Black+Panthers+are+Founded

Name of Event

Lowndes County Freedom Organization or LCFO was its original name but it was later changed to Black Panthers Party or BPP.

When/Where this event took place LCFO was started in 1964 in Alabama. BPP was started in 1966 in Oakland, California.

Who was involved? LCFO was started by Stokely Carmichael. BPP was started by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The black panthers Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, Fred Hampton, Fredrika Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, David Hilliard, Angela Davis, Bobby Hutton, and Elaine Brown.

What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) The BPP was formed to defend locals from police brutality and racism. The group also had started medical clinics and gave away free food to kids that went to school. Within a couple years after they were formed, the BPP from Oakland, CAlifornia were feeding over 10,000 kids every day before they would go to school.

WHY DID THEY NEED TO FORM?

What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? This was a group that defended blacks from racism and brutality with __violence__ and __didn't__ believe in non-violence. They saved many people from death but also caused many deaths between the BPP and the police.

WHY DIDN'T THEY BELIEVE IN NON VIOLENCE? WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences)

I would estimate it had an impact of 10 on the Civil Rights Movement because it turned non-violence to violence which just angered whites more. This would have made it harder for the blacks that were not violent and the blacks that were violent. This made many more problems between blacks and whites.

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