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Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton Biography
-Leader and co founder of the Black Panther Party -Grew up in California
-got in trouble with the law
-was killed by a member of another group in 1989 -
2 Goals the Black Panther Party continues to fight today
The 10 point platform -The Black Panther Party wants equality in education, housing, employment and civil rights -Successfully achieve "the ten point platform" -
Black Panthers Party is founded
Black Panther Creation
-Huey P. Newton attended school at Merrit College
-Involved with politcal groups
-Met Bobby Seale during college
-Took a militant stance for African American rights
-Decided to finally form the Black Panther Party -
Ten Point Program
Ten Point Program Summary
-Created for the Black Panthers as a combination of a Bill of Rights, and a Declaration of Independence
-Black Panther members were to live by and follow through with these statements daily
-Ten main points/statements (summarized on notecard) -
Huey Newton's Manslaughter Trial
trial description
-Newton was claimed to have murdered a police officer in cold blood -He was charged for first-degree murder, felonious assault, and kidnapping -The trial took place in Oakland, California and ended on Sept. 8, 1968 -The verdict was guilty for voluntary manslaughter, not guilty of felonious assault and the kidnapping charge was dismissed -Huey Newton was sentenced 2-15 years in jail -
Major Accomplishments by the Black Panthers
Free Breakfast for Children Program -The Free Breakfast for Children Program -Intercommunal Youth Institute which deomonstrated how black youth should be educated -Creating multiple free services for all African-Americans -
Free Breakfast For Children Program
Free Breakfast for Children Program summary
-started in one small Catholic church
-eventually spread to every large city in America
-became very effective and fed thousands of starving kids
-first nationally organized breakfast program -
J. Edgar Hoover leads FBI Investigations into Black Panther activities
Investigation link -Hoover became invovled with the Black Panther Party in 1967 and 1968 -COINTELPRO was created in 1956 for "political radicals", but now had their full attention on the Black Panthers -June 15, 1969 Hoover declared the Black Panther Party was the greatest threat to internal security of the country -Hoover pledged that 1969 would be the last year of the Party's existence
