The Black Panther Party and the Transition to Black Power

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The history of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense can help us understand the transition from civil rights to Black Power, as well as contemporary issues like mass incarceration. From the Ten-Point Platform to survival programs, historian Robyn C. Spencer outlines key aspects of the party’s revolutionary ideology, grassroots activism and community service. And historian Jakobi Williams joins to share valuable classroom insights.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want more Movement Music? <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Am7BgBOD2FyB2JnK0Zscg?si=MJ1nY61mQ6qDB6Jpql020Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our latest Spotify playlist</a> has even more songs inspired by this episode. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out this great Resource Guide (pdf) – </span><a href= "https://iphpcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/iphp-teaching-the-history-of-the-black-panther-party-final-version-june-6-2017-title-update.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Teaching The History of the Black Panther Party:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">5 Essential FAQ’s”</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">– from</span> <a href= "https://iphpcom.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And your students can find rich archival materials about the Black Panthers online. This <a href= "https://libcom.org/history/black-panther-newspaper-black-panther-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">collection of Black Panther newspapers</a> from 1968-1973 offers amazing articles and images from the moment of the movement. Or they can view these <a href= "https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Panther%20Party%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI investigative files on the Black Panther Party</a> to see how the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office tracked the BPP’s activities