1960s Primary Source Document Analysis Meet the document. Type (check all that apply): Letter Speech Patent Telegram Court document Chart Newspaper Advertisement Press Release Memorandum Report Email Identification document Presidential document Congressional document Other (Official Rules Document) Describe it as if you were explaining to someone who can’t see it. Think about: Is it handwritten or typed? Is it all by the same person? Are there stamps or other marks? What else do you see on it? Observe its parts. Who wrote it? Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Other members of the Central Committee Who read/received it? African-Americans who would want to become part of or know more about the Black Panther Party --- American Government/Public When is it from? October of 1966 Where is it from? Written in Oakland California Try to make sense of it. What is it talking about? The wants/demands of the Black Panther Party and the rules that would be required to follow to be a part of it Write one sentence summarizing this document. The Black Panther party is a strict and formal organization both symbolizing and fighting for the hopes of African-Americans around America for a better, freer, future. Why did the author write it? The authors wrote it to attract new members to the party, explain how the party works and what it’s fighting for, and send a message to America’s government about the hardships that black people had faced in the last several decades. Quote evidence from the document that tells you this. “The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of over twenty million black people; therefore, we feel that this is a modest demand that we make.” We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. Every member of the party must know these verbatim by heart. What was happening at the time in history this document was created? Racial Violence had increased since the 50s, John F. Kennedy had been assassinated 3 years prior, the church bombing that killed 4 black girls had taken place, and the Civil Rights Movement was fully in motion and almost close to ending. What did you find out from this document that you might not learn anywhere else? I learned how formal, serious, and almost radical the Black Panther Party was in the late 1960s. I don’t think I would have found the Party’s exact rules, expectations, and wants anywhere else either. What other documents or historical evidence are you going to use to help you understand this event or topic? I’ll use biographies on people like Malcom X and Stokely Carmichael to find out how they related to and felt about the Black Panther Party. I would also look into biographies of the founders like Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale so that I could find their motivations for creating the Party and learn how they made it move forward through the Civil Rights Movement. Students for a Democratic Society, Port Huron Statement – 1960 – https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/port-huron-statement/ John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address – 1961 – Spencer, Laith https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/inaugural-address19610120 Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter From a Birmingham Jail – 1963 – Seth, Madison https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter-from-birmingham-city-jail-excerpts/ Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique – 1963 – Grace, Adrienne https://web.viu.ca/davies/H323Vietnam/Friedan_FeminineMystique.1963.htm Mario Savio, Sit-in Address on the Steps of Sproul Hall – 1964 – Chloe, https://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mariosaviosproulhallsitin.htm Lyndon B. Johnson, The Great Society – 1964 – Jennifer, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/great-society-speech/ Malcolm X, The Ballot or the Bullet – 1964 – Myles, Laurenz https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/malcolmx_bullet_excerpts_0.pdf Lyndon B. Johnson, Message to Congress, August 5, 1964 and U.S. Congress, Tonkin Gulf Resolution – 1964 – Will, Max http://www.classzone.com/books/am_05_shared/pdf/psource/TAR03_22_735_PS.pdf https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/tonkin-g.asp Ken Kesey – 2011 interview with Terry Gross on the Merry Prankster’s 1964 trip across the country. – Wenxi, Frankie https://www.npr.org/transcripts/139259106 The Black Panthers, The Black Panther Party Platform – 1966 – Kieran, Dylan https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/bpp.html Martin Luther King, Jr., Declaration of Independence from Vietnam – 1967 – Sydney, https://faculty.atu.edu/cbrucker/Amst2003/Texts/Declaration.pdf Guy Strait, What Is A Hippie – 1967 – Savannah, https://faculty.atu.edu/cbrucker/Amst2003/Texts/Hippie.pdf National Organization of Women – NOW Bill of Rights – 1968, Yulia, Hannah https://350fem.blogs.brynmawr.edu/about/1968-bill-of-rights/ Martin Luther King, Jr., The Drum Major Instinct – 1968, Daniel, Charlie http://www.fcmennonite.org/uploads/2/7/7/3/27734689/drummajorinstinct_1-14-2018.pdf Paul Meadlo, Testimony on My Lai Massacre – 1969 – Frederick https://famous-trials.com/mylaicourts/1633-myl-tmead The Weathermen (Students for a Democratic Society), Bring the War Home! – 1969 – Anthony, CJ https://www.sds-1960s.org/bring-the-war-home.pdf Neil Armstrong, One Giant Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind – 1969 – Colby, Walker https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.step.html From 1:09:22:48 to 1:09:34:56 on the counter. Simply read the dialogue. You do not need to read the italicized parts on the history. Life Magazine, Woodstock Music Festival – 1969 – Alexandra, Jack https://books.google.com/books?id=okwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT6&dq=woodstock+festival+196 9&hl=en&ei=_F-gT5nELYTO9QS1mszOAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=bookthumbnail&resnum=10&ved=0CGQQ6wEwCTiqAQ#v=onepage&q=woodstock%20festival%2 01969&f=false
