50 years ago - Black Panthers standoff, shootout with New Orleans police
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- As people witness the protests continue across the country, as America is forced to face years of racial injustice, one can’t help but think of how history is somehow repeating itself.
In the turbulent 60’s, young activists demanded the acknowledgement of systemic racism and social injustice and how it put Black and brown people at a disadvantage.
While we hear "Black lives matter" today, back then, we heard chants of "Black power", mostly from the Black Panther Party. An organization who would become heroes to the Black community but a threat to the federal government.
50 years ago the Panthers had a presence in the New Orleans community. More specifically, the Desire Housing Project, which was home to one of America’s largest and poorest communities. Their presence according those who lived in the community at that time, was very welcomed.
But, their reputation of violence against police officers made them a threat to the New Orleans Police Department, leading to a 30-minute shootout in the Desire Projects and a week's long effort to stop the Panthers from gaining a stronghold on the Desire community. What brought those young men and women to the Desire Projects leading to that standoff that began on Piety Street? In "The Story Behind the Standoff" you will hear from some of those involved about what happened in the Desire 50 years ago and implications it has on the city today.
The klan didn't attack the cops, the klan was the cops.
Now look at what this particular race is doing to our country. Rioting, looting, stealing, killing, assaulting, while also playing the victim and race card any chance they get, wanting to be paid for something they, or recent relatives were not a part of, because for some reason they believe they are the only group that were ever slaves, even though it's historically factual that Africa was and still are the number one seller of slaves. They are 16% of the population but commit 60% of the violent crimes. They scream police brutality but yet there are factually more black on black crime than white on black and also more innocent white men are killed by police than blacks. Honestly I think the majority of America is tired of their nonsense and the victim mentality. They have holidays, an award show, a television channel, college tuitions and more. If those same things were given to white people they would scream racism right away. The black community should really be ashamed and embarrass on what you have done to this country.
Right
RIGHT!!😊
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And now the cops are the klan 😔
Brilliant work y'all.
How grateful I am that the local news station here cares enough about our history to document it before it's gone.
I agree. It's a excellent , outstanding Documentary on The Black Panthet Movement & Historical Events. An Excellent Job Very Well Down. Thank you for Your Love & Care ,& Time & Dedication & Energy & Countless Hours Making This Film. I love it. It's true very sad History & sufferings that my dear Black Friends & People went through.
I totally agree Alex. Please keep the True Stories a coming.
Look up Angela Davis, a black panther who became a fugitive of the US but now a professor.
My grandmother and grandfather were both black panthers both born and raised in the Desire project RIP GRANDMA DEBBIE and my Qpop is still living today
Thank God for the black panthers if the black community believed in them enough a lot could have changed. They done good on raising awareness about the systemic racism that we still face today. If we had an organisation like that in this era it would be crazy.
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Sadly my Qpop passed in March 2022 I miss him so much 😢
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THIS COUNTRY HIDES SO MUCH....EVERYTHING ISNT IN A BOOK..TALK TO YOUR ELDERS..THEY LIVED IT
The way our history books were written way back in the fifties and sixties, they left off a lot of things including how many blacks have invented they did not get any credit for their inventions white people were given the credit it was so wrong!! Me being brown skin my grandparents came over and had their kids here, but I still felt the tensions of racism and I didn't even know what it was but I knew I was being treated differently . But it never really 100% dawned on me until I was married to the last white man especially that it really dawned on me that I was being racist against by the way I was treated especially for brown skin when you're brought up in a totally different culture back then you weren't really sure but I'm sure now. I do let people in, but I'm more cautious can I watch behaviors . Whoever is relaxed with me I can tell they're not racist whoever is not in fearful I can tell they are. That's how I can tell. No I'm in my 60s. I'm not happy Hall they think that black people want to kill them when a lot of times when they want to hurt someone it's isolated black people don't go around hurting white people that's a lie from hell!! You hardly ever hear about that because it's not true but white people want to hurt black people more I need exaggerate about them too
Exactly!!!!!!!
From Lafayette and never knew about this until MajorTV said something about it. That New Orleans history and Louisiana history as a whole is rich.
Very rich
This Documentaty Film Needs To Recieve A Big Award. And needs to be given Nationally for Everyone to hear & see & know.
Truth is there are plenty more events that took place here with much more severe consequences. Nobody even died in this one, they tried just not very hard.
I grew up in that wild Desire
So did I.
So did I.
How was it?
Me too. Benefit street
The selected images from the documentary (there are still more from it)
2:00 aerial scene(s) of the Desire housing development
2:50 the intro of the presentation
6:42 image of the St Thomas housing development
15:04 map of a section of the Desire housing projects
15:09 aftermath of the Desire standoff
15:30 normalcies in the Desire
16:01 normalcy in the Desire
16:05 neighbors at a intersection in Desire
16:13 the Piety St. walking bridge that crossed the Florida Canal (either that or Louisa St.)
16:27 aerial map 1 of the projects✊🏾⚜️
16:30 the governmental results of the aftermath
17:43 aerial map 2 of the projects
18:25 aerial map 3 of the projects
19:20 kids in the Desire neighborhood
19:31 Black Panthers NOLA headquarters and residents in the community
21:49 kids in the Desire neighborhood 2
22:11 Black businesses in the Desire and kids and more residents
The rest of the images show the standoff.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
37:10 aerial map 4 of the projects
38:05 the second and final standoff
38:08 The NOPD just showing off the military defense😒
39:50 MAJOR standoff
41:41 a piece(s) of evidence on the neighborhood
45:04 Thank God the judge had some good, decent, and common sense.
46:13 Desire aftermath
I am always so eager to find photos of home before Katrina. I was 15-16, so it was half my life ago
I enjoyed this documentary, thank you!
Power to the people.
Much respect to the Panthers for their hard work
Sad we dont here anything about this in our schools here
We don't need to hear it in school we need to hear it from our parents and grandparents who were there. They can give first person accounts. My mom and dad told me about the MOVE movement in Philly in 1985, the bombed a whole city block and let it burn. My mom told me how the tear gased ( she was there and a part of the gasssing) the whole city of Camden after a riot broke out because of the police killing of a Puerto Rican man visiting a family member in 1971. You will never hear that in school. I don't want their santitized history anyway
Henry Faggin is my grandpa and I’m happy to see him recommended and I happy to be grand son
You definitely got bullied in high school with a last name like that
We christened your grandfather as "The Mayor of Desire". He was a good man.
I am from uptown 3rd ward in my forties and I never knew about this! I am so embarrassed!My God!
It's not your fault, the elders should have told you as they told me when I was younger.
Mac, Melph or Calio?
@@killakalikid Calio!
50 years just made it I used to stay in th in the 3ward I know about the Black panther I just didn't know it was in New Orleans. Never heard none of my uncle saying nothing.
I remember those days, I was a youth Cadre member, at that time. It shows how history will repeat it seat if you don't pay attention. Look at what is happening now.
Yeah the black community youth are killing each other. 🙏🏿
I went to Little Woods Elementary, Fannie C Williams, Sarah T Reed and John F Kennedy in the east and never have I ever was taught about real life situations in our city
Malik is a calm King im 53 year old raised in Watts projects its an Honor to learn my Black history to teach here in my Mighty Los Angeles
Great Job this documentary opened up eyes of what went on & how far we’ve came but also how much further we could’ve gotten if the party wasn’t sabotaged by J Edgar Hoover
This is happening today as it was in those days, today is not the Samething happening but it never Stopped. It's time to take All the legal Criminals in local state and federal government in America and vote them All out. Stop there pensions healthcare and any other Benefits they never Pay for. But most of All They Don't Pay Taxes.
Now look at what this particular race is doing to our country. Rioting, looting, stealing, killing, assaulting, while also playing the victim and race card any chance they get, wanting to be paid for something they, or recent relatives were not a part of, because for some reason they believe they are the only group that were ever slaves, even though it's historically factual that Africa was and still are the number one seller of slaves. They are 16% of the population but commit 60% of the violent crimes. They scream police brutality but yet there are factually more black on black crime than white on black and also more innocent white men are killed by police than blacks. Honestly I think the majority of America is tired of their nonsense and the victim mentality. They have holidays, an award show, a television channel, college tuitions and more. If those same things were given to white people they would scream racism right away. The black community should really be ashamed and embarrass on what you have done to this country.
I agree
how to restore hope he said a mouthful right there that's what we lack today in the black community where there's no hope there's no life only death and we're seeing that with all these young brothers and sisters killing each other over nothing 😎
So true.
I would have believed it if title said 50 years in the future. Intelligent young man.
The young need to know this
Can't believe Iam 50 now never knew this in New Orleans. 😲 Wow. Parents never mention this I have six uncles and they never mentioned none of this.
I am a product, of the Ninth Ward, where the party had to run through my mother's home, to escape the violence of the police department, my God, they were doing some good in the community, Lord JESUS make this right for your People
It is Deplorable and an Injustice to the world and social history that this 48:24:00 piece is Not in every academic setting!
Power To The People ✊🏽
The man has never been "no good" and in 2023...still isn't. 👿🧛
Ain't it obvious they don't want black American history in American text books. If they did, it would b in them. They don't want the horrors done by THEM published😊
TY JANE FONDA FOR SPEAKING ON BLACK PPL BEHAVE. YOUR DADDY RAISED YOU RIGHT 😊
But the government won't to the same to The kkk
Thank you for sharing this truth now let it be shouted from the rooftops
🇭🇹❤️ Haiti paradise love for the black panthers & president Kennedy r.i.p travel light brother peace be on you ❤
Legendary
The extortion rackets are too powerful here too
The nopd never had good reason to confront the panters. No warrant. No suspicion of a crime
This was dope. I grew up in press park in the 90s and never knew this
Apologies, if my godfather Leon’s service and moon spoke. Yes, bunch of white people on Jackson Ave at trinity church, but we all know and grapple with the issues in NOLA. It’s not well understood elsewhere in the country. Kudos to the panthers and kudos to WWL!!! Miss y’all.
Growing up during those years, in Chicago, I felt progress was achieved, then 6 Jan occurred...
Black Folks You Are Hebrew Israelite's You are a Chosen People Scripture Says Yahshua Has Hair Like Wool and Feet Were as Burnish Bronze. Jesus Christ Was Never a white man, From Blood line of King David and So You are to be a Light Unto People. Be Of Good Courage study Yah's Word It Is A Lamp unto your Path/ Know who you are and realize How special You are To The Kingdom Of God. Much Love to Those That Love The Lord.
I was born in New Orleans the 17 & 3rd ward never knew what I just seen
At 43:30 she says the rate of speed is not infectious according to the doctor, what does the rate of speed of the bullet have to do with infection? Does anybody know anything about this?
I've heard some stories grew up on piety still there today lol
I miss black panther party
I remember sitting in front the TV watching this. We were so afraid because my brother was a BLK panther and involved in this raid.
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I remember this.
Power to the people
My Auntie Bonnie was the band director at carver at the time when this happened!!!!!
here we are in 2021..worse off than weve ever been!
That’s patently false and offensive to every generation before you that has been part of the struggle.
I ran with BPP and BLA in Brooklyn,in the 1970's. My philosophy is from Malcolm, Elija and BPP. My kids do the work now. Huey,Malcolm and Garvey are imbedded in their minds. "All Power To The People!"
You have to understand that Louisiana has always been lil France in America. Europe still has a foot hold.
I wonder how much of an effect did ^ this have on Mark Essex?
Right? I was thinking the same thing man
Fighting the government
24:14 Damn 🦝🦝
Elena Janine Durham. We all love YOU.
A bet who would prevail. Who got paid by insurance
Look at us now 🤦
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I'm sorry I had a fight at your Black Panther party... Sgt. Gump
the commercials every 4-5 minutes is ridiculous - only made it 27 minutes...
Whoever edited the audio like this should be fired
Wow
Talk about spin.
This woman is considered a serious journalist?
It's crazy how Black people weren't killing themselves even though they had more dangerous weapons back then..
Wow
Rip
never do edom tell the full truth I already know you can trust nothing they say
@22:17 lil dude looks alot like Richard Byrd a tru Desire Back Boy legend!😁
... 3:11 WHATS WITH THE VIDEO VIEW OBSTRUCTION ?
I thought I knew everything
Nice headquarters😅
9th ward baby!!!!! NOLA ❤
Yea we all know how that worked out
IT IS SO SAD TO WATCH THE VIDEO, THIS IS THE ERA I GREW UP IN. I'M OLDER NOW WITH A GRAND KID. THAT IS NOT THE AMERICA I EVER WANT HER TO EXPERIENCE❣️THIS IS THE AMERICA TRUMP & THE (MAGA) RACEIST WANT TO BRING BACK❣️RIDE' THE BLUE WAVE TO. STOP OPPRESSION ❣️
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DONT vote FOR kamala
This was probably a good documentary. But the obsessive advertising ran me off.
How dare the police come in dressed as priests
Not only were they dressed as priests, they weree dressed as postal workers to. In the middle of the night, no less.
Yes it was taught in school I from No J W JONHSON AND 24 DID 35 TAUGHT BLACK HISTORY BIG TIME AND WHITE HISTORY WAS TAUGHT TO🤔🤔
37:00 was the real police.
JewelsbyChicGemzs
So, I find it so ironic that access to these videos are on my tablet and at the same time on WYES (NEW ORLEANS local public tv)a program called “A Place Called Desire” paint 2 completely different pictures. After seeing both programs and what is admitted by the Desire community and the NOPD, such as when Desire first opened it was more family oriented and that people actually enjoyed living there before Desire was built because everyone looked out for their neighbors. I figured it out. First, bring dad back into the family unit. Second, if you want to make your neighborhood better then you can’t choose to lead sometimes and turn a blind eye and allow a trial of two black cops that are lucky to be alive. And last but not least, before you declare that the police will be targeted and will have to die, you should probably know your enemy. If you did, you would not have picked N.O. to start your rebellion. There are other ways to lift up your people and if that is the way involving violence, find another way. That wasn’t a very good strategy.
Need housing school less n class all positive. Watch n community we watch
Eyes on all kids elderly. Hands cut off stealing n communities. Fingerprints call visa I'd drivers license vital documents. Stop ID threft.😮😮😮😮
So grateful to have been born and raised in this city. As a privileged white girl, my mother would walk me through the projects always reminding me what the poverty cycle can do but ALSO how important community is. We would go to birthday parties, walk into block parties. She was a badass. This city is so fucked up so full of love it’s a bizarre taste of everything. I do miss it. Sort of.
I'm white but definitely not privileged. Must be nice to be privileged.
@@jeremiahferg5998 You are privileged if you've never had to experience what these people have.
@@kreativekulturetv2488 you must have voted Biden
@@jeremiahferg5998 No. I'm just black. You must be trying to push some sort of right wing political narrative?
@@kreativekulturetv2488 so you vote demokkkrat and watch CNN gotcha
never forget Waco
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The black panthers were the black fascist element... never a good thing..
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The lady at the end was not shot by the police, she was shot by another black panther. The policemen disguised as priest were not carrying shotguns on the night of the raid
I am that panther woman. The police Did shoot me. No more lies. The story has been written!
The story has been written and told.
@@bettytoussaint3697 I know the story well, from where the policeman got the priest clothing, to how they gained access into the house using another policeman dressed as a mailman. They did not carry shotguns because the weapons would have been seen. I am not arguing who was right or wrong, just stating the facts of the shooting. I would enjoy hearing your version of what happen that night though.
@@bettytoussaint3697 It’s pretty amazing that someone has the audacity to ‘insert a storyline’ different than what you experienced as a Panther. I am so glad you checked him. Peace to you, comrade...Detroit BPP!
@@bettytoussaint3697 I was 17 when this happened, I didn't live in New Orleans but I heard about the incidents there. I was especially impressed to hear how the community rallied to the support of the Black Panther Party in New Orleans. This video shows more detail than I could have possibly have gotten reading between the lines of the white corporate media. The Panthers did good work in my community, and I have no doubt that they did good work in New Orleans, which is why the people rallied with you against the police
You know we din't do nufffen !!
PFFED HAMPTON 🙏🏼r.i.p
i can’t believe i never told of this historical moment in New Orleans from no one even as a NOLA student.
The gov tries to bury the truth. Make it seem like we all get along.
Fiend I was placed here ✌🏿
I wonder why law enforcement wasn't as committed to destroying the KKK as they were to destroying the Black Panthers?
Because the system want the same thing the kkk wanted.
@@angelacoleman8449 Well said. Thank you.
That is a great question. But I also have an answer. Because they are part of the KKK. Family members as well.
Due to (Law Enforcement) origins was/is from Chattel Slavery; therefore, "Law Enforcement", Police, C.O.P.'S function to this very day as a slave- Catchers; in addition; The Police Patrolmen Union's image is the "Badge". The ( Badge) is the symbol of The oldest publicaly known terrorist organization in The United States of America.
Because some of them WERE KKK members. KKK would be considered a terrorist group like the Black Panthers, only thing is they can shield it with the Police force
And this is the kind of stuff they would rather you not be taught!
They want to teach our children transgender history instead
If you need to be told to stop killing you're a lost cause.
@Death_Jaw the police are a lost cause. Tear down the system and build something new.
Its our job to teach us this
@@RevSinkillersame w/ blax
This is a great documentary. In my older adult years, I'm finally taking an African American History course. I wish I would have taken an African American History course in college while still in high school; to get a good start in life with an understanding of what we have been through in the past historically. I think it would be less black on black crime and confidence in our youth if this was mandatory to learn about our history.
I agree 💯%👍🏽
Black on black crime happens because many poor black people happen to live next to each other and the horrible conditions led to gangs and drug use. That's pretty much it to be honest. Better standards of living and self love will lower black on black crime in my opinion
50 years ago here it is 2022 and we still fighting the same fight
Exactly we still fighting respect
I don’t even think we fighting at this point jst cause if hell really
@@Chaoticuniverse-d2m I agree. We gave up fighting shortly after they exterminated the Panther Party. We stopped being a community and became individuals instead. I wish I was alive back then, even thru the fu"&ked up circumstances today they're able to hold their heads up high knowing they put others before themselves and fought a dqmn good fight. Salute to Panther Party. Very eye-opening documentry..
All Power to the people. The main problem is integration, and looking for the Whiteman approval. Separation is the answer,and Black Nationalism is the Methodology.
Co interpol still being used in various forms around the country on so many levels. Anyone power that builds to this level is on government radar.
Sounds like N.O. needs the resurgence of the B.P.P. I'm SO proud!✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
I would have gladly would have loved to be apart of this movement.✊
Me too!
What shooting innocent people ?
Yeah pretending to be communists in order to sell more dope sure sounds fun!
@heaveauhu1335 killing klansmen. There I corrected it for you confederate embicile.
@@heaveauhu1335innocent?
I love being black
I honor being black!!!!!!!
We are not black we are the children of Israel GOD'S chosen people Israelites. And this is the CURSES of Deuteronomy
@@kevinmoore84I❤❤❤ BEING BLACK😊
Good documentary. I am from New Orleans, but never heard this story as a kid growing up in the 1970s. I learned about it much later in life as an adult. I was certainly aware of the Desire Housing Project's reputation for poverty and violence. The Black Panthers showed that even the worst black neighborhoods can overcome those problems when people come in and care for people. Too bad the Moon Landrieu administration didn't see it that way.
Tooooo much has been left out of your documentary and I will say seeing where I grew up 😃 put a smile on my face. O the lies the so call chief/mayor told We know the truth it was all about murder we (were) was already poor what else was left for us. I'm so Glad none of the buildings were on the ground they were raised I miss Alvar street
Right NO stand up
Honestly, speaking intergrading the schools assisted in stopping black self reliance
What a remarkably wonderful documentary! Many thanks to WWL TV and Charisse Gibson for telling the truth that has been hidden and denied to us all.. ..white and Black people alike! The Black Panthers (most of them were only teenagers!) gave so much and instituted so many contemporary social safety nets such as free school breakfast and lunch programs, taking free groceries to home bound elders, community policing and safety programs.
As well as the free clothing program, free clinics, after school tutoring programs as well as keeping black children off the streets for mother who couldn't afford child care and preventing our children from being latch key kids.
What's with the sound off from some of the scenes?
Nobody felt the need to pick up trash next to their front door! The first place to start is at your own place! I mean in my neighborhood us kids had to do yard work on Saturday, and man you better not even think of throwing candy wrappers or trash at your house or in your neighborhood.