Power to the People: How Crypto’s Rise Mirrors Black Civil Rights History

Photo by Guilherme Stecanella

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense coined (pun intended) the phrase “Power to the People” as a rallying call for Black mid-1960s youth to combat racism, police brutality, and to improve Black people’s socio-economics through job training, academic self-study, and providing free health clinics plus, breakfast and lunch programs for school children.