What We Believe
E851798
"What We Believe" is a section of the Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program that outlines the organization’s core political principles, demands, and vision for social justice and Black liberation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What We Believe canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political manifesto section
ⓘ
political principles statement ⓘ |
| articulates |
core political principles of the Black Panther Party
ⓘ
demands of the Black Panther Party ⓘ vision for Black liberation ⓘ vision for social transformation in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Power movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights and Black liberation struggles ⓘ |
| author | Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demands |
decent housing for Black people
ⓘ
education that teaches true history of Black people ⓘ end to police brutality and murder of Black people ⓘ exemption of Black men from military service ⓘ freedom for Black men held in federal, state, county, and city prisons and jails ⓘ full employment for Black people ⓘ jury trials by peers from Black communities ⓘ land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Black liberation
ⓘ
community control of institutions ⓘ economic justice ⓘ end to police brutality ⓘ end to racial oppression ⓘ political empowerment of Black communities ⓘ self-determination for Black people ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
statement on education and historical truth
ⓘ
statement on employment and economic exploitation ⓘ statement on fair trials and juries ⓘ statement on freedom and self-determination ⓘ statement on housing and living conditions ⓘ statement on imprisonment and political prisoners ⓘ statement on land and economic redistribution ⓘ statement on military service and imperialist wars ⓘ statement on peace with justice ⓘ statement on police violence and community self-defense ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ideologicallyRelatedTo | anti-colonial liberation movements ⓘ |
| influenced |
community-based liberation movements
ⓘ
later Black radical political platforms ⓘ |
| medium | printed pamphlets and newspapers ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-capitalism
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ revolutionary Black nationalism ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Black Panther newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Black communities in the United States
ⓘ
sympathetic activists and organizers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.