Huey P. Newton

Biography

Huey Percy Newton (1942-1989) was a pioneering African American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966 with Bobby Seale. Under his leadership, the party advocated for collective defense, social programs, and community events, while also earning a PhD in social philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz's History of Consciousness program in 1980. Newton ran as a candidate in local elections before his murder in 1989.