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This lesson was originally published in the Fall 2001 issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.Adblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others This lesson, of course, has to take place within the context of a larger unit on the Panthers and African American history in general. One way is by having students review the Black Panther Party’s 10-Point Program and develop their own personal versions of the program. When I teach about the Black Power Movement, I try to connect the movement to today’s issues. Of the 30 working- and middle-class students, most of them 10th graders, 25 were African American, four were white, and one was Chicana. I taught about the Panthers in the context of a high school African Studies class in Seattle that focused on African history and the experience of the Diaspora. It became part of the party’s philosophical backbone and served as a model for many other community groups such as the Brown Berets, the Young Lords, and the Red Guard.

Their party platform, better known as the 10-Point Program, arose from the Black Panthers’ assessment of the social and economic conditions in their community. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense sought social justice for African Americans and other oppressed communities through a combination of revolutionary theory, education, and community programs. Photo by David Fenton, Getty Images.ĭuring the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement, in particular, community self-determination was central to many peoples’ struggles. Free clothing being offered at an event sponsored by the Black Panther Party in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1969.

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