A Battle Recommenced Throughout the centuries, man has always tried to triumph over his evils. From religious persecution to social injustices, it is human nature to try to overcome oppression. One such battle was the one against slavery in the 19th century, which was thought to have succeeded in producing freedom for African Americans. But in the upcoming century and throughout the early 1960's, the social, political, cultural, and economic oppression which had started as …
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…would have not been aware of the brutalities and injustices blacks in poverty had to endure. The Panthers created a revolution containing community service activities such as the breakfast program, transportation, and other programs to free urban blacks for economic oppression. In these ways, the Black Panther Party managed to extend the battle of freedom and basic rights from the time of the civil war into the age of the Civil Rights movement and beyond.