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How do you legally create social change?




The Power of Individuals and Grassroots Movements
What they didnt teach you in grade school
              about Dr. King
 strong opponent of the Vietnam War
 supporter of war on poverty
 arrested and beaten
 accusations
 in鍖delities
 FBI and the CIA
 assassination conspiracies
    Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
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X and the Nation of Islam


 Why did X and the Nation become popular?
 bio connections
 change cant be legislated
Similarities and Differences:
     Martin vs Malcolm
Differences:
                     MLK vs X

   non violent direct action       whatever means necessary

   integration                     separation*

   use the system                  system is corrupt

   frustration and depression      impact of the Hajj
Similarities

 (partially) inspired by religion
 took a stand against the status quo
 investigated by the FBI and CIA
 opposed the war in Vietnam
 assassinated for their beliefs/conspiracies
 inspirational/icons
The Black Panther Party
   Who were they and what did they do?
Who?

 originally formed in Cali
 BPP for Self Defense
 formed shortly after the assassination of X
 grass roots programs
 secular
 supported all minority groups
 black power!
Black Panther Programs
 police patrol
 breakfast
 day care
 medical care
 reduce street violence
 clothing
 GED
Problems
  the media (image vs impact)
  COINTELPRO
  role of white people
  arrest of founding member
  police shoot outs

"the greatest threat to the internal security of the country"
                      --J. Edgar Hoover

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  • 1. How do you legally create social change? The Power of Individuals and Grassroots Movements
  • 2. What they didnt teach you in grade school about Dr. King strong opponent of the Vietnam War supporter of war on poverty arrested and beaten accusations in鍖delities FBI and the CIA assassination conspiracies Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
  • 3. Of A. Lhe.,ld,sslqg ,Irc T#illFoJEg http://foia.fbi.gov/ 1. the Problen foiaindex/king.htm &r NsvEr$er1, 1975, llllllarD C. Sulllvan, &rer Asslstgrt Dlrector, hstl.e Inteltl.Bence Dlvlslcr, Fe&ral &seau of lrrvesdgadrn, tesdfid before the SenaceSelect Ccrn'tttee to Snrty Goverrcncal Operat{,ms trlth Respect to IntelLLgenca Actlvldes. Ile rclsted that fr'6 late 1953 and ccncfndng rntlt the essasslngclerr of Dr. t{artfn l-uther Rlng, Jn . KJng nas r.he target of an LOOK--> lntenshe c4atgn by rne F.B.I. to nestr&ffze hls 8s gr effeetlw dvll Text leader. rf$rrc SulUrrarr ststed t]ar tn LOOK--> the rnar egalnsc Kfng 'Nt holds rlere berred." (Saate Ecpcrrt lb. 9b755, IY,nal Seporc of the Select Cosd,ttee to SErrrftGcnrcmcrrtal 0pratJcrrs wlt$ Respect to . IntelEgence Acdvfds, Bock II, p, 11). thls srd otlrer testlury descrtblng, thls F.B.I. cornterlntelllgmce cryalgn agafns! Klrg reached r.he pr$ftc througfi tlre newsp+<lle. As a ccrlsegEncethere $as a re8eneratlcr of the rridespread gpeqd^atlm m t}re posslblllty thet the ereau uy trarn had sG, rsponslbltlty tn Dr. Rlng'r. &atlr and uy not hate dare n &partlal ard tlro"prdl tmnsctgadorr of the sssasslnatlcr.
  • 4. X and the Nation of Islam Why did X and the Nation become popular? bio connections change cant be legislated
  • 5. Similarities and Differences: Martin vs Malcolm
  • 6. Differences: MLK vs X non violent direct action whatever means necessary integration separation* use the system system is corrupt frustration and depression impact of the Hajj
  • 7. Similarities (partially) inspired by religion took a stand against the status quo investigated by the FBI and CIA opposed the war in Vietnam assassinated for their beliefs/conspiracies inspirational/icons
  • 8. The Black Panther Party Who were they and what did they do?
  • 9. Who? originally formed in Cali BPP for Self Defense formed shortly after the assassination of X grass roots programs secular supported all minority groups black power!
  • 10. Black Panther Programs police patrol breakfast day care medical care reduce street violence clothing GED
  • 11. Problems the media (image vs impact) COINTELPRO role of white people arrest of founding member police shoot outs "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country" --J. Edgar Hoover