Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe Louisiana, on February 17, 1942, and was named after former governor Huey P. Long. Newton and his friend bobby Seale founded the left-wing Black Panther Party for self-defense in Oakland, California. Their organization was central to the Black Power movement, and they incorporated some controversial rhetoric and militaristic style in their movement. Newton was a social activist, a revolutionary political activist, and became a leading figure in the Black Power movement of the 1960s. As a teen, Newton was already committing crimes against law enforcement, his run-ins with the law grew much worse later in his life. Especially, when he was convicted of killing an Oakland police officer. However, his verdict was overturned due to procedural errors and Newton fled the country and went to Cuba.…show more content… Newton contributed to the rise of the Black Panthers group and escalated his right to protest. Although, some of his choices and acts were a little unjustified he was trying to display his use of weariness of the ongoing problem of racial discrimination. Even if that meant getting arrested and going to jail for what he believed in, as long as everyone and African-Americans see that what was taking place in America was an unjustified issue. Thanks to Newton father being about of the NAACP that choice that his father made Huey realize how racial injustice is a very serious issue. Newton wanted his time for equality to come now, he didn’t have the patience of just waiting around dreaming about equality. Huey P. Newton died on August 22, 1989, in Oakland, California, after being shot on the
