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Primary Sources: People - The 1960s: Newton, Huey P.
"Huey Percy Newton (1942 to 1989) was co-founder of the Black Panther Party. This release consists of materials from FBI file 105-HQ-165429 and several shorter files, dated between 1967 and 1969."
"Huey P. Newton, one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party, was arrested in the late 1960s on charges of shooting a police officer.Huey! is a representation of the support Newton received from the Panthers and other members of the community during his trial.Listen Whitey! chronicles the reaction of the African-American community immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unrehearsed, the people’s voices on this album offer an unblemished glimpse of two difficult moments in African American history."
The former movement leaders, Judith Albert and Stewart Albert "tell it like it was", presenting material generated by the social protest movements. Challenging the prevailing view that the decade failed to produce influential enduring ideas, the authors demonstrate that the new left and counterculture produced a coherent body of critical thought about the nature of American society.
"The author recalls her years as a leader in the Black Panther Party, including her complicated relationship with fellow Panther Huey Newton, her own struggles with racism and sexuality, and what ultimately destroyed the party."
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