About the Black Panthers

by Herminne Tonita - Martin Luther King's era was followed by the tide of racial pride, solidarity, separatism and even racial nationalism. The slogan "Be proud of your race", first formulated by Garvey as early as 1910, was picked up in the 1930s by the Black Muslims and used until 1970s. W.D. Farah Muhammed, who initiated the movement, ingrained into his followers the sense of separateness ...

Date added: 17 April '07