History of the Black Panther Party
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- I’m talking about the Black Panther Party. It’s an important topic that isn’t easy to cover. The historiography is fairly new, because what came before is riddled with disinformation, but it is worth understanding the history of the Black Panthers
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The stuff specifically on the BPP: crossculturals...
References
FBI files on Fred Hampton:
vault.fbi.gov/...
vault.fbi.gov/...
vault.fbi.gov/...
And all of COINTELPRO: vault.fbi.gov/
Curtis J. Austin, Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2006). amzn.to/3ffepGj
Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin, Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013). amzn.to/2SjIxrc
David Cunningham, There’s Something Happening Here: The New Left, the Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. amzn.to/3hU0iIi
Todd Fraley and Elli Lester-Roushanzamir, “Revolutionary Leader or Deviant Thug? A Comparative Analysis of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily Defender’s Reporting on the Death of Fred Hampton,” Howard Journal of Communications 15, iss. 3 (Summer 2004): 147-67.
Craig Mcpherson, “You can’t Kill Chairman Fred: Examining the Life and Legacy of a Revolutionary,” Journal of African American Studies 23, Iss. 4 (December 2019): 276-298.
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Wiki: The Black Panther Party (BPP), originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a Black Power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California.[7][8][9] The party was active in the United States between 1966 and 1982, with chapters in many major cities and international chapters in Britain and Algeria.[10][11] Upon its inception the Black Panther Party's core practice was its open carry armed citizens' patrols ("copwatching") to monitor the behavior of officers of the Oakland Police Department and challenge police brutality in the city.
In 1969, a variety of community social programs became a core activity.[12] The Party instituted the Free Breakfast for Children Programs to address food injustice, and community health clinics for education and treatment of diseases including sickle cell anemia, tuberculosis, and later HIV/AIDS.[13][14][15] It advocated for class struggle, with the party representing the proletarian vanguard.[16]
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The stuff specifically on the BPP: crossculturalsolidarity.com/black-panther-party-resources/
*Here are the connected videos*
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*References*
Retrospective coverage: ruclips.net/video/g8hDMi0-iaE/видео.html
William O'Neil interview: ruclips.net/video/uSjYd35nF5s/видео.html, full transcript: digital.wustl.edu/e/eii/eiiweb/one5427.1047.125williamo%27neal.html
FBI files on Fred Hampton:
vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/Fred%20Hampton%20Part%2001%20of%2003/view
vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/Fred%20Hampton%20Part%2002%20of%2003/view
vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton/fred-hampton-part-03-of-03/view
And all of COINTELPRO: vault.fbi.gov/
Curtis J. Austin, _Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party_ (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2006). amzn.to/3ffepGj
Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin, _Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party_ (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013). amzn.to/2SjIxrc
David Cunningham, _There’s Something Happening Here: The New Left, the Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence_ (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. amzn.to/3hU0iIi
Todd Fraley and Elli Lester-Roushanzamir, “Revolutionary Leader or Deviant Thug? A Comparative Analysis of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily Defender’s Reporting on the Death of Fred Hampton,” _Howard Journal of Communications_ 15, iss. 3 (Summer 2004): 147-67.
Craig Mcpherson, “You can’t Kill Chairman Fred: Examining the Life and Legacy of a Revolutionary,” _Journal of African American Studies_ 23, Iss. 4 (December 2019): 276-298.
May I ask: does RUclips have some sort of blacklist for their definition of criminal and/or terrorist organizations?
Fun fact: there was a time where Black Panther went by Black Leopard to avoid connotations with the party. That lasted for essentially no time at all.
Technically Most Black Panthers are actually Leopards because its a mutation to Panthers a group of big cats including Leopards, Lions ect.
Jokes aside Black Panther is just a better name.
*In another timeline, there is T'Challa, the Black Leopard.*
@@vit968 I mean they worship a Black Leopard which is a Panther so its just the same thing but just being more specific.
What about Jaguars?
@@Dong_Harvey I think they are Panthers too but I maybe confusing them for something else.
Also there are Black and White lions both are quite rare. (Lionesses prefer Males with darker mains)
People often only acknowledge the militant side and not the community organization or food and medical programs or even the Rainbow Coalition
@@theknave1915 they're not the Taliban
That seems to be mostly the Black Panther's own fault. They were clearly trying to project the image of militant revolutionaries, so independently of FBI misinformation it really shouldn't be surprising that people remember them as militant revolutionaries.
What launch programs did the taliban have? What calls for racial and class unity did the Taliban have? If anything far right groups have more in common than the Panthers
@@theknave1915 islamo leftist? LMAO
@UCzAwkWq3zYIz_FUkSuOGi3w What is leftist about any of that. Does it say anything about class or economics in it? Does it advocate worker’s democracy or anything like that? Right wing isn’t inherently monarchy, otherwise the Nazis are the right wing then cause they didn’t have a monarchy. Cause what the fuck are you talking about “Islamo-leftist” you clearly have no idea what leftism is. Islamic fundamentalists (like the taliban) are hard religious right wing extremists who half the time are enforcing “religious law” that has no basis in the holy book, no different from right wing religious Christians who go hard on abortion despite there not being anything on it in the Bible.
I find it hilarious how Reagan talks about how there is no need for a civilian to carry a loaded weapon, and yet all of his believers think that is a quintessential part of their identity.
He was for gun control…
@@williamlohman6892 that's what I just said...
Trump is Christ. Reagan is Abraham. Capitalism is the Holy Father.
Reagan also wasn't super anti immigration and was pro open borders.
Conservatives only remember what benefits them.
I was a young panther in 1967. Each morning I would go to the breakfast before school, and after school, I would get help with my homework from the Panthers.. This was in Detroit.
Salute to you
Hey how was the experience? Like Im actually interested in a neutral look from a kids perspective, did you feel the turmoil brewing behind the scenes and the pressure from media/politics?
You should make videos about "a day in a life". Could be really educational
You sir are an important piece of United States history. I salute you!
@@luxinvictus9018 hi I’m from Detroit and kind of grew up in a similar type of environment. I think political violence is inevitable. Civil disobedience can only take you so far.
As someone who comes from an immigrant background, but also grew up in the deep South, I was always taught to fear the BPP. It really wasn't until college where I took classes about African-American history where I realized that their story was much more complex. I'm also disabled and they were pretty much the only allies the current Disability Rights Movement had.
I agree, I also had this impression growing up that the party was just horrible. I had no clue how complex it was and definitely didn't hear about the lunch programs, the Rainbow Coalition, etc. Although, there are many more missed stories in our history. Always learning!
@@teto1911 exactly. Sometimes we have to be willing to go deeper than what our mainstream culture presents to us.
Fun fact: Kanye's dad was a former black panther as well.
but he'll be really disappointing what his son has become. A shill for the racists he fought against!
Kanye's crack music was such a black panther bop, it makes me sad how hard he fell of into conservative evangelicalism.
Bobby Rush is the OG Panther snitch.
The apple fell pretty damn far from the tree
I love this idea, it prepares us for the topic of the film so we can make a study for ourselves and give a better debate in the comments without the hate comments and RUclips demonetization.
Man is it sad that such a passionate organization fighting for common sense societal changes was so unsuccessful in most of their endeavors. They'll go down in history as influential, of course, but so much more should've changed because of them, but the institutions at the time managed to squash them over and over again. Imagine a Black Panther Party during the age of the internet ...
different times. and too many people today looking to use any excuse to stir up bullshit.
@@luxinvictus9018 It's more nuanced than that: the peaceful approach only gains traction when there is fear of a more violent uprising. Malcom X and MLK, whatever their differences, inadvertently helped each other: X scared Washington so badly that MLK was in a prime position to negotiate, which in turn bettered the overall status of black people, achieving collective good. If the status quo is challenged, it will always negotiate with the party that is less disruptive, but it will not negotiate at all if there is not real fear of a more disruptive uprising. To negotiate peace, someone must be holding a gun, even if it is never fired.
@@samuelwithers2221 great ass answer my guy
@@samuelwithers2221 your keyboard must be on fire right now
@@russellwatts4784 He is talking about the Black Panthers not the police.
Thanks for the much needed attention to this topic, my man. I'm a 45yr old ADOS man and feel you stepped up and handled this topic well. Anytime an ally takes a chance to help tell truths on American history, to me, it stands out as pure bravery. It may not seem like a high marker but what's being taught through mainstream channels is saddening and disappointing. I appreciate the time you put into your research. It really show's.
Counterpart is the word not Ally.....
Every time I learn something new about Reagan, I dislike him more and more.
He deserves to have his name middle-name uttered with scrutiny.
If the Antichrist was real it would be Reagan.
Unless you are a billionaire, there is absolutely 0 logical reason to like Reagan. Like, that man has worked against the interest of the middle and lower class his ENTIRE career. I pity the people that praise him
It's truly amazing, the past year has made me realize nothing has changed were dealing with just about the same set of issues we were dealing with in the 60s and 70s
This is 100% because people refuse to teach history and want to hide behind. Instead of addressing the issue america tends to just cover things up. "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it".
Nothing has changed? Nothing at all?
We are dealing with the same issues, that is true. Ignorance, hate and ideological pigheadedness continue to block progress but somethings might have changed.
Yep. And we actually thought we'd have dealt "all this" by the 80s and be looking to building a brilliant future (not "our house is on fire"). Buckminster Fuller and geodesic domes, Rainbow Coalition, Greenpeace, so much hope lost in the "culture war". Now giving up ground gained.
@@myothersoul1953 To try and berate the point of "nothing" is being a bit disingenuous. We all use hyperbolic language at times to get a point across. "Nothing has changed" meaning "dealing with just about the same set of issues...in the 60's and 70's".
You can say everything has changed depending on your qualifications for what change is.
@@tristonmitchell It's hard to tell when people using hyperbole as you suggest or when they are being literal. There are people who will claim that no progress has been made. They will claim that all attempts at progress have been failures or cynical ploys so the only option left is some extreme ideology.
I am glad you were not being literal.
“I’m sorry for ruining your Black Panther party.”
Ok now that I got that out of my system, a great vid Cipher. I love this kind of thing since it gives more history on topics I knew little about.
Haha i love Forrest, now that i think of it he truly saw no color either.
When I was in school the black panthers got a passing mention and they said they were a violent terror organization. I didn't know for years what they actually did and were about.
Surprisingly enough despite how deep in the south i was it was quite the opposite for me yet I always believed they were anyways bc of brainwashing I went through as a child
So I guess they didn't bother to teach you that those scary 'violent terrorists' spent a good deal of their time making sure that economically disadvantaged neighbourhood kids went to school with a full belly after eating a decent breakfast supplied by the Panthers. eh?
@@davidbouvier8895 Nope. I was born in 99 and schooled in TN; I can confirm The Black Panthers were treated nearly as bad as the KKK and were taught to us the same section as KKK. Despite one group being made FOR hate and the other to fight AGAINST hate.
The books seemed to make the two groups equal, not even joking either. I ONLY ever heard had things about them.
@@VannywiththeFanny But you have clearly learned the difference since then. The Panthers were not perfect. Who is? But, although their primary focus was Black liberation, they were definitely not racist.
@@davidbouvier8895 Absolutely. I'm just saying the right is always saying the left is "indoctrinating" us when in reality; they're the ones keeping info from me, such as this.
It's frankly despicable that I didn't learn about the corruption involved in Fred Hamptons death. It was a literal ass@ssination.
I was surprised to see that they had ties to other countries. It's also interesting to know that they were more in touch with China than the Soviet Union. That seems to have been an oddity in the cold war.
Oh and I like the separation of history and the review btw. It's simply better all around honestly.
Well to be fair most Marxist groups weren't particularly found of Russia
@@tyronechillifoot5573 oh yeah makes sense given the Soviets were cooling down and playing nice with the west.
@@justinbellpa seeds of what?
@@justinbellpa lmao
@@justinbellpa Don't threaten me with a good time.
I learned how to bartend from a old, salty guy that had been behind the pine pouring drinks since the 50's. When I asked who was the most famous person he ever bartended for he said, "I served tons of celebrities, even a President, but I'll tell you that nobody had the same gravity as Huey P. Newton. Whenever Huey P. Newton was in the room, everybody knew it. Never seen anything like that guy." That story has always stuck with me.
Good people, by and large. Probably the closest america came to a true revolutionary movement sense the 1920s.
Yes
Good people and revolutionary are nearly mutually exclusive
@@kokofan50 not really
Dictatorships aren't good
@@vladimirlenin3562 Your username is something you should rethink if serious
2A'ers should listen to Reagan there and see if they still like him
I get the feeling that Reagan has been left behind by those groups that idolize his memory, just as Lincoln has been.
@@eldorados_lost_searcher except those 2 are hardly comperable. Reagan may not have been as bad as modern republicans in some ways, but he is the basis of their ideology and they are simply a logical conclusion of his ideas and policies. Reagan was a monster. Lincoln on the other hand was at least a Soc Dem by todays standards and entirely pro labor, having had pleasant correspondence with Karl Marx himself.
@@sassyviking6003
You know that, and I know that. But the party of Lincoln doesn't act like it knows that.
@@sassyviking6003 Of course, you do know that Karl Marx was actually on the payroll of Capitalists and owners of prosperous businesses, right?
Whether you want to acknowledge this aspect or not, Capitalism when unhindered by concerns for labor will inevitably lead to abuses of said labor. The end result tends to pretty much lead to slavery, which would likely invite the counter-response of revolts.
Also the concerns of the Luddite movement was why Marx was hired.
Yee I’m black I’m pro gun and I don’t like him that much for that. I don’t particularly have a strong opinion on Reagan in general tho.
I like the idea of releasing a video about the reality behind a historical fiction film. It could encourage people to pay more attention to other eras such as colonial America.
Thank you for braving the algorithm and telling the history of the Panthers in a succinct and academic matter. And it is no surprise Google tries to stamp this history out. The ruling class is terrified of a re-emergence of Black panther ideas and organizations on a large scale, its got all their greatest fears: Socialism, anti-police sentiment, and disciplined use of firearms.
Disciplined use of firearms you say ruclips.net/video/nIVvcrhgaYE/видео.html modern iterations of the organizations disagree negligent discharges galore
Don't care you're literally a tankie
@@realkingofwales3917 Yeah honestly like the black panthers seem mostly alright (Minus that one torturing and brutal infighting, and also maybe shooting that guy first) But the whole communist thing really bogs em down for me. Like that alone is blah, taints the whole thing.
Another thing they also have that the elites fear is racial nationalism.
@@turkeygod6665 Agreed
Many radicals in the '80s and '90s said the police and FBI were what crushed the Civil Rights movement. I was skeptical of that for a long time, but in recent years I have come to see that certainly was what was done.
They're doing it again with "black identity extremists"
@@Comuniity_ Because that's what they openly identify as.
@@Horgler found the racist
The picture of the cops carrying out Fred Hampton's body and they have the biggest smiles on their faces sickens me
Always wanted to learn more about the black panthers, thanks.
For my entire childhood all I knew about them is basically being told they were “the bad ones”
I wasnt taught anything at all about them...
I only knew that they did some community stuff and had guns..... And that Tupac's mom was one of the Panthers
@@willia3r i actually can't remember if i was taught about them at all in high school. i had heard about them, but i don't remember if it was from a documentary or school
I had only heard of these guys when I read The Hate U Give about a few weeks ago. Decided to research them more.
The black panther party was a complicated movement. Not all of it being good despite the initial intentions. So thank for approaching the topic with nuance.
Not all of it being good?
4chan logic is really rampant in these RUclips streets...
@@willia3r 4chan logic? All I said was thank you for portraying the group with nuance and neither glorifying it for its good traits(social outreach programs, charities, desire for racial equality, ect.) nor demonizing it for its bad ones(extreme militancy, connection with communist dictatorships, ect.).
@@mythos951 when in light of the USA's many associations with corporate fascist states like Chile and their undermining of Governments like Jamaica under Michael Manley who sought some sort of refuge from the oppressive austerity forms of capitalism such as bankrupting labor...
....I wont judge movements like BPP too much for trying find some sort of alliance that isnt out to starve black folks.
So you will have to excuse me if I dont buy into your characterization of the BPP and other movements like it.
Sorry, but I just dont see things your way. Not at all.
@@mythos951 you seem to miss nuance of living in a country that is openly hostile with state sponsored violence and economics inequality but God forbid those facing these tribulations try to protect themselves or make something of their communities, seem like American along with Americqn citizens have real fetish for destroying black establishments and communities when they try to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. It's almost as if black autonomy is a threat to their system
I agree with Ronald Reagan on 1 point, cops shouldn't be able to carry loaded guns or carry guns in general. I know it's not what he meant but it is what he said.
Oh sure take away the cops guns then what are they supposed to do when there's a terrorist attack or sombody with a gun legally or illegally acquired starts shooting at them. THINK MARK THINK!!!
@@mattcrump9278 you deal with the socioeconomic factors that cause violent terrorist attacks as well as violent crime, most of which can be done in non-violent ways, with the exception of terrorism, although the current "violent" strategy of combating domestic and international terrorism has only created more terrorists. an approach more akin to the northern Kurdish people of rojava( a independent libertarian socialist state in syria), i.e, arming people in self-defense against terrorists, providing therapy to victims of terrorist attacks and educating potential terrorist recruits about the flaws of their views, all of which has helped in their successful fight against isis.
@@hotlinerevachol5436 that's all fine and dandy but you still have psychopaths cultists and the issues at hand will take at least 100 years to fix and that's probably to short of a time frame so until then we need to keep our miltary and our police armed for their own protection
@@mattcrump9278 yea I’m not very worried about terroist attack. A cop walking around with a pistol is gonna deter them either. They can keep one in the car
*DISARM* the police
*DEFUND* the military
This videos has already been banned in Florida.
Don’t mind me. Just here to hear Cypher do his thing, and laugh at bigots before they get banned!
You saw a couple in the video.
Hey Cyph, pretty rad video! I find it surprising that the Panthers' outreach programs happened upon its founding, because I thought that was on the agenda from the beginning rather than later. Funny how Huey Newton in 1968 denounced anarchism, got a response from philosopher Murray Bookchin a year later, and then used tactics and strategies that were based on the tenants of anarchist-pacifism, which is outreach. The BPP is indeed a fascinating chapter in African-American history.
Only real crime as an organization was refusing to disarm, and let’s be honest, that’s not really a crime all things being equal.
ah yes, the god most deserving of usurpation: algorithmo. hes like cthulu but made of numbers. and more evil. i propose a quest
we march to the doors of silicon valley at dawn
What’s so interesting about Stokley Carmichael is the fact that he is the bridge from MLK to The Panthers.
There’s some real good interviews and lectures by him here on RUclips.
Seems like the Black Panthers were basically the result of people who didn't believe that the government or police could adequately serve them.
If nobody is willing to rescue you then I guess you had to rely on people that would.
Another famous person of the Black Panther Party, was Afeni Shakur, the mother of Tupac Amaru Shakur.
I wasn't aware that the black panthers were anymore than a side crowd. Thank you so much for this video, I learned a lot.
From what I understand the revolution was well defined within the group. Honestly it seems from the actions and values alone, that it's very self evident what that revolution entails.
Someone has a brain.
Cynical Historian yet again minimizing and writing off working class efforts. He is incapable of not redbaiting in his content. An absolute mouthpiece to the ruling class.
There's a very good explanation of the Black Panther Party history. Well done.
Cypher really going for it. You earned my money. Ima go buy a shirt or sumn…
The Pragure U commercials are ridiculous on this video.
Thank you for this ! Bee waiting for your take , I also know you can go deeper ✌🖤
Would you look into AIM and the rainbow coalition, it's a real big part of our history ,and is all too often, not taught in schools. You're like the only internet historian that will actually cover these topics, and that's great, we need more like you.
We need another Fred Hampton in the U.S....
Really appreciate this video. This history needs to be taught and discussed.
I may not agree with the panthers politically especially the revolution thing, but I thank them in most ways of what they've done in the black community
Reform will never see the liberation of the Black American. Malcom X was absolutely right about that, and day by day he is proven more and more correct
You really skipped a bit of Malcolm X's history when he broke away from the NOI (Nation of Islam) and changed his views on people.
Lol
I'm glad I found this. We need more info on the black panther party
Republicans opposing storming of government property. *palpatine voice* ironic
Shows how much the divide of power has changed that the right now represent the counter culture
@@yankeehussar3614 lmao cope more.
RIP CHAIRMAN FRED!!!!
Bro I love you channel so much I wish you made a video every day but being 100% truthful and fact-based and studied takes time
Doing the good work in education against a megalithic entity. Heroic. This isn't a endorsement for or against the Black Panter Party. This is my first indepth form of media I've consumed on the matter
I mean they are Moraly Gray and not just Black and White if you pardon the pun.
Its not like the Black Pathers were just doing noble stuff or were just being a holes, there are certainly more complex than what most people know about them.
@@forickgrimaldus8301 I am greatful to have trustworthy sources for information like Cypher and Mr. Beat that will give me the history, not the story. I enjoy Knowing better as well.
You should look more into the Fred Hampton assassination. Cypher is really underselling how much of a clear assassination it was.
The FBI informant that had fed the feds details of the building's security and floor plans of the building also may have drugged Hampton with barbiturates. Regardless of who gave Hampton the barbiturates or if Hampton took them voluntarily himself it was scientifically impossible for Hampton to have been conscious when the police raided the building. That didn't stop the cops from breaking into his room and shooting him in the back and then after an exchange of dialogue among the officers confirming his identity shooting his head multiple times as he lay unconscious in bed next to his nine-months pregnant wife and then after the fact in court claiming that Hampton reached for a gun.
Oh, and the other member of the group that was killed by the cops, Mark Clark, the guy who was the only Black Panther who fired a shot? People like to depict it as a justified shooting by pointing out that he fired his gun, letting you fill in the gaps and insinuating that he fired at the cops. Technically he did fire his weapon - he fired his weapon into the ceiling while experiencing death convulsions from getting shot in the chest.
It's one of the dirtiest and most flagrant hit jobs organized by a government I've ever read about.
@@QwertyCaesar I mean the US Government installed dictatorships sometimes just at the mere hint of Socialist beliefs so you know not out of character for them to do.
@@QwertyCaesar thank you. I will search them up and find good sources so I can learn more about this. Seems like the FBI has a long history of involving itself if "home grown" "terrorists"
People need to know history because we are repeating it today thank you for sharing history with us
Ronald
“WILSON”
Reagan
Look at his name, Ronald Wilson, Reagan.666 the mark of the beast.
I like em. 2020 made me very disillusioned. I now realize that the world is bigger than me, and worse than I thought. I'm sorry that they made bad mistakes but at least they tried. Who are we to criticize, sitting on our asses and advocating for incremental reforms as injustice keeps happening.
Haha same, 2020 changed the world and the world's problems changed my views on leftist politics.
Lots of violence from both sides
Life looks to be very gray
@@accent1666 you serious? The FBI was not some group of people trying to do the best they could in an unjust system. They were a funded organization of an elected government that was supposed to be investigating and enforcing the law. Instead they straight up spread disinformation to it's own citizens and committed murders. The BP party is way less in the wrong then the FBI, it's not even close.
@@travisbewley7084 BPP confronted with the police, were quite violent in behavior, nationalist, full on "ends justify the means" mentality, so they believed in doing things violently, they did counter-patrolling, caused riots.
The best thing they did was the outreaching programs but they weren't exactly saints, MLK's movement were better
@@accent1666 it's a matter of scale and responsibility. The BP movement was commiting violence as survival while the FBI did it as subjecation. You can't morally equivocate this as a "Both sides" argument and take away from how monsterious and immoral the FBI was.
Im... confused and unsure on how to feel about the panthers...
They were true Americans but because they were not white they were perceived as threats
@@kennethrobinson7177 I just find it hard to agree with that, considering the violent actions they took, I just believe in a peaceful way of handling things, like Dr. King did.
@@dilloncrowe1018 You need both methods for change to happen.
@@kauswekazilimani3736 I disagree, as did Dr. King, he gave rise to a movement that changed America all through peaceful protesting, and staying true to it.
@@dilloncrowe1018 Both methods are needed. I'm talking about political and revolutionary change in general. For the most part peaceful protest is less effective when eyes are on you. I think a another element to this is when a society has changed the less radical elements of what brought them their will always be fetishized. Whether the new society is good or bad state, it will not encourage radical actions.
Really good video. I feel like this topic is often presented in a very politicized and non objective way. This feels like a very honest video about the topic. Good work!
The fact that in 2021 youtube is still against an honest portrayal of the black panthers speaks volumes.
It’s amazing that they would demonetize your educational videos, but they’ll gladly plaster PragerU ads all over the place.
Another excellent piece of history. Well done, young man.
I think the the best way to sum they up is that they were a good cause that did (or at least tried to do) a lot of good things. But they sometimes did it in the wrong ways
Liked this. Liked it a lot. I think it's a good idea. Especially because I see so few films...
Ooooh boi this is getting demonetized
Glad you’re covering this anyways - way too much misinformation and misconceptions about the BPP out there
At least notifications are working for your channel for me again - at least once, I got the bell automatically unrung without being told or anything
10:30 the white Australian on that podium is Peter Norman. He wore a black power badge for solidarity, although didn’t give the salute. When he got home, he was vilified, and kicked off any further Olympic teams. Fortunately later, much later in the 00’s, he received apologies and accolades for his small But important gesture at an important moment in civil rights history. He remained good friends with the other black athletes on that podium throughout their lives.
Awesome job, true and to the point, no bias, exemplary!
Fred Hampton died the same day Jay z was born
Lol “ronald WILSON raegan” love this channel keep up the good work cypher
Awesome video. (Also loved the movie Judas and the Black Messiah.)
BASED PANTHERS BASED PANTHERS BASED PANTHERS 😤
Are you trying to say “biased”? Lol
@@eshuorishas9987 BASED PANTHERS BASED PANTHERS BASED PANTHERS
RUclips bans Everyone it seems, I think it's about money and power more than any political bias (from what I have seen)
Seems like it
At first I thought only those who didn't agree with leftist were being demonatized, but it's probable the leftist also get kind of censored
God damnit Susan... RUclips could have been better
YT algorithm ect point is YT is greedy
@@accent1666 Why would a big corporation be pro leftist
@@DeosPraetorian or pro rightist lol
There was recently a study on this that showed that RUclips didn't really have much of a bias. People weren't being pushed to the far left or far right. I tend to agree, most of the censorship I see is just to sensitive matters that would offend advertisers.
Its inspiring to see white kids fighting against the whitewashing of history that causes more confusion and strife
Same.
First time here. . What is the meaning of your logo? It looks like the Adinkra Gye Nyame
This was really good! Thank you!
Great vid! I would love to see one on Patty Hearst and the SLA, it’d make a great follow up to this
7:32 Bruhhh it’s called the right to own a firearm! The only place where understandably people shouldn’t be allowed to carry a firearm is on someone’s private property and they say “no firearms or weapons permitted”
Minimizing "Marxism" in the civil rights movement only serves to polarize the issue and prevent a clear understanding of both sides of the issue.
I have never heard of anything but the violent parts of the black panthers, informative and educational as always my dude!
...they were never violent.
Good deeds don't make their guilt any smaller.
@@adamkwalczyk keep talking bum
@@adamkwalczyk that's what I keep saying about the United States government but everyone wants to believe they're the good guys.
@@31heman They ain't that bad guys for a superpower both nowadays and historically speaking.
Black Panthers also inspired a similar movement in Israel amongst Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews
You should also talk about the Puerto Rican nationalist movement, it was surprisingly big back in the '70s and cropped up in weird places
the fact that we never learn about this in american school is criminal.
One thing of note was that they inspired off shoots in Britain and Israel.
You know, this seperation is quiet genius. You can get more views in total if yu seperate the series into 2.
For sure the guns got them attention, but the intimidation they brought may have drowned out the message of self defense. Especially when several members were picking fights with the police. The hospitals and food were definitely good, but I'm a little more curious about where they got the funding for those programs. I can only imagine what the general news would say if a group of protestors heavily armed with rifles and other guns tried to occupy a state capitol, because they didn't like the way the government was doing something. Even if left alone I'm not sure the BPP would have necessarily been a net positive although that requires a lot of speculation. If they went with a more economic/capitalist approach and used less fear tactics a lot more good probably could have been done.
Their problem was innocent black people being murdered by the police. This wasn't plan a either. Black americans have always had an issue of having their grievances taken seriously. The Panthers were simply taking the only option they had left. The one thing people always forget is that voices that go unheard grow louder.
@@Cagon415 Fair enough, but for better or for worse, if the best way you can come up of promoting positive change is by scaring the shit out of people in power, they will undeniably get scared. But that will NOT automatically make them compliant to your demands, just make you be seem as a threat, justifiable griveances be damned!
@@LoboGuara5bruxaria the BPP scared them because they promoted solidarity not because they promoted violence. There's never been anything radical about self defense. Just because you like to cower and let injustice happen to you doesn't mean other people won't have that courage.
@@31heman That is fair enough, but my point wasn't about either or not BPP was a violent group. Rather, my point was that they attempt at forcing positive change backfired because they rolled an Indimitation check way too well...
And good to hear learning about this.
Dear algorithm,
Enjoy some song lyrics, "Every revolutionary
was once considered an enemy
Cointel undermined the life
Of Dr. Martin Luther King
Everywhere you look red white and blue
Everywhere you look they're fooling you.
One people, one struggle!
Stand United, stand peaceful!
One people, one struggle.”
Great video. It was very informative. I didn’t know much about the Panthers considering the elders in my family weren’t involved in with any movements after Civil and voting rights were passed.
7:20 never heard this before! I bet there are a lot of 2nd Amendment people who are vey fond of President Reagan who would be shocked to hear this
Well time to shock a lot of people.
You can still look up to someone while disagreeing with certain issues.
A movement of their time is a great way to describe it.
Whenever I hear other Cali liberals going on about "guns bad" I cringe because they're just parroting the status quo without knowing the historical context.
Gun capitalism is bad
The Chicago six movie along with the insane hotbed that was the year 1969 would be amazing.
Hey Cypher, I was wondering, Are you Curious about the History of Puerto Rico during when the U.S. Had there Hands on the Island, forcing there ways to the Puerto Rican People from 1899 to the early 1950's. Let me know OK.
I don’t necessarily agree with everything about the black panthers. But what really irritates me about their history is that it showed that Reagan really didn’t give a shit about American freedoms. Whether you agreed with them or not, the Panthers were expressing their second amendment rights.
Great video Cypher! Do you have a link to the video you used for Reagan talking about open carry?
Subbed just to spite YT for flagging your channel as demonetized
If you learn about the Panthers, then you couldn't label them a "violent criminal organization."
@@theknave1915 I guess seeing how that was a last resort response to racial violence, they wouldn't qualify as that to me. Most sane people wouldn't see it that way either.
@@theknave1915 the entire United States was built by violence. America has used violence to advance itself it's entire existence. What you're saying is silly because if that's not how America does things, as you say, then there wouldn't have been callous, hate filled violence against black people for a few hundred years.
@@johnallenbailey1103 also everyone was fighting each other at different points in history it was not like Native Americans were a unified entity and living in harmony before the Europeans came in and it wasn't like Europe and the Islamic World are these unified people either heck Muslim Kingdoms actually aligned themselves with Christian ones at times to fight other Islamic Kingdoms and vice versa even the Conquistador had help from the Aztecs enemies and former subjects before you know.
They technically are but at the same time they were obviously targeted for repression and at times obvious malice by the Government it wasn't like they are all completely innocent people, they exist in this Gray area where you can appreciate that they wanted to push change but at the same time condem some aspects of their organization.
The majority of the most violent and criminal members were FBI plants trying to goad actual good faith members into committing drug trafficking and violent crimes.
Where did you get the clip of Reagan as governor supporting gun control? I did a search and came up empty.
Good video, very informative
thank you
Cypher, is there any truth (and can I get a source or two) to the claim from the panthers in may of 1967 that the Japanese American concentration camps were being refit and expanded contemporarily? I can’t find any reference to it on google. Not sure where to look.
It's false. Just conspiracism typical of radicals searching for grievances to monger
@@CynicalHistorian hey at least you got your script proofread bro! " conspiracism typical of radicals searching for grievances to monger" what are you even talking about.
RUclips brought me and 100k people here. Looks like you should start up a Black Panther channel.
Great research...you nailed it!!!!
Thanks for all the research and study
Attended a public gathering put on in Montana in 1979 - 1980 or so and was berated by Eldridge Cleaver for not standing for the pledge of allegiance!