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Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, cofounded the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California, in 1966. Seale, Bobby (b. October 22, 1936, Dallas, Tex.), political and social activist in the 1960s,…
Cleaver, Eldridge Leroy
Cleaver, Eldridge Leroy, (1935-1998), African American writer, political activist, and former minister of information for the Black Panther Party. Cleaver was born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. After growing up in Wabbaseka…
Huey P. Newton
Newton, Huey P. (b. February 17, 1942, New Orleans, La.; d. August 22, 1989, Oakland, Calif.), cofounder of the American black nationalist organization, the Black Panther Party. Huey Newton grew…
Black Panther Party
Black Panther Party, a militant black political organization originally known as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton…
