Black History Month Resources

U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.

Movement towards black separatism in the USA during the 1960s, embodied in the Black Panther Party founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

Case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954.

The rights guaranteed by the state to its citizens.

US movement especially active during the 1950s and 60s that aimed to end segregation and discrimination against blacks, as well as affirm their constitutional rights and improve their status in society.

Discrimination is negative behavior directed at individuals or at groups of individuals because of their social group membership. Discrimination is based on social categories that individuals do not generally choose to belong to, including gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, stigma, age, and physical appearance.

Addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections.

In Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
As Christopher Lucas notes in his history of American higher education, “the original intent of most of the founders of black colleges was to provide for their clientele an education indistinguishable from that commonly pursued by whites”

In U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites.

Designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important groups have also used the name.

Unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action.

Organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation.