The 10 Point Plan for the Black Panther Party:
1. Freedom - the power for oppressed communities to control their own destiny
2. Full employment - give all people a steady employment and income
3. End to robbery of Black communities - compensation for ex-slaves following the emancipation of slavery
4. Decent housing - homes that satisfy the needs of humans to lead normal lives
5. Education - particularly on African American history and their role in today's society
6. Free healthcare - healthcare facilities for oppressed and impoverished communities
7. End to police brutality - monitor police behavior to prevent the murder of African Americans
8. End to all wars of aggression - particularly those caused by the upper society of America
9. Freedom for all political prisoners - such as African American civil rights activists
10. Land, food, education, housing, justice, peace and control of modern industry
1. Freedom - the power for oppressed communities to control their own destiny
2. Full employment - give all people a steady employment and income
3. End to robbery of Black communities - compensation for ex-slaves following the emancipation of slavery
4. Decent housing - homes that satisfy the needs of humans to lead normal lives
5. Education - particularly on African American history and their role in today's society
6. Free healthcare - healthcare facilities for oppressed and impoverished communities
7. End to police brutality - monitor police behavior to prevent the murder of African Americans
8. End to all wars of aggression - particularly those caused by the upper society of America
9. Freedom for all political prisoners - such as African American civil rights activists
10. Land, food, education, housing, justice, peace and control of modern industry
Outcomes
Although the Black Panther Party was originally an African-American party, they were willing to fight for many other oppressed communities and had an aim to achieve equality in education, housing, employment and civil rights for all minority groups. As a result of this, the party successfully established more than 35 community social programs such as community health clinics for oppressed groups, martial arts training for teenagers and the Free Breakfast for Children Programs, which was later adapted by the government and still remains active today. The Black Panther Party later established and funded the Oakland Community School in Oakland, California, a school which functioned for 10 years, and the group also became the biggest source for news and information for Black and impoverished neighbourhoods. Members of the party fought against police brutality by observing how arrests were being carried out in the neighborhood and ensuring that there was no abuse involved; as a result of this, police brutality against African Americans in Oakland decreased drastically.
However, the increasing power and support for the Black Panther Party eventually led FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to call the group "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country", and the FBI carried out a series of programs aimed to degrade and criminalize the Black Panther Party. As the party continued to involve themselves in violent protests and the media began to portray the party in a negative light, support for the group decreased and internal conflict ultimately led to the disbandment of the Black Panthers.
Although the Black Panther Party was originally an African-American party, they were willing to fight for many other oppressed communities and had an aim to achieve equality in education, housing, employment and civil rights for all minority groups. As a result of this, the party successfully established more than 35 community social programs such as community health clinics for oppressed groups, martial arts training for teenagers and the Free Breakfast for Children Programs, which was later adapted by the government and still remains active today. The Black Panther Party later established and funded the Oakland Community School in Oakland, California, a school which functioned for 10 years, and the group also became the biggest source for news and information for Black and impoverished neighbourhoods. Members of the party fought against police brutality by observing how arrests were being carried out in the neighborhood and ensuring that there was no abuse involved; as a result of this, police brutality against African Americans in Oakland decreased drastically.
However, the increasing power and support for the Black Panther Party eventually led FBI director J. Edgar Hoover to call the group "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country", and the FBI carried out a series of programs aimed to degrade and criminalize the Black Panther Party. As the party continued to involve themselves in violent protests and the media began to portray the party in a negative light, support for the group decreased and internal conflict ultimately led to the disbandment of the Black Panthers.