Born: 17 February 1942 · Died: 22 August 1989 · Age: 47
Quick facts
Date of birth17 February 1942
Date of death22 August 1989
Age at death47
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceMonroe, United States
Editor's Take:
Huey P. Newton built the Black Panther Party around armed self-defence and community service. The Panthers watched police in Oakland. They also fed children and ran health clinics. The FBI targeted the group with great force. His later years were marked by violence, drug use and legal trouble. He remains one of the most debated figures of the Black freedom struggle. He was shot dead in Oakland in 1989.
Key Milestones
1966: Co-founds the Black Panther Party
1968: Convicted of manslaughter
1970: His conviction is overturned
1980: Earns a PhD
Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Bobby Seale in 1966.
