The image I am analyzing is the one with a member of the Black Panthers handing out The Black Panther’s newspapers with a bus in the background. This image to me says a lot about American culture. First and foremost, it portrays Americans’ right to freedom of the press. America was built on the freedoms as established in the Bill of Rights, and the image I am analyzing is the epitome of one of the many important American rights.
Besides the fact that people as a whole are exercising their right to write in newspapers and voice their opinions in the image, the concept of the man yelling out to others in public to get his paper is a right in itself: freedom of speech. Being American includes having and exercising the rights put forth in the Constitution, the foundation for the United States of America.
From the historical perspective, the image communicates to us that the Black Panthers really tried to get their ideas out to others. It is hard to advocate change when nobody knows about one’s ideas or what is going on. Because of this, the Black Panthers took this into account and made a newspaper. Thus, people could start reading up on information and form opinions and know what is going on around them and try to do something about it.
All of this traces back to the roots of advertising. The Black Panthers were in essence advertising their ideas to others. In American culture today (and even long, long ago), advertising has been an enormous factor in influencing people.
By the use of basic American rights and the power of the media, the Black Panthers were aiming to get their ideas out and make changes, something this organization feels very strongly about.
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