{"id":860,"date":"2017-06-19T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ushistory2os2xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=860"},"modified":"2017-06-19T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T15:01:58","slug":"assignment-black-panther-party-platform","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-ushistory2os2xmaster\/chapter\/assignment-black-panther-party-platform\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Black Panther Party Platform","rendered":"Assignment: Black Panther Party Platform"},"content":{"raw":"

Though legally successful in the mid 1960s, the battle for civil rights continued on into the 1970s. \u00a0It seems that not everybody has the same idea of what it means to be \"equal,\" especially in the area of race relations. Everyone knows about Martin Luther King, Jr's \"dream,\" but not everyone was catching the dream, even within the black community. King represented the middle ground, but what about the radical fringe? After reading the\u00a0Black Panther Party Platform<\/a>\u00a0answer the following in a paragraph:\n<\/p>

  1. What's the general message?\u00a0 How does it compare with King's \"I have a Dream<\/a>\" speech?\u00a0 Do they have the same dream?\u00a0 How was the Black Panther Party an obstacle to King's dream of a racially integrated society?<\/li>\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

    Though legally successful in the mid 1960s, the battle for civil rights continued on into the 1970s. \u00a0It seems that not everybody has the same idea of what it means to be “equal,” especially in the area of race relations. Everyone knows about Martin Luther King, Jr’s “dream,” but not everyone was catching the dream, even within the black community. King represented the middle ground, but what about the radical fringe? After reading the\u00a0Black Panther Party Platform<\/a>\u00a0answer the following in a paragraph:\n<\/p>\n

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    1. What’s the general message?\u00a0 How does it compare with King’s “I have a Dream<\/a>” speech?\u00a0 Do they have the same dream?\u00a0 How was the Black Panther Party an obstacle to King’s dream of a racially integrated society?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t
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