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The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people.
Huey Newton
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Huey Newton
Age: 47 †
Born: 1942
Born: February 17
Died: 1989
Died: August 22
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Human Rights Activist
Philosopher
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Monroe
Louisiana
Dr. Huey P. Newton
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The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism.
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