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From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Power and Women's Liberation…
From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Power and Women's Liberation
Black Panther Party
Black manhood, misogymy and male emasculation
Militant Black women using weapons for protection
50% of members where Black women - they were the public face of the party, helped with organization and secretary
Challenge sexism and patriarchy and conceptualize gender roles
Self defense- arm yourself for protection for yourself and your family
Pantherettes
Strong Black women - promoting blackness, female guerrilla fighter - ballot or the bullet
Important women: Matilaba Lewis, Judy Hart, Janice Garret-Forte, Kathleen Neal, Brenda Presley, Elaine Brown & Jonina Abron
Abuse from BPP men, violence, demanding sexual favours and verbal intimidation
Sexism rooted from American society not BPP
Women involved in every program of the party
Sexual freedom for men and women
Birth Control - shared parenting and childcare support in the Party
Angela Davis
Activist for gender and racial equality, the eradication of the prison industrial complex and socialism
Communist - overthrow of capitalist class for the liberation of black people to happen
Black people the forefront of the revolution
Before anything else, I am a Black women
We are the victims, we demand social justice and total liberation
Black women are the most oppressed sector of society
We must liberate ourselves and destroy our enemies
We are not free until all black people are free
Want a fair trial to represent herself
Women's Liberation
Floryna Fo Randolph - lawyer, feminist and activist. She wanted to build alliances between white and black feminist.
Feminism is entrenched in theories and strategies of Black Power Struggle- share tactics
NOW
Racism contribute to every major social problem, race is the most deadly form of oppression
Publicity plan - Black Power Conferences and Conventions in feminist organisations
Radical interracial united front
Kennedy disappointed in womens liberation movement to fail to challenge racism and NOW is not interested in Black Power
October 17th Movement - The Feminist - radical movement break away movement from NOW