Huey Newton Activist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Feb 17, 1942
- Died: Aug 22, 1989
Huey Percy Newton was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. Newton had a long series of confrontations with law enforcement, including several convictions, while he participated in political activism. He continued to pursue an education, eventually earning a Ph.D. in Social Science. Newton spent time in prison for manslaughter and was involved in a shooting that killed a police officer, for which he was later acquitted. In 1989 he was shot and killed in Oakland, California by Tyrone "Double R" Robinson, a member of the Black Guerrilla Family.
I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.
strength
I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.
positive
I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.
greatness & love
Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.
power
My fear was not of death itself, but a death without meaning.
death & fear
There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people.
fear