What is Black Power?
Published on Mar 08, 2017
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What is Black Power?
Context of the Black Arts Movement
Topics of Lesson
- Influences for the Black Power Movement
- Black Panther Party
- Relevance to Black Arts Movement
Malcolm X
May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965
Key Facts
- Member of Nation of Islam
- Advocated for equality "by any means necessary"
- Later assissinated by Nation of Islam
- Death inspired the Black Power movement
Stokley Carmichael
June 29, 1941- November 15, 1998
Key Facts
- Originally a member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)
- Coined term "Black Power"
- Later disagreed with Dr. King's and SNCC's beliefs on nonviolence
Angela Davis
Born January 26, 1944
Key Facts
- Member of Communist Party
- Accused of murder in 1970
- Has written several books
- An advocate of racial and gender equality today
The Black Panther Party
Key Facts
- Advocated for freedom and liberation of Black people
- Created Ten Point Program
- Free Breakfast Program for all children
- Founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
Relevance to Black Arts Movement
- Emerged alongside Black Power Movement
- Known as the artistic side of Black Power
- Many artists were influenced by Black Panther Party and other figures
