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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Huey P. Newton was an African American activist best known for founding the militant Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale in 1966. Updated: Nov 9, 2021. Photo: David Fenton/Getty Images....
Apr 19, 2024 · Huey P. Newton, American political activist, cofounder (with Bobby Seale) of the Black Panther Party (originally called Black Panther Party for Self-Defense), an African American revolutionary group, in 1966 in response to incidents of alleged police brutality and racism and to promote Black self-reliance.
Aug 22, 2023 · 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 1967, charged with killing a...
Mar 22, 2021 · During his tenure at Merritt College, Newton joined the Afro-American Association and helped get the first African American History course adopted into the college’s curriculum. Soon after, in October 1966, he and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP).
Feb 24, 2007 · Huey Newton, Black Panther Party Minister of Defense, ca. 1966. Fair use image. 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.
Aug 22, 2016 · The name Huey P. Newton can elicit cries of “hero” or “criminal,” and the space in between reflects the distance in racial perspectives that the United States has failed to bridge since ...
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