QCM : Black Panther Party: Origins, Demands, and Legacy — 4 questions

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1. Who founded the Black Panther Party in 1966?

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey
Stokely Carmichael and Angela Davis

Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale

Explication

The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The other pairs are important civil rights figures but did not found the party.

2. What did the slogan “All power to the people” express in the Black Panther Party’s ideology?

Only elected officials should shape social change
Federal authorities should control local communities
Political power should rest with ordinary people rather than elites
Economic power should remain in private corporations

Political power should rest with ordinary people rather than elites

Explication

The slogan called for political power to be held by ordinary people instead of elites. It reflected the party’s revolutionary, people-centered vision.

3. What was the main purpose of the Black Panther Party’s ten-point program?

To provide free medical care in local neighborhoods
To describe the party’s founding biographies
To organize major political demands and priorities
To list the party’s election results and campaigns

To organize major political demands and priorities

Explication

The ten-point program was a list of major goals used to structure the party’s political demands and priorities. Community services like free healthcare belonged to the party’s practical programs, not the program itself.

4. In the Black Panther Party’s approach, what did direct action most specifically mean?

Relying only on legal petitions and court appeals
Acting immediately on the target, such as seizing buildings or occupying services
Waiting for authorities to approve reforms before protesting
Holding symbolic rallies without confronting institutions

Acting immediately on the target, such as seizing buildings or occupying services

Explication

Direct action meant immediate action on the target, including seizing or occupying places to force attention and change. It was not the same as simply waiting for officials to act.

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Black Panther Party — founding year?

Founded in 1966 by Newton and Seale.

All power to the people — meaning?

Slogan for political power held by ordinary people.

Self-defense — justification?

Protection against police brutality and violence.

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