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But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity and if premature death is the result, that death has a meaning reactionary suicide can never have. It is the price of self-respect.

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
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Monroe
Louisiana
Dr. Huey P. Newton
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