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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.
May 17, 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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
Feb 24, 2007 · Huey Newton was murdered in Oakland, California on August 22, 1989; he was 47 years old. He was survived by his wife Fredricka. Newton’s autobiography entitled Revolutionary Suicide was first published in 1973 and republished in 1995.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Black Panther Party, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The party’s original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality.
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