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Huey Newton is born
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Huey Newton meets Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale met Huey P. Newton, a native of Louisiana, The two met at a rally protesting the Cuban Blockade. They quickly became friends and political confidants. -
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale write the first draft of the Black Panther Party
Black Panther Party's core practice was its armed citizens' patrols to monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality in Oakland, California. -
Drafting of the Ten Point Program
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Black Panther Party
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Bobby Hutton was the first male recruited in the Black Panther Party
16 year old Bobby Hutton becomes the first male recruit of the BPP -
Armed BPP members are confronted by police outside the San Francisco offices of Ramparts magazine while escorting his widow, Betty Shabazz.
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Denzel Dowell was shot and killed by an officer of the Martinez Sheriff's Department
The event led to the commencing of the party's use of armed resistance from police brutality. -
Start of the BPP News Service
The first issue of the Black Panther Party Black Community News Service is published. This four-page newspaper headlines "Why Was Denzil Dowell Killed" -
The BPP invades California's Capitol
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Newton found guilty of manslaughter and is sentenced to two to 15 years
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Black Panther Party office opens
First BPP office opens at 5624 Grove Street, Oakland, CA. Panthers patrol the street of Oakland -
Free Breakfast for Children Program
This program was created because the Black Panther Party understands that our children need a healthy breakfast every morning so that they can learn. -
Police Brutality during the San Francisco Protests
In San Francisco, police officers tear gas, fire upon using automatic weapons, and raid Party office. A total of 16 Panthers are arrested -
Panthers volunteer Oakland citizens to vote
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Black Panther Party opens a free medical clinic in Seattle
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Newton published ‘Revolutionary Suicide’
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Huey Arrested again
Newton is charged with murdering a prostitute and pistol-whipping a tailor and flees to Cuba -
FBI Involvement
FBI encouraged warfare between Black groups in California in late 1960's. -
Newtons Earns His Ph.D.
He earned a Ph.D. in social philosophy from the University of California at Santa Cruz -
Decline of the Panthers
Weakened by external attacks, legal problems, and internal divisions, the Panthers were no longer a political force -
Huey Newton Shot to death
He was shot three times in the head in a West Oakland neighborhood
