African American History

African American History

BLACK POWER MOVEMENT AND CURRENT “HATE” GROUPS IN THE US

DIRECTIONS:

Review http://www.penielejoseph.com/legacy.html

Answer the following questions.

Post your answers to questions 13, and 5, with the heading: BLACK POWER MOVEMENT.

 

  1. To increase self-empowerment, describe four things people involved in the Black Power movement (along with the Black Panther Movement) did to express that self-empowerment.
  2. Who was J. Edgar Hoover?
  3. What did the Federal Bureau of Investigation try to do to the Black Panthers? Did they succeed?
  4. Type in the word “police” in the search engine and see how many documents pertain to thattopic. Then type in the name “Angela Davis” and see how many documents come up. Why doyou think there are so many documents about the police? What did you learn about AngelaDavis from the documents that arose with her name in them?
  5. How many Black Separatist groups are there in the US? Do you think they pose a danger to other US citizens?

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The people in the black power movement were involved in the production of songs and rap music which expressed the black community, their needs, and their capabilities and tried to address the whole issue of racism in America. Rap groups like the Public…………………………………….

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