Huey P. Newton
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Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Panther Party co-founder
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in social philosophy ⓘ |
| advocated |
armed self-defense against police brutality
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community control of police ⓘ community health clinics ⓘ education programs in Black communities ⓘ free breakfast programs for children ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by gunshot ⓘ |
| coFounded | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Bobby Seale ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-08-22 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Herbert Blumer ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisLanguage | English ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTitle | War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merritt College
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University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Newton ⓘ |
| founded |
Black Panther Party
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surface form:
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Intercommunal Youth Institute ⓘ |
| givenName | Huey ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black liberation movements in the United States
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global revolutionary movements of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frantz Fanon
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Karl Marx ⓘ Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Percy ⓘ |
| movement | Black Power movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest and trial in the 1967 killing of Oakland police officer John Frey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of Black self-defense
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community social programs ⓘ leadership in the Black Power movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Revolutionary Suicide
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To Die for the People ⓘ War Against the Panthers ⓘ |
| occupation |
political organizer
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politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monroe, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| politicalIdeology |
Black Power movement
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surface form:
Black nationalism
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptists
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surface form:
Baptist
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| residence |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| spouse | Gwen Fontaine ⓘ |
| subjectOf | FBI COINTELPRO surveillance ⓘ |
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