Today I'd like to tell you about a group of people who over the years have gained a bad reputation in the world for simply telling the truth and trying to fit into a society which rejects them and rejects the truth itself. The group that I am referring to is the Black Panthers. Most people perceive the Black Panthers as being a type of white hate group that despise white people and doesn't want …showed first 75 words of 871 total…

…showed last 75 words of 871 total…eventually shut down by government forces. Hoovers issue to "neutralize" members of the Black Panthers and the arrests of hundreds of party members eventually spelled out the demise of the party. Nevertheless, the Black Panthers made a lasting impression on the nature of not only black nationalism and civil rights, but they helped create and motivate thousands of young, lower-class citizens to stand up for their human rights while helping to redefine the New America.