Kathleen York Videos : Noam Chomsky & Kathleen Cleaver on Race, Gender and Class Issues in America (2/7) (1997)

noam chomsky kathleen cleaver sncc civil rights movement revolution black panther party american culture political activism demonstrations working the crisis of democracy trilateral commission david rockefeller japan us europe liberal elites jimmy carter 1960s indoctrination truman administration wall street lawyers bankers rich people mccarthyism on race gender and class issues in america 2 7 1997

Noam Chomsky & Kathleen Cleaver on Race, Gender and Class Issues in America (2/7) (1997)

October 16, 1997 www.amazon.com Watch the full program: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African-American revolutionary organization. It was active in the United States from the mid-1960s into the 1970s. The Black Panther Party achieved national and international impact through their deep involvement in the Black Power movement and in US politics of the 1960s and 70s, as the intense anti-racism of the time is today considered one of the most significant social, political and cultural currents in US history. The group's "provocative rhetoric, militant posture, and cultural and political flourishes permanently altered the contours of American Identity." Founded in Oakland, California, by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African American neighborhoods from police brutality. But the Black Panther Party's objectives and philosophy expanded and evolved rapidly during the party's existence. The organization's leaders passionately espoused socialist and communist (largely Maoist) doctrines, but the Party's black nationalist reputation attracted an ideologically diverse membership. Ideological consensus within the party was difficult to achieve, and some prominent members openly disagreed with the views of the leaders. The organization's official newspaper, The Black Panther, was first circulated ...

Video Credit: