Race Riots and Violent Protest
- Many blacks were not patient and peaceful when it came to protest
- In the late 1960s many poor ghettos erupted into rioting and burning property
- Slogan was "Burn baby burn"
- The Afro hair style and raised clenched first became the symbol of resistance
- "Black Power"
The Black Panther Party
- founded by Stokely Carmichael
- Militant group which openly called for the use of violence
- "Minister of War" was bobby scale and "Minister of Propoganda" was Elridge Cleaver
- The group fizzled out in the 70s as more equality legislation was brought in
Summary
Many people were not patient or peaceful when it came to protesting and one of these groups was the Black Panther Party. They were a militant group which openly called for the use of violence. Once equality legislation was brought in the group begun to fizzle out because they no longer had a cause.