Black Panther Party Article
"By rejecting the love of one, I received the love of all. By surrendering my life to the revolution, I found eternal life." — Huey Newton
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Adam Winkler wrote and article about the Black Panther party for the news site The Atlantic on July 24, 2011. In the article he talks about how the panthers would go around San Fransico carrying their guns with them. They didn't care who saw them, even the police, becuase it wasn't illegal as long as they didn't threaten anybody. Adam then goes on to explain a specific seen that happened.
“Who in the hell do you think you are?” an officer responded.
“Who in the hell do you think you are?,” Newton replied indignantly.
He told the officer that he and his friends had a legal right to have their
firearms.
Newton got out of the car, still holding his rifle.
“What are you going to do with that gun?” asked one of the stunned policemen.
“What are you going to do with your gun?,” Newton replied.
This confrontation had interested a crowd of people to observe what was going on. Newton knew his rights, and if the police officer tried to do anything many of the people that gathered would witness it. It was very genius of Newton to have a confrontation like this to assert his rights. Many times black people were treated unfairly by police officers, and there was nothing they could do about it. The Black Panthers fought against this, becoming a strong organization to support black rights. Adam, the author of this article, is informing anyone who reads it about some of the racist attitudes towards black people and guns. More importantly, he is informing us of one of the pro-gun movement groups that fought for gun rights, The Black Panthers.
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“Who in the hell do you think you are?” an officer responded.
“Who in the hell do you think you are?,” Newton replied indignantly.
He told the officer that he and his friends had a legal right to have their
firearms.
Newton got out of the car, still holding his rifle.
“What are you going to do with that gun?” asked one of the stunned policemen.
“What are you going to do with your gun?,” Newton replied.
This confrontation had interested a crowd of people to observe what was going on. Newton knew his rights, and if the police officer tried to do anything many of the people that gathered would witness it. It was very genius of Newton to have a confrontation like this to assert his rights. Many times black people were treated unfairly by police officers, and there was nothing they could do about it. The Black Panthers fought against this, becoming a strong organization to support black rights. Adam, the author of this article, is informing anyone who reads it about some of the racist attitudes towards black people and guns. More importantly, he is informing us of one of the pro-gun movement groups that fought for gun rights, The Black Panthers.
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