Black Panther Party

Which of these was a program that the Black Panthers started?

• Taxi Program

• Book Club

• Free Breakfast Program

COINTELPRO tapped people's phones, spied on them, harassed their families, and interfered in organizations' activities

• True

• False

The ________ were considered the greatest internal threat to American democracy. The leader of this organization was killed by police in Chicago.

This group's original mission was to protect Oakland's Black neighborhoods from police brutality.

• The Black Panther Party

• The Nation of Islam

• The Rainbow Coalition

• SNCC

He was one of the two original founders of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California.

• Huey Newton

• Fred Hampton

• Nelson Mandela

• John Carlos

Leader of the Black Panther Party in Chicago. He was killed in a police raid of his apartment.

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Huey Newton

• Tommie Smith

• Fred Hampton

The Black panther Party is credited with creating what program geared at helping narrow the educational achievment gap?

• free breakfast

• Head start

• running start

• tutoring

What was the primary goal of the Black Panther Party when it was founded?

• To promote African American culture

• To protect African American neighborhoods from police brutality

• To establish a political party

• To create a new educational system

Which of the following was a community program initiated by the Black Panther Party?

• Free Medical Clinics

• Public Libraries

• Community Gardens

• Youth Sports Leagues

Who were the original founders of the Black Panther Party?

• Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

• Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

• Fred Hampton and Angela Davis

• Stokely Carmichael and Eldridge Cleaver