The creation of Huey P. Newton
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
History
First Advisor's Name
William O. Walker III
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Clarence Taylor
Third Advisor's Name
Alexander Lichtenstein
Date of Defense
4-4-2002
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the creation of Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party in 1966. I argued that Huey P. Newton was a creation of several elements: the black ghetto of Oakland; the rise of Black Power and the death of non-violence in the civil rights movement; the New Left and its factions; and, the Black Panther Party through the "Free Huey" campaign. The "Free Huey" campaign that arose from Newton's imprisonment in 1968, constructed an iconic image of Newton that he inherited on his release in 1970. This study will contextualize Newton and refute the claims of Hugh Pearson, author of the 1994, The Shadow of the Panther, who deemed Newton as a common criminal, not worthy of historical debate.
Identifier
FI14051861
Recommended Citation
Brown, Melanie, "The creation of Huey P. Newton" (2002). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1877.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1877
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