y day. Hate groups publicize their feelings and recruit members; therefore they're able to influence others to join them. Some of the most well-known hate groups are the Ku Klux Klan, Skinheads, and the neo-Nazis.
             In the book Power to the People, Jim Haskins writes, "The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense knew what they wanted. They were young. They were black. They couldn't be ignored. Their ten-point platform was just the beginning of an unforgettable period in the history of this nation's civil rights movement. By 1967 the Black Panthers had established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Their ideas, agenda, fight for equality for African Americans, put these outspoken youth on the map of American politics." The Black Panther Party fought for the liberation of African People in the United States. Self-defense was the main area that made the Black Panther Party different from most previous black organizations. The Black Panther Party felt as long as they knew self-defense they could protect themselves from the world, such as police and military powers that tried to bring them down. Any black "freedom" organization, which ignores self-defense, does so at its own p!
             eril (Sundiata Acoli). One positive contribution of the Black Panther Party was its advocation and practice of equality for women throughout all levels of the organization and society itself (Sundiata Acoli). Another fundamental aspect that attracted members and mass support to the Black Panther Party was its policy of "serving the people". The Black Panther Party organized community programs such as free breakfast for school children, neighborhood clinics and other local programs. For these reasons, and others, the influence of the Black Panther Party spread beyond its actual membership. The Black Panther Party believed that the courts should follow the United States Constitution so that black peo...