“The History of the Black Panthers — From Nonviolence to Terrorism”

“The History of the Black Panthers — From Nonviolence to Terrorism”
Part Two of Shura Burtin’s Lecture on the Black Panthers

Speaking about one of the most dramatic episodes in African American history, in the first part of the lecture Shura Burtin shared the prehistory of the Black Panther Party — the Civil Rights Movement, the evolution of the SNCC, and the birth of the idea of Black Power.

In the second part, he will tell the tragic story of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, reflecting on human nature and the dialectics of historical development.