Week 10 Reading

Who is the author? The author is the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which was a Black Power organization of six black people led by Bobby Seale and others in Oakland in 1966. The introduction revealed facts that what the authors want to do and why he organized and funded the Black Panther Party and what they want. Who is the intended audience? The intended audience is first the black people and alleys who could join the party, and then the American people and government which the party want to persuade and propose. The source is intended for public consumption since its a platform and program. They are asking people to unite against and revise the suffering black people suffered, especially racism and police brutalism. What is the message of this source? The author describes how white people mistreat and suppress black people in the past hundreds of years and even now. The authors proposed 10 points that want the white government to consider, discuss and accept. Mainly talked about exemption from military service, an end to police brutality, full employment, reparations for slavery which used Germany and Jewish people as an example. It calls for black people to against the unequal system and to gain their rights by their own hands even using weapons and revolution. It also includes the anthem for the party which calls for the unity of black people and the proudness, confidence of their race. Why was this source created? To call for black people and alley to unite against the systematic oppression and brutalism of police. The authors have an agenda and the 10 points plan which want the government to accept and persuade more people to know their ideas. The document is based on the facts of what happened in the past since it's a recording of their platform and program, but what in the documents are Black Pather's socialism ideas and ideologies which try to equip black people with more power and get more freedom. What type of source is this? This source is a written document that recorded the plan and grogram and anthem of the black panther party. Is this source credible and accurate? It is credible and accurate since it's recorded documentation 50 years ago about the famous black panther party movement and its program, platform, and anthem if it's not credible I must be able to find some different information online, while I can't. How is this source valuable to me? It resolved very socialism even communism ideas party which fight for black people's rights and freedom. Which believes black people should get their own rights by using weapons and rebellion. In the same period, this week's material all focused on self-defense and focus on the mobility and power of black people's own, instead of relying on the government's change. However, I feel like this program and platform is too ideal, all his 10 points conclusion won't be taken into consideration by the government for sure, and the black people will never be able to fight against the national violence machine, while the party doesn't even have a lot of supporters, they are not able to unite enough people for the fight against the racism government using armed conflict. However, it is the prolonged and development of black people's fighting and activities for the rights movement we learned for the past weeks, it is a part of the black movement for freedom and rights while in a violent and ideal way. It is also showed the consistency of how government and dominant class will ignore the needs proposed by lower-class and sub-dominated groups.