History of the Black Panthers

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1. Which two members co-founded the Black Panther Party? Eldridge Cleaver and H. Rap Brown Bobby Seale and Elmer Pratt Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver

2. Which future Panther wrote "Soul on Ice" while in prison? H. Rap Brown Bobby Seale Eldridge Cleaver Huey P. Newton

3. What did the P in Huey P. Newton stand for? Peter Patrick Paul nothing

4. Which Green Beret turned Panther was imprisoned for over twenty years for two murders until evidence arose that the FBI knew he wasn't involved from the beginning? Bobby Seale Elmer Pratt George Jackson Eldridge Cleaver

5. Which of the following Black Panthers are still alive? Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton Bobby Seale Huey P. Newton

6. The Black Panthers "drafted" these two members of the Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC) into their own organization. Who were they? Eldridge Cleaver and Stokely Carmichael H. Rap Brown and Elmer Pratt Stokely Carmichael and Kwame Ture Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown

7. According to their founders, what event inspired the formation of the Black Panthers? assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination of Malcolm X assassination of Medgar Evers assassination of Elijah Muhammad

8. The New Black Panthers are endorsed by the original leaders of the Black Panthers True False

9. Which Black Panther ran for mayor of Oakland, California during the heydey of the organization? Bobby Seale H. Rap Brown Huey P. Newton Elmer Pratt

10. With the release of Huey P. Newton from prison, a major rift began between him and what other Panther leader? Eldridge Cleaver Stokely Carmichael Bobby Seale H. Rap Brown