Huey P. Newton
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Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Huey P. Newton canonical | 36 |
| Huey Percy Newton | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huey P. Newton Context triple: [Black Power movement, hasKeyFigure, Huey P. Newton]
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A.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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C.
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef is an American spoken word artist, rapper, and producer from Chicago known for his poetic lyricism and frequent collaborations with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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D.
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a prominent civil rights activist and leader in the Black Power movement, known for his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party.
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E.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huey P. Newton Target entity description: Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
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A.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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C.
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef is an American spoken word artist, rapper, and producer from Chicago known for his poetic lyricism and frequent collaborations with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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D.
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a prominent civil rights activist and leader in the Black Power movement, known for his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party.
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E.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Panther Party co-founder
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in social philosophy ⓘ |
| advocated |
armed self-defense against police brutality
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community control of police ⓘ community health clinics ⓘ education programs in Black communities ⓘ free breakfast programs for children ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by gunshot ⓘ |
| coFounded | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Bobby Seale ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-08-22 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Herbert Blumer ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisLanguage | English ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTitle | War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merritt College
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University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Newton ⓘ |
| founded |
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
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linked to:
Black Panther Party
Intercommunal Youth Institute ⓘ |
| givenName | Huey ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black liberation movements in the United States
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global revolutionary movements of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frantz Fanon
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Karl Marx ⓘ Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Percy ⓘ |
| movement | Black Power movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest and trial in the 1967 killing of Oakland police officer John Frey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of Black self-defense
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community social programs ⓘ leadership in the Black Power movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Revolutionary Suicide
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To Die for the People ⓘ War Against the Panthers ⓘ |
| occupation |
political organizer
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politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Monroe, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oakland, California, United States
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linked to:
Oakland
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| politicalIdeology |
Black nationalism
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linked to:
Black Power movement
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist
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linked to:
Baptists
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| residence |
Oakland, California, United States
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linked to:
Oakland
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| spouse | Gwen Fontaine ⓘ |
| subjectOf | FBI COINTELPRO surveillance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huey P. Newton Description of subject: Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Huey P. Newton
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
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Huey P. Newton
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subject linked to:
J. Herman Blake
subject linked to:
J. Herman Blake