Huey P. Newton
Political Activist, Author
1942 – 1989
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Who was Huey P. Newton?
Huey Percy Newton was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. Newton had a long series of confrontations with law enforcement, including several convictions, while he participated in political activism. He continued to pursue an education, eventually earning a Ph.D. in Social Science. Newton spent time in prison for manslaughter and was involved in a shooting that killed a police officer. In 1989 he was shot and killed in Oakland, California by a member of the Black Guerrilla Family.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1942
Monroe - Also known as
- Huey Newton
- Newton, Huey
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Gwen Fontaine
(1974 - 1983) - Fredrika Newton
(1984 - 1989)
- Gwen Fontaine
- Religion
- Agnosticism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Merritt College
- Oakland Technical High School
- Died
- Aug 22, 1989
Oakland
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on July 23, 2013
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