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Huey Purcey newton, Born February 17, 1942 in Monroe Louisiana. He was named after Governor, Huey P. Long. He was the youngest of 7 siblings.

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Huey Newton and Bobby Seale form the Black Panther party in support of their friend, Bobby Hutton after being killed by a police officer. The purpose of this was for self defense for black neighborhoods in Oakland. Later on they started to accept new members.

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The Black Panthers start their first national newspaper. They Begin to Patrol the streets. Neighborhoods felt safer and more alert about things.

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Newton was accused of murdering Oakland police officer, John Frey and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail. This started the " Free Huey" protest.

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Court of appeals reverses the conviction and then there were two more trials- ends in mistrials. Four hours after Huey's conviction, two (admittedly drunk) on-duty Oakland police officers commit a drive-by shooting of the BPP office on Grove Street. The Free Breakfast for Children program is launched at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Oakland. This was positive result.

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Rifle shots are fired into Black Panther national headquarters in Oakland. A poster in the front window, of Newton holding a gun while seated in an African wicker chair, is apparently the target. Two intoxicated off-duty Oakland police officers are blamed for the incident and dismissed from the force.

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After his first conviction is overturned, Newton is released on $50,000 bail pending retrial after serving 33 months for the death of officer Frey. He moves into a top-floor apartment at 1200 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland. After two retrials, the charges are ultimately dropped.

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In 1959 he graduated from high school but he did not know how to read. Before he went to college he taught himself. Newton earned a Ph. D. in the Social philosophy program of History of Consciousness at the University of California.

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Black Panther Party is dissolved. Oakland Community School closes. Newton is charged with embezzling $600,000 from the school. He is sentenced to six months after pleading no contest to stealing $15,000 in state aid intended for the school.

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Huey was shot to death on a West Oakland street by gang member named Tyrone Robinson. Some say it was over a drug deal. Robinson was convicted of murder.