The Black Panther Party (BPP) had a Ten-Point Program that stated their organizational goals, some of which included self-determination, full employment, fair and adequate housing, and an end to police brutality. One of the most successful programs established by The BPP was their free breakfast program, which ensured that poor children had breakfast before school. The BPP were anti-American imperialism, anti-capitalism, and by the late 1960s, they were arguably the most popular black liberation movement in the country. The Klan – all Klans – despise everyone that isn’t a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant. They violently targeted black Americans, Catholics, Jews, and new immigrants, especially non-Anglo Saxons. #TheKlan, famous for their cross-burning, are white supremacists, terrorists, and in spite of their alignment to Protestants, have been rejected and condemned by almost all recognized Christian denominations and groups. The Klans’ tactics included lynching, murder, preventing the political and economic participation of #blackpeople in the country, destroying and burning the property of all groups they hated, and maintaining a social order where white, Anglo-Saxons were at the top. The BPP was not free from violence, nor its members free from accusations of violence. Newton was charged and convicted with the voluntary #manslaughter of a police officer named John Frey. This sparked a three-year Free Huey campaign that ended when Newton won his appeal, and his #conviction was overturned. The BPP was also involved in shoot-outs with the #police, as well as rival groups such as the #UnitedSlaves or US Organization. #history #focus #government #usa #america
