Starter quiz
- What word was used to describe black and white Americans working together for civil rights, rather than separately?
- 'Integrated' ✓
- Which of the following statements best describes the term 'self-sufficiency'?
- to be able to ask for support to provide for yourself
- to be eligible for government support to provide for your community
- to be able to provide for yourself without any outside help ✓
- to be able to provide for groups within your community without any outside help
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- What was the slogan of the Lowndes County Freedom Organisation (LCFO)?
- Black American Power!
- Black Power for Black People! ✓
- Fight for Power!
- Fight for Black America!
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- The Mexico Olympics (1968) raised the profile of which movement?
- The mainstream civil rights movement
- The Nation of Islam
- The Black Power movement ✓
- Black Muslims
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- Which group typically interpreted the Black Power movement as as a violent, anti-white organisation?
- all white Americans
- many white Americans ✓
- all black Americans
- no one
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- Which of these did the assassination of Martin Liuther King lead to?
- rapidly declining support for a militant approach to the fight against racism
- little change in the support for a militant approach to the fight against racism
- rapidly increasing support for a militant approach to the fight against racism ✓
- a successful end to the fight against racism
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Exit quiz
- Match the following keywords with the correct definitions.
- Black Power⇔the name for groups aiming for self-determination for black Americans ✓
- establishment⇔a system of politics and government that some argue enables inequality ✓
- self-determination⇔when a person or group is able to control their own life/lives ✓
- self-sufficiency⇔to be able to provide for yourself without any outside help ✓
- Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?
- Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X
- Huey Newton and Bobby Seale ✓
- Eldridge Cleaver and Stokely Carmichael
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- Complete this sentence with a first name: ______ X influenced the ideas, values, and beliefs of the founders of the Black Panther Party.
- 'Malcolm ' ✓
- How did the Black Panther Party differ from other civil rights organizations?
- It focused solely on racial injustice.
- It aimed to overthrow 'the establishment'. ✓
- It worked with white American groups.
- It opposed the use of weapons.
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- What was one of the achievements of the Black Panther Party that was unrelated to the use of weapons for self-defence?
- Formation of armed militias
- Implementation of the Free Breakfast for Children Program ✓
- Creation of a paramilitary training program
- Initiation of urban guerrilla warfare tactics
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- Which of these organisations targeted the Black Panther Party as a threat?
- Government politicians ✓
- State police ✓
- Other civil rights organisations
- The FBI ✓
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Key learning points
- The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966, and was inspired by the beliefs of the Black Power movement.
- The Black Panther Party encouraged self-sufficiency in the black community and sought to take down 'the establishment'.
- The Black Panther Party's biggest achievement was the Free Breakfast for Children Program.
- The Black Panther Party eventually disbanded after constant targeting from the FBI and the murder of 27 Black Panthers.
Common misconception
Malcolm X founded the Black Panther Party.
The ideas of Malcolm X in his later life would inspire the Black Power movement; this in turn inspired the Black Panther Party in the year after his death. The party was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton.
Keywords
Black power - Black Power is the political name for groups aiming for self-determination for black Americans
Establishment - the establishment is a system of politics and government that some argue enables racial and economic inequality
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