Huey Newton was born on the 17th of February in 1942 Monroe, Louisiana. He was the youngest child of seven. As an infant his family decided to move to Oakland, California. His father named Huey Newton after the famous politician, Huey P. Long, that did great things for black people in Louisiana. His father and mother were both active members of the NAACP (1) through their church. His father was a hardworking man, sometimes working three to …showed first 75 words of 1030 total…

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