With regard to the American liberation struggle more commonly known as The Black Power Movement, Fanon's work was especially influential. His book Wretched of the Earth is quoted directly in the preface of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and Charles Hamilton's book, Black Power: The Politics of Liberation which was published in 1967, shortly after Carmichael left the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In addition, Carmichael and Hamilton include much of Fanon's theory on Colonialism in their work, beginning by framing the situation of former slaves in America as a colony situated inside a nation. "To put it another way, there is no "American dilemma" because black people in this country form a colony, and it is not in the interest of the colonial power to liberate them" (Ture Hamilton, 5). Another example is the indictment of the black middle class or what Fanon called the "colonized intellectual" as the indoctrinated followers of the colonial power. Fanon states, "The native intellectual has clothed his aggressiveness in his barely veiled desire to assimilate himself to the colonial world" (47). A third example is the idea that the natives (African Americans) should be constructing new social systems rather than participating in the systems created by the settler population. Ture and Hamilton contend that "black people should create rather than imitate" (144). alt=Banner outside the Minneapolis Police Department fourth precinct.|thumb|Banner outside the Minneapolis Police Department fourth precinct following the officer-involved shooting of Jamar Clark on November 15, 2015. The Black Power group that Fanon had the most influence on was the Black Panther Party (BPP). In 1970 Bobby Seale, the Chairman of the BPP, published a collection of recorded observations made while he was incarcerated entitled Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton. This book, while not an academic text, is a primary source chronicling the history of the BPP through the eyes of one of its founders. While describing one of his first meetings with Huey P. Newton, Seale describes bringing him a copy of Wretched of the Earth. There are at least three other direct references to the book, all of them mentioning ways in which the book was influential and how it was included in the curriculum required of all new BPP members. Beyond just reading the text, Seale and the BPP included much of the work in their party platform. The Panther 10 Point Plan contained six points which either directly or indirectly referenced ideas in Fanon's work; these six points included their contention that there must be an end to the "robbery by the white man", and "education that teaches us our true history and our role in present day society" (67). One of the most important elements adopted by the BPP was the need to build the "humanity" of the native. Fanon claimed that the realization by the native that s/he was human would mark the beginning of the push for freedom (33). The BPP embraced this idea through the work of their Community Schools and Free Breakfast Programs.
With regard to the American liberation struggle more commonly known as The Black Power Movement Fanon's work was especially influential His book Wretched of the Earth is quoted directly in the preface of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and Charles Hamilton's book Black Power The Politics of Liberation which was published in 1967 shortly after Carmichael left the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) In addition Carmichael and Hamilton include much of Fanon's theory on Colonialism in their work beginning by framing the situation of former slaves in America as a colony situated inside a nation "To put it another way there is no "American dilemma" because black people in this country form a colony and it is not in the interest of the colonial power to liberate them" (Ture Hamilton 5) Another example is the indictment of the black middle class or what Fanon called the "colonized intellectual" as the indoctrinated followers of the colonial power Fanon states "The native intellectual has clothed his aggressiveness in his barely veiled desire to assimilate himself to the colonial world" (47) A third example is the idea that the natives (African Americans) should be constructing new social systems rather than participating in the systems created by the settler population Ture and Hamilton contend that "black people should create rather than imitate" (144) alt=Banner outside the Minneapolis Police Department fourth precinct|thumb|Banner outside the Minneapolis Police Department fourth precinct following the officer-involved shooting of Jamar Clark on November 15 2015 The Black Power group that Fanon had the most influence on was the Black Panther Party (BPP) In 1970 Bobby Seale the Chairman of the BPP published a collection of recorded observations made while he was incarcerated entitled Seize the Time The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P Newton This book while not an academic text is a primary source chronicling the history of the BPP through the eyes of one of its founders While describing one of his first meetings with Huey P Newton Seale describes bringing him a copy of Wretched of the Earth There are at least three other direct references to the book all of them mentioning ways in which the book was influential and how it was included in the curriculum required of all new BPP members Beyond just reading the text Seale and the BPP included much of the work in their party platform The Panther 10 Point Plan contained six points which either directly or indirectly referenced ideas in Fanon's work; these six points included their contention that there must be an end to the "robbery by the white man" and "education that teaches us our true history and our role in present day society" (67) One of the most important elements adopted by the BPP was the need to build the "humanity" of the native Fanon claimed that the realization by the native that s/he was human would mark the beginning of the push for freedom (33) The BPP embraced this idea through the work of their Community Schools and Free Breakfast Programs