: The Social Impact
nse against police brutality and black rican Americans continued suffering from iving conditions and public services of urban k Lives Matter movement likely comes to mind. vement founded in 1966, which despite it’s forced s day as the problems it sought to fight have also
tality has been an issue that plagues the African American y since the times of slavery. In the 1960s, resistance against eatment of black people by the police and justice system existed all black activist groups, from Malcolm X to Martin Luther to of course, the Black Panthers. One of the 10 demands the nther Party made was “we want an immediate end to police and murder of black people”. The Black Panther’s response to tality was policing the police, and they would form their own e armed force to follow police and shout legal advice at those rehended so as to ensure no rights were being abused. While rn Defund the Police has gone a different route to fight police many in the movement have long been advocating for an e to the police force in a way similar to the Black Panthers.
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