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My Take
Huey P. Newton is a figure I find impossible to file away neatly, and I think that is the point. Co-founding the Black Panther Party and co-authoring its ten-point program, he turned philosophy and sociology into a weapon for civil rights, refusing to let injustice go unnamed. His life was controversial and his death at forty-seven was tragic, and honest reckoning has to hold both. What stays with me is the conviction: he put his whole body behind what he believed was right. Whatever one concludes about his methods, the questions he forced into the open have not gone away.
Overview
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 (BPP) with fellow activist Bobby Seale in 1966. He ran the party as its main leader and crafted its ten-point manifesto with Seale.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Huey P. Newton
- Name (Japanese)
- ヒューイ・P・ニュートン
- Reading
- ひゅーい・P・にゅーとん
- Born
- February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / philosopher / sociologist / human rights defender
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oakland Technical High School
- University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.