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Huey Newton

In 1966, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in Oakland, California. Newton played a major role in the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Movement until his death in 1989.

Documents

Supplement Supplement
Author: Bobby SealeDate: 3/3/1968Volume Number: Mar 3Format: MonographCollection: Huey Newton
Supplement to Bobby Seale's presentation to the Alameda County Council Meeting, re: Huey Newton's Candidacy, 7th C.D.
Letter re: Oakland Tribunal for Newton/BPP Letter re: Oakland Tribunal for Newton/BPP
Publisher: Bay Area Committee to Defend Political FreedomYear: 1968Volume Number: SpringFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Huey Newton
Letter asking for support for Oakland Tribunal to be delivered door-to-door to support "Free Huey Newton"
Draft Perspective for Newton-Seale Campaign Draft Perspective for Newton-Seale Campaign
Format: MonographCollection: Huey Newton
Re: BPP running Newton for Congress (7th C.D.) and Seale for Assembly (16th A.D.) on Peace and Freedom Party Ballot
Facts on Huey P. Newton's Legal Defense in Court Facts on Huey P. Newton's Legal Defense in Court
Publisher: Huey P. Newton Defense FundDate: 11/23/1967Volume Number: Nov 23Format: PamphletCollection: Huey Newton
Pamphlet to raise money for Huey Newton's legal defense re: October 28, 1967, shootout with Oakland police
Who Is Huey P. Newton? Who Is Huey P. Newton?
Publisher: American Whites for the Defense of Huey P. NewtonFormat: PamphletCollection: Huey Newton
Post-conviction fundraising request for Huey Newton's legal defense
Whites for Defense of Newton Whites for Defense of Newton
Author: Cecele LevinsonPublisher: Whites for the Defense of Huey NewtonDate: 4/1968Volume Number: AprilFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Huey Newton
Fundraising letter re: Huey Newton's legal defense with attachment: The Black Panther Party - Why?
Free Huey Workshop Free Huey Workshop
Publisher: Peace and Freedom MovementDate: 5/2/1968Volume Number: May 2Format: FlyerCollection: Huey Newton
Announcing a workshop re: Huey Newton's criminal case
Free Huey Comm. Report Free Huey Comm. Report
Author: Jim BerkPublisher: Free Huey Committee of San Mateo County Peace and Freedom MovementDate: 4/12/1968Volume Number: Apr 12Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Huey Newton
Committee report re: Why Free Huey? Pamphlet mailed to Elsa Knight-Thompson, KPFA
Why Free Huey? Why Free Huey?
Publisher: Free Huey Committee of San Mateo County Peace and Freedom MovementFormat: PamphletCollection: Huey Newton
Background, arguments for and against supporting Huey Newton's defense
Free Huey Rally Free Huey Rally
Publisher: Huey P. Newton Defense FundVolume Number: Feb 17Format: FlyerCollection: Huey Newton
Benefit featuring Stokely Carmichael, Oscar Brown Jr., Betty Shabazz, Bobby Seale