The Original Black Panther Party, 1965

Where did Black Panther idea originate? Lowndes County Alabama
When? 1965
How did the idea of the Black Panther come about? To form a political party for disenfranchised black voters against racist, white Democratic party in Alabama.
Who were the people involved? Kwame Toure (Stokely Carmichael),

LITERATURE:

• The Movement, SNCC Paper June/July 1966
• Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabamas Black Belt by Hasan Kwame Jeffries, NYU Press, 2009

FILMS/CLIPS

• The Origins of the Black Panther Party
• Eyes on the Prize Clipping

LESSON PLANS/PACKETS

Black Power in the Bible Belt by Samantha Elliot Briggs