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COMMUNITY DROP | HISTORY OF GUN OWNERSHIP IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY 

7/22/2015

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"True freedom for any person should be judged by the ability to protect his or herself in that society."

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The history of Gun ownership in the United States is dramatically different for African Americans. Since the beginning of the birth of the United States all citizens have had the option to exercise their free will in purchasing or not purchasing a gun for self defense and/or hunting. The exception to that rule were African Americans. Black Codes or laws were put into place in just about every State preventing African Americans to legally own any type of Firearm or weapon. These laws were used to oppress and control African American populations especially in the Southern States.

1700’s

Starting in 1751, the French Black Code required Louisiana colonists to stop any blacks, and if necessary, beat "any black carrying any potential weapon, such as a cane." If a black refused to stop on demand, and was on horseback, the colonist was authorized to "shoot to kill." Because of fear of Indian attack, and the importance of hunting to the colonial economy, slave possession of firearms was at times a necessity in Louisiana. But the colonists had to balance their fear of the Indians against their fear of their slaves. As a result, French Louisiana passed laws that allowed slaves and free blacks to possess firearms only under very controlled conditions

In 1790s, when the first U. S. official arrived in New Orleans in 1803 to take charge of this new American possession, the planters sought to have the existing free black militia disarmed, and otherwise exclude "free blacks from positions in which they were required to bear arms.

1800’s

The end of slavery in 1865 did not eliminate the problems of racist gun control laws; the various Black Codes adopted after the Civil War required blacks to obtain a license before carrying or possessing firearms or Bowie knives;

Buffalo Soldiers In 1866, Congress approved legislation creating six all African-American Army regiments: two cavalry (the 9th and 10th) and four infantry (the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st). These units represented the first African-American professional soldiers in a peace-time army

1900’s

When blacks finally gained the ability for legal ownership of a gun or rifle it was used in many cases to protect themselves from the local criminal and from those organized groups in society that wanted to attack, kill, intimidate, rape, and oppress them based on our skin color (KKK ). Historically this reality was repeated in numerous cities in the United States especially in the Deep South where the local Klan, Sheriff/Police, and majority populations often attacked African American Men, Women, and children based on their skin color. In some of those cases a gun was the sole item that saved African American lives. Even the original civil rights leadership publicly believed that, as Frederick Douglass put it in 1867, "a man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box." With the rise of Jim Crow segregation at the end of the 19th century, civil rights leaders continued to advocate meeting fire with fire. "A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home," the famed anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells-Barnett wrote in 1892, when on average more than one black person was lynched every three days in the South, "and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give." Thousands of African Americans continued to fight for equality and one of the best-known civil rights organizations practicing armed self-defense were the Deacons for Defense and Justice, which was formally incorporated in Louisiana in 1965 with the explicit purpose of providing armed protection for civil rights activists, and the Black Panther Self Defense Party.


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Deacons for Defense

On July 10, 1964, a group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana led by Earnest “Chilly Willy” Thomas and Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick founded the group known as The Deacons for Defense and Justice to protect members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) against Ku Klux Klan violence. Most of the “Deacons” were veterans of World War II and the Korean War. The Jonesboro chapter organized its first affiliate chapter in nearby Bogalusa, Louisiana led by Charles Sims, A.Z. Young and Robert Hicks. The Deacons emerged as one of the first visible self-defense forces in the South and as such represented a new face of the civil rights movement. Traditional civil rights organizations remained silent on them or repudiated their activities. They were effective however in providing protection for local African Americans who sought to register to vote and for white and black civil rights workers in the area. The Deacons, for example, provided security for the 1966 March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi. Moreover their presence in Southeastern Louisiana meant that the Klan would no longer be able to intimidate and terrorize local African Americans without challenge. Eventually they organized a third chapter in Louisiana. The Deacons tense confrontation with the Klan in Bogalusa was crucial in forcing the federal government to intervene on behalf of the local African American community.

The Black Panther Party

In 1966, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded. It was a Black political organization; originally known as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The BPP originated in Oakland, California, by founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The Black Panther Party was the manifestation of the vision of Huey P. Newton, the seventh son of a Louisiana family transplanted to Oakland, California. In October of 1966, Newton gathered a few of his longtime friends, including Bobby Seale and David Hilliard, and developed a skeletal outline for this organization. The Original six members of the Black Panthers included Elbert “Big Man” Howard, Sherman Forte, Reggie Forte, Little Bobby Hutton, and Newton and Seale. They adopted the Black Panther symbol from an independent political party established the previous year by Black residents of Lowndes County, Alabama. The Panthers also supported the Black Power movement, which stressed racial dignity and self-reliance.

The Party established patrols in Black communities to monitor police activities and protect the residents from police brutality. The BPP combined elements of socialism and Black Nationalism. , it promoted the development of strong Black-controlled institutions, calling for Blacks to work together to protect their rights and to improve their economic and social conditions. The Panthers also emphasized class unity, criticizing the Black middle class for acting against the interests of other, less fortunate Blacks. It is the sole Black organization in the entire history of Black struggle against slavery and oppression in the United States that was armed and promoted a revolutionary agenda, and it represents a great thrust by the masses of Black people for equality, justice, and freedom. The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a progressive political organization that stood in the vanguard of the most powerful movement for social change in America since the Revolution of 1776 and the Civil War: that dynamic episode generally referred to as The Sixties.

The Present

Presently 19% of African Americans nationwide own firearms. In 2015 this percentage is growing with Doctors, Lawyers, Dentists, Business Men and Women, Plumbers, Single Moms, Republicans, Democrats, and many more are all active firearm owners in today's society. The perception and reality of African Americans owning guns is changing. Every member of our community if they want can legally purchase a "Gun". African Americans in record numbers are even now joining gun clubs, going to the gun range, active in outdoor hunting, and even participating in Competitive Shooting events. Single Black women are now one of the fastest growing demographic groups in the African American community for purchasing guns for home protection. The future is bright for active firearm ownership within our community now and for years to come.

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20 Comments
bill warren
7/22/2015 09:00:07 am

only a fool gives up his security against corrupt government

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Joshua
7/22/2015 09:38:06 am

Period.

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Janelle Diva
7/22/2015 09:00:56 am

I'll be tuning in...as always xoxo

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D DOT
7/22/2015 09:35:24 am

PROTECT YOURSELVES

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Meeshell Flower
7/22/2015 09:36:53 am

S/O to the drop radio for keeping us on point.

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periodblack
7/23/2015 11:57:11 am

ummmmm, so is this the drop topic for today? i am so calling in. so much to discuss.

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matchmaker29975
7/23/2015 11:59:46 am

i honestly think we should have the right to bear arms. this is what the law supposed to entail. yet, they keep track of how much we own, what we own, when we choose to shoot, everything...which is not the right to bear arms and have the ability to actually use it. pure hypocrisy is what the bill of rights are. ludacris

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joeyT
7/23/2015 12:02:37 pm

agree with bill up top. if we give that up, we give up our lives....to protect ourselves and our families, we need something else other than our hands and feet.

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Cecilia C. Maxwell link
11/20/2015 02:45:51 pm

The exception to that rule were African Americans. Black Codes or laws were put into place in just about every State preventing African Americans to legally own any type of Firearm or weapon.

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Bobby I. Jones link
12/1/2015 02:13:24 pm

In 1790s, when the first U. S. official arrived in New Orleans in 1803 to take charge of this new American possession, the planters sought to have the existing free black militia disarmed, and otherwise exclude "free blacks from positions in which they were required to bear arms.

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2/26/2016 11:35:42 am

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12/23/2016 08:09:52 pm

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1/16/2017 01:20:31 pm

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1/24/2017 12:15:33 am

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2/6/2017 12:44:00 pm

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self defense items link
3/15/2017 05:57:03 pm

Watching the news lately has really reinforced what I have been saying with a sense of urgency; the need for personal security self defense products and self defense training. You can't be sure that some of the recent deaths could have been avoided; however it's possible they could have been avoided by carrying personal security self defense products and having self defense training.

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