Huey Newton Interview by Lee Lockwood
Title
Huey Newton Interview by Lee Lockwood
Description
Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party for Self-defense in 1966 with Bobby Seale while the two were studying at Merritt College in Oakland, California. Newton started studying at the college in 1958, but was arrested and served an eight-month jail term in 1964. In 1961, he was introduced to the Black Muslims and Malcolm X’s teachings on armed self-defense. He began school again in 1965 after he was paroled and it was then he met Seale. Newton was arrested again for his involvement in a shooting with police officers and was jailed in 1967. He remained there until 1971, and was rarely seen upon his release. In this rare 1973 interview, Newton spoke to Playboy about the Party’s community involvement, the coming revolution to change the social order, the fallout from Eldridge Cleaver jumping bail and leaving the country, and Newton’s experiences in prison.
Creator
Playboy Magazine
Source
Special Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date
1973-05
Rights
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Language
English
Type
Magazine
Identifier
AP2 .P69 v.20 no.5 May 1973
Original Format
Magazine Article
Files
Collection
Citation
Playboy Magazine, “Huey Newton Interview by Lee Lockwood,” Hef's Philosophy: Playboy and Revolution from 1965-1975, accessed February 17, 2025, https://forthearticles.omeka.net/items/show/45.