Résumé:
This research attempts to enlighten the impact of the Algerian revolution (1954-1962) on the foundation of the Black Panther Party. The Algerian warriors were not satisfied with the results of the passive resistance, so they switched the latter into a direct fight as its find alternative which was structured in insurgency and civil unrest. However, the African Americans in that same era were facing racial segregation within the white American society. Their situation was characterized by the Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr whose allies were not supportive of the non-violent means to gain blacks’ ultimate freedom, so they formed a military organization called The Black Panther for Self-defense. Therefore, this study aims to uncover how Black Freedom fighters became influenced by the Algerian revolution and its approved tactics to obtain an independent Algeria and to comprehend better the sequential event that led to it. Through the analytical and descriptive methods which were employed to investigate the topic in question, the reader can comprehend how the Black Panther Party was raised and the bounded international relationships between both parties’ leaders were woven.
