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Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African American revolutionary and political activist who founded the Black Panther Party. He ran the party as its first leader and crafted its ten-point manifesto with Bobby Seale in 1966.
Jun 27, 2024 · Huey P. Newton (born February 17, 1942, Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.—died August 22, 1989, Oakland, California) was an American political activist, cofounder (with Bobby Seale) of the Black Panther Party (originally called Black Panther Party for Self-Defense).
May 17, 2024 · Activist Huey P. Newton founded the militant Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale in 1966. Read about his education, legal problems, death, and more.
Aug 22, 2023 · “He was gorgeous.” Huey P. Newton, at 28 years old, was the leader of the Black Panther Party, one of the most influential social movements of the 1960s. When he’d been arrested in...
Aug 23, 1989 · Huey P. Newton, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party and a leader of a generation of blacks in the 1960's, was shot to death early today in the neighborhood where he began his...
Mar 22, 2021 · Huey P. Newton (February 17, 1942- August 22, 1989) Photo of Huey P. Newton seated in a rattan chair by Blair Stapp ( Library of Congress) Huey Percy Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana. His parents moved to Oakland, California during Newton’s childhood.
Feb 24, 2007 · Born in Monroe, Louisiana on February 17, 1942, Huey P. Newton was named after the populist governor Huey Long. His parents moved to Oakland, California during World War II seeking economic opportunities. Newton attended Merritt College, where he joined Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and met Bobby Seale.
Aug 22, 2016 · Huey P. Newton, who helped found the Black Panthers, argued that black Americans needed to arm and defend themselves.
A Huey P. Newton Story - Huey - Bio | PBS. I'm actually a rather shy individual. I wouldn't consider myself to be very charismatic; I never did anything hero-like, I just worked on some little...
Jan 28, 2019 · Huey Newton was an African American political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. When Newton was convicted for the fatal shooting of a police officer, his imprisonment became a common cause among activists in the United States.
