The protest era of the late 1960s was characterized by anti-war activism, free speech, civil rights, and an anti-establishment vibe. Community groups like the Diggers and the Black Panther Party provided free clothing, food, and medical care, and the latter also created a free breakfast program for underprivileged children, which spread throughout the country. There […]
The Black Panthers, a black activist organization formed in 1966, called for an armed revolution against racial inequality. They also addressed poverty in black communities with free breakfast programs. The party faced law enforcement campaigns and internal leadership struggles, leading to its decline by the late 1970s. In the years following the end of slavery […]
