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#OTD Huey P. Newton (Feb 17, 1942-Aug 22, 1989). Revolutionary who co-founded the Black Panther Party (BPP) w/Bobby Seale. They created the party's manifesto, the “ten-point program”. The BBP founded over 60 community support programs.
Pt.1
#History
#OTD Huey P. Newton (Feb 17, 1942-Aug 22, 1989). Revolutionary who co-founded the Black Panther Party (BPP) w/Bobby Seale. They created the party's manifesto, the “ten-point program”. The BBP founded over 60 community support programs.
Pt.2
#History
#OTD Huey P. Newton (Feb 17, 1942-Aug 22, 1989). Revolutionary who co-founded the Black Panther Party (BPP) w/Bobby Seale. The FBI used COINTELPRO & unethical tactics to destroy the organization.
Huey Newton Interview from jail cell (1968)
Pt.1
#History
#OTD Huey P. Newton (Feb 17, 1942-Aug 22, 1989). Revolutionary who co-founded the Black Panther Party (BPP) w/Bobby Seale. The FBI used COINTELPRO & unethical tactics to destroy the organization.
Huey Newton Interview from jail cell (1968)
Pt.2
#History
“I have the people behind me and the people are my strength…the court structure and the government are giants but they have feet of clay because they are divorced from the people of the world”
#OTD Huey P. Newton (Feb 17, 1942-Aug 22, 1989)
#History
#OTD Feb 17, 1968: Huey Newton’s B’day Party at Oakland Auditorium. Stokley Carmichael & H. Rap Brown sit to the left of Huey’s chair (empty because at this time Huey was awaiting trial) as Eldridge Cleaver announces the SNCC-Black Panther merger to a crowd of 5000.
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