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On this day October 28, 1967

Black Panther Huey Newton wounded and jailed in shootout

Huey P. Newton
Released In Exile
Huey P. Newton was the co-founder, with Bobby Seale, of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in October 1966 and served as the party's Minister of Defense and chief theorist throughout its life. O...
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Black Panther Huey Newton was stopped by police. A shootout began leaving Newton and two cops wounded, one fatally. Newton was handcuffed to his hospital bed, beaten and later jailed but freed on appeal after a massive campaign.

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