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Tel: 212-765-8200
Fax: 866-755-2780
info@rosspub.com
The Dr. Huey P. Newton Papers
On 53 reels of Microfilm
$9,000
This collection sheds much light on the thoughts,
activities and attitudes of the Black Panther Party (BPP) in the 1960s and '70s.
It includes Newton's papers as well as basic documents describing the Party's
internal workings and its community-based programs. The collection also includes
the party's newspapers and many unpublished statements and internal education
documents written by Newton and other BPP leaders, as well as legal documents
and supporting material from all of the major trials that faced the BPP. The
collection has been reproduced on 13 reels of 35mm film and 53 reels of 16mm
for a total of 66 reels. Ross Publishing is making the films available in conjunction
with the Huey Newton P. Foundation.
The original documents in the collection were
organized by the Huey P. Newton Foundation with the help of the Oakland Museum
and were originally housed there. After the collection was microfilmed it was
moved to Stanford University. A detailed guide can be found on the Stanford
University Libraries website: Finding
Aid
The Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the "Black
Panther Party for Self-Defense" during the late 1960s to protect themselves
against state sanctioned outlaw police violence. In 1966 the Black Panther Party
put forth its agenda in a document entitled "What We Want..., What We Believe."
The Party organized armed patrols well-versed in civil rights to protect their
communities by monitoring the activities of law enforcement officers. Its leaders
were Huey P. Newton (Minister Of Defense), Bobby Seale (Chairman of the Black
Panther Party), Eldridge Cleaver (Minister of Information) and David Hilliard
(Chief-of-Staff).
The first office of the Black Panther Party was
opened in Oakland, California on January 1, 1967, a few blocks from the college
campus where Huey and Bobby met. By October 1967 Huey Newton had been arrested
for the alleged shooting of an Oakland police officer. "Free Huey"
rallies, the development of a party newspaper, mass media attention and student
support on college campuses jettisoned the Party from a California-based group
to a national and global news story. By 1968 the implementation of community
programs took hold, mainly free breakfasts for schoolchildren and political
education classes. Branches were developing around the country. During this
period Federal and local law enforcement agencies, conscious of the growth and
development of the organization, began keeping photos and dossiers on various
members and their activities.
By 1969 the Black Panther Party experienced further conflict: the infiltration
of police agents provocateur, informants and FBI/Police attacks on branches
and chapters nationally drained the party resources and created internal instability.
In 1970 Huey P. Newton was freed from prison. With his conviction overturned
Newton returned to prominence as the Party's global leader, and community support
grew once more. Notwithstanding this victory, a major faction of dissent, led
by Eldridge Cleaver, had been firmly established in Newton's absence.
In 1973, the party experienced another crisis
in leadership. Huey Newton was in exile in Cuba to avoid imprisonment, and Bobby
Seale resigned from the Party. Elaine Brown assumed the position of chairperson.
Newton returned in 1977 to take control of the organization. By 1981 the community
school sponsored by the Party closed and the Black Panther Party came to an
end.
Newton received his Ph.D. from the University
of California at Santa Cruz in 1980 and wrote several papers and books on the
philosophy, history and original vision of the movement he founded. After his
death in 1989 the Huey P. Newton Foundation was created by David Hilliard and
Fredrika Newton to develop and sponsor cultural, historical and educational
programs and institutions consistent with the theories and teaching of Huey
Newton and the philosophy and ideology of the Black Panther Party.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Huey P. Newton Foundation Records consist
of files covering the period from 1968-1994 and include the papers of Huey P.
Newton, the Black Panther Party and David Hilliard; FBI papers acquired through
the Freedom of Information Act; records of the Huey P. Newton Foundation; and
photographs, audiovisual materials, printed matter and newspaper clippings from
the period. There are personal items, letters and internal documents. Researchers
can find legal files from many different cases; papers from classes that Huey
Newton attended; manuscripts of writings by Huey Newton, David Hilliard and
other members of the Black Panther Party; and information about programs that
the Black Panther Party started (e.g., Oakland Community Schools, Community
Survival Projects, health clinics). The financial aspects of the organization
are covered in the records of the Stronghold Corp. and other financial materials
and ventures. There is also a collection of reference and printed materials
that were used by both the Party and Huey Newton.
Purchasers of the microfilms will receive a brief printed guide with the films
free of charge.
On 53 reels of 16mm and 13 reels of 35mm silver halide microfilm $9,000
Note: Silver halide microfilm is virtually indestructible and has an estimated life of 1,000 years.
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The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation
The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation is a community-based,
nonprofit research, education, and advocacy center dedicated to fostering progressive
social change. By preserving the history of multicultural activism and community
self-determination, by educating the public about this history's continued relevance,
and by creating a crucible for practicing ongoing progressive change, guided
by the writings and teachings of Huey P. Newton, the Foundation seeks to empower
all people, but especially urban youth, to be builders of a truly global community.
The Foundation was created in 1993 in Oakland,
California, by David Hilliard and Fredrika Newton. Its purpose is to honor the
legacy of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton, effecting progressive
social change by teaching practical lessons of community service. Beginning
in the 1960s, the Black Panther Party pioneered free social service programs
that now are in the mainstream of American life. The Party's Sickle Cell Anemia
Research Foundation, operated with Oakland's Children's Hospital, was among
the nation's first sickle cell testing programs in the country, and inspired
the federal government's initial funding of sickle cell research. Its Free Breakfast
Program served as a model for such children's programs nationwide. The Foundation
is committed to enhancing community awareness of these and other contributions
that have served the needs of America's most disempowered citizens. These contributions
are the basis for the work that remains to be done to build a meaningful, inclusive
society for all.
A Classic Edition of his autobiography Revolutionary Suicide and The Huey P.
Newton Reader, can be purchased from Amazon.