Impact Of Huey P. Newton In African American Culture

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In the last 25 years, Huey Newton has made one of the biggest impacts on the youth as a revolutionary. His messages were simple; let the black community arm themselves to defend against the racist power structure. As Minister of Defense for the Black Panther party for self-defense, he helped usher in a new feeling in the black community to stand up and revolt. During his time in jail, the “Free-Huey” movement gave him as sense of martyrdom. Such quotes as “Free Huey! You Can Jail a Revolutionary, but You Can't Jail the Revolution"
He became the new leader for a generation of blacks that were sick of the police brutality, and racial injustices. My report is a brief look at the life of the Black Panther Party Minister of Defense and co-founder Huey P. Newton. Through his life he tried to serve the black community in a way that no other black activist had done before. Where Malcolm X’s threats and wit startled the racist power structure, Huey P. Newton help to carry them out and show that they were possible of doing. In his economic ideology, he wanted an end to capitalist exploitation of the black community. Many of his ideas were never carried out. Maybe the teachings of Huey P. Newton will inspire a new generation of blacks to set out and continue his journey.

Huey P. Newton was born the youngest of seven children in Monroe, Louisiana on February 17 1942. Soon after his birth, his family moved with to Oakland, California. As an illiterate high school student, Newton graduated high school with all D’s. A counselor rushed him through high school and told him he wasn’t college material. Newton taught himself how to read before attending Meritt Junior College in West Oakland. In college Newton never took over eight or nine units (credit hours) a semester. He also made an effort to make A’s. Newton was very up to date on things that were true and false in any subject matter and could see if facts were valid. Bobby Seale ...