Dr. Huey P. Newton | |
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Born | Huey Percy Newton February 17, 1942 |
Died | August 22, 1989 | (aged 47)
Education | Social philosophy (B.A.) (1974); (PhD) (1980) |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
Occupation | Activist |
Years active | 1966–87 |
Known for | Founder of the Black Panther Party |
Notable work | Revolutionary Suicide |
Political party | Black Panther Party |
Movement | Black power movement |
Spouse(s) | Gwen Fontaine (1974–1983) Fredrika Newton (1984–1989) |
Children | 4 |
Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African-American communist political activist. Along with Bobby Seale, he co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966.[1]
In 1989, he was shot and killed during a drug deal in Oakland, California, aged 47.[2] Huey Newton had one biological child Rico Cortez Dukes According to Alameda Oakland California Vital Court Records.
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