3. What they didn’t teach you in grade school
about Dr. King
• wasn’t universally supported
• strong opponent of theVietnam War
• fears about the March on D.C.
• supporter of war on poverty
• arrested multiple times
• infidelities
• FBI and the CIA
“Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”
4. A. Lhe.,ld,sslqgOf,Irc T#illFoJEg
1. the Problen
&r NsvEr$er1, 1975, llllllarD C. Sulllvan, &rer
Asslstgrt Dlrector, hstl.e Inteltl.Bence Dlvlslcr,
Fe&ral &seau of lrrvesdgadrn, tesdfi€d before the
SenaceSelect Ccrn'tttee to Snrty Goverrcncal Operat{,ms
trlth Respect to IntelLLgenca Actlvldes. Ile rclsted that
fr'6 late 1953and ccncfndng rntlt the essasslngclerr of
Dr. t{artfn l-uther Rlng, Jn . KJngnas r.he target of an
lntenshe c4atgn by rne F.B.I. to nestr&ffze hls 8s gr
effeetlw dvll rf$rrc leader. SulUrrarr ststed t]ar tn
the rnar egalnsc Kfng 'Nt holds rlere berred." (Saate
Ecpcrrt lb. 9b755, IY,nal Seporc of the Select Cosd,ttee
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to SErrrftGcnrcmcrrtal 0p€ratJcrrswlt$ Respectto
IntelEgence Acdvfd€s, BockII, p, 11). thls srd otlrer
testlury descrtblng,thls F.B.I. cornterlntelllgmce
cryalgn agafns! Klrg reached r.hepr$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, r€sponslbltlty tn Dr. Rlng'r.
&atlr anduy not hate dare n &partlal ard tlro"prdl
tmnsctgadorr of the sssasslnatlcr.
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10. Differences:
MLK vs X
• stable, middle class childhood
• non violent direct action
• integration
• use the system
• frustration and depression
• 1963 survey: 88% approval rate
• abuse, foster care, criminal
• whatever means necessary
• separation*
• system is corrupt
• impact of the Hajj
• 1963 survey: 15% approval rate
11. • powerful public speakers
• (partially) inspired by religion
• took a stand against the status quo
• imprisoned (but for different reasons)
• investigated by the FBI and CIA
• opposed the war inVietnam
• assassinated for their beliefs (X =1965, MLK=1968)
• inspirational/icons
Similarities
13. 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!
Huey Newton
14. Black Panther Programs
• police patrol
• breakfast
• day care
• medical care
• reduce street violence
• clothing
• GED
15. 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
16. TI{E COINTELPROPAPERS
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the fleld to cubnrt posr-tlve suglesttcrs !s to ."ir-" to
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t1le uoed uider ttrls progrtn lrry be nalntaloed ln a pendlog
lnectlvc atetue untll sucb tlne ra I specltlc operstlon or
tecbnlgue la placed uader conslderrtloa for loplenentatlon.
to'esslgo responslblllty tot l,ollorlng rad coordlnatlog thls ner
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