Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Aug 22, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Huey P. Newton, the co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary movement that challenged racial injustice and police brutality in the 1960s. Explore his intellectual influences, his prison experience, his marriage, and his tragic death.

    • Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
    • Huey P. Newton1
    • Huey P. Newton2
    • Huey P. Newton3
    • Huey P. Newton4
    • Huey P. Newton5
  4. 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.

    • editor@biography.com
    • Staff Editorial Team And Contributors
  5. Mar 22, 2021 · Learn about Huey P. Newton, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense and a controversial figure in African American history. Explore the records of the Department of Justice and the FBI related to his life and activities.

  6. 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...

  7. 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.