Question

The excerpt below is from the "Ten Point Program" of the Black Panther Party. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle them, a decent respect of the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separation.

What was the Black Panther Party reacting against in this excerpt?
A. racial segregation laws in Southern states
B. the oppression of American women
C. unemployment, police brutality, and centuries of racial injustice
D. Peaceful protests by earlier civil rights leaders

Answer 1

The Black Panther Party, in the excerpt from their Ten Point Program, was reacting against unemployment, police brutality, and centuries of racial injustice. Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from the Ten Point Program of the Black Panther Party, the party was reacting against unemployment, police brutality, and centuries of racial injustice (C). Founded in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, the Black Panther Party was formed in response to systemic racial inequalities, police brutality, and the perceived failures of the civil rights movement to bring about substantial change.

They believed African Americans were victims of not just white racism but also of capitalism and thus, they espoused Marxist teachings, called for social reformations, such as jobs, housing, and education, and advocated for armed self-defense against aggressors. Option C.