Tupac Vs. Biggie

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During the 60’s and 70’s, blacks were struggling for civil rights, and equal opportunities. In the late 60’s a movement was formed “The Black Panthers” called for the reform of American society to achieve social, political, and economic equality, based on principles of socialism. The political party shock up the 60’s, tired of police brutality and uncivil treatment as human beings. Heuy P. Newton and Booby Seale formed a Party in Oakland, California. The movement gained political attention and migrated around America. The Panthers patrolled the black communities with symbolic berets, firearms, black hats, and black leather jackets. They were recognized as militant and courageous Afro-American Nationalist.
(Panther, (1995) Dir. Mario Peebles with Kadeem Hardison, Courtney Vance)
The members expanded their services: providing free breakfast for children, clothes, and funded education for poor children. By the end of the year, the Panthers set up kitchens in cities across the nation, feeding over 10,000 children every day before they went to school. During this political movement hundreds of the Panthers were killed by the FBI, and county policemen. The Panthers efficiently eliminated by the FBI, majority went to jail for crimes that were made up, others were killed execution style. Some of the Panthers still remain Political Prisoner’s, some are professors at University, and others became a victim to drug addiction. One of the most popular drugs was crack cocaine. Crack sabotaged the black communities, in which the Panthers struggled to liberate.
(http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/)
In April 1969, the Panther 21 case, a jury acquitted New York Party members who has been charged with arson, conspiracy, and attempted murder, for allegedly plotting police assassinations and attempting to blow up public buildings. One of the Panther 21’s was Afeni Shakur. Afeni Shakur joined the political Party ...