Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Huey P. Newton (February 17, 1942 - August 22, 1989) was co-founder and inspirational leader of the Black Panther Party, a militant African-American activist group. Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He was named after governor Huey P. Long. Newton's family moved to Oakland, California in his childhood. In 1966, Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland. He remained leader of the Party until 1973, overseeing a period of meteoric, nation-wide growth, as well as severe infighting. In 1973, he fled to Cuba to avoid facing trial for the murder of a prostitute. He chose Elaine Brown to replace him. Newton's Autobiography, Revolutionary Suicide, was published in 1973. Newton died in Oakland at the age of 47 after being shot by a drug dealer. External Links 1968 interview with Newton A Huey P. Newton Story, directed by Spike Lee, as shown on PBS This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.