Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe on February 17,1942 to Walter Newton ( Father ) and Armelia Johnson ( Mother ) He was the youngest of 7 siblings. Grew up in Oakland where there was abundance of racial discrimination. He was a student at Oakland technical high where he graduated but no teacher really pushed him to learn. So he begin to teach himself at home. He enrolled at Merritt College where he studied Afro-American Association and came interested in politics. Later on he had met a fellow student ( Bobby Seale).Who found The Black Panthers Party ( BPP ) Newton became Mister of Defense.