a black beret and a leather jacket, sitting on a wicker chair, a spear in one hand and a riffle in the other. According to Albert and Hoffman (the authors of we shall overcome) stated that, the poster depicted Huey Newton as a symbol of his generations anger and courage in the face of racism and imperialism (Albert and Hoffman 4,45). His intellectual capacity and community leadership abilities helped him create the Black Panther Party.
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