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On This Day: Black Panther Party

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An engaging resource provides viewers with information about the founding of the Black Panther Party and social programs like its food bank that the party created. The video clips also describe the political views of the party and their goals for the civil rights movement.

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Concepts

the black panther party, african american culture, african american history, african americans, famous african americans, civil rights, civil rights leaders, the civil rights movement, american history, segregation, desegregation, marxism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Compare the Black Panther Party to other activists in the civil rights movement
Use the resource to prompt a discussion on equality and the civil rights movement

Classroom Considerations

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Pros

Resource is a great tool to open a discussion on African Americans' struggle for equality
The video provides multiple viewpoints from former members of the Blank Panther Party

Cons

None

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