"Black is Beautiful"
-Emphasized racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural parties
-Watts Riots in L.A. -Blacks were angry at the police for burning and stealing from the neighborhood -Malcolm X -For black separatism -Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton -Preached doctrine of black power -Co-wrote the book "Black Power" -Carmichael: "What we need is black power" -Wanted racial pride and self-respect -Black Panther -Militant party -Carried weapons in California -Based themselves on Zedong's quote: "Political power comes through the barrel of a gun" -Wanted: -Freedom -Full employment for blacks -Stop robberies -Decent housing -Stop police brutality -Free blacks in jail -Land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace -Sports Influence - Jackie Robinson and Curt Flood - Helped break racial barrier in sports - Baseball -James Brown -"Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h36wbRHInhs |