Huey P Newton
2/17/1942 - 8/22/1989
Aquarius
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Huey P. Newton, a founder of the Black Panther Party and a leading revolutionary symbol of the 1960s, was shot to death early today in a rundown neighborhood of West Oakland where he had spent many of his 47 years. His body was found on a street, three blocks from where he was born. The police said they had no suspects.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Gunshot wounds
- Age at Death
- 47 years
- Funeral Location
- Oakland, California, USA
- Final Resting Place
- Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, California, U.S.