Bobby Hutton

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Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.

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instanceOf Black Panther Party member
civil rights activist
human
ageAtDeath 17
ageAtEvent 16 when he joined the Black Panther Party
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-04-21
dateOfDeath 1968-04-06
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Hutton
givenName Robert
hasLegacy martyr figure in Black Panther Party history
symbol of police brutality against African Americans
hasOccupation activist
hasRole treasurer of the Black Panther Party
inspired commemorations within Black liberation movements
joined Black Panther Party
mannerOfDeath killed by law enforcement
memberOf Black Panther Party
movement Black Power movement
American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
nickname Bobby
notableFor becoming a symbol of Black resistance to state violence
being killed by Oakland police in 1968
being one of the first members of the Black Panther Party
participantIn Black Panther Party activities in Oakland
armed confrontation with Oakland police on 1968-04-06
placeOfBirth Arkansas
surface form: Arkansas, United States

Jefferson County, Arkansas
surface form: Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
placeOfDeath Oakland
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
residence Oakland
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
sexOrGender male
subjectOf memorial events in Oakland
protest marches after his death

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Black Panther Party hasMember Bobby Hutton