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aug 22, 1989 - Huey Newton Murdered

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On August 22nd, 1989 Huey Newton is found shot to death in Oakland after a gun brutal gunfight that had occurred outside of a store where an alleged drug deal was going down. The murder epitomized that the Black Panthers were coming to an end and the era of them working to gain less police brutality would have to continue with someone else.

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aug 22, 1989
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~ 36 years ago