The alternate approaches of the Black Panthers and Martin Luther King Jr.: From within or without

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sociology

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published 01/10/2008

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Citizens of the United States will always be able to take pride in their country for its place as first true democracy in world history. Every citizen (a term which has carried with it countless shifting definitions) has always had the right to vote and determine his or her own course in the pursuit of happiness. Technically every single one of us, no matter what place in the social ladder at birth, can theoretically “make it” if we try hard enough and are smart enough and lucky enough. In this light it’s really an odd thing that our under classes are still made up of pretty much the same people: generations of poor whites from impoverished rural communities, the latest wave of blue collar immigrants (be it Italian, Asian, or Latino), and, most visibly and desperately, blacks in inner city ghettos.

Introduction.
1. The country's racial-class dynamics.
2. The explanations for the phenomenon of black underclass.
The flaws in MLK's strategy of working within the system.
Segregation through 'freedom of choice?.
Tackling the geographic divide between black neighborhoods and white schools.
'Black Power' leading upto and after MLK's assassination.
The Panthers.
1. Desire Housing Development.
2. Eviction notice served by the owner of the project.
3. November 19, 1970, NOPD officers armed invasion of the Desire projects.
The country as a whole and the want for a break from the rioting and random violence.
Conclusion.