Huey P. Newton's Family

Lise Pearlman

Much has been written about iconic Black militant Huey P. Newton and the Black Panther Party he co-founded. Yet until now, there has never been a comprehensive, intimate look at the religious, tribal family that fled the South in the Great Migration...

Premium Chapters

Premium

Opening Credits

1/2/2026

Dedication to Melvin Newton

1/2/2026

Author's Note

1/2/2026

Foreword by Melvin Newton

1/2/2026

Introduction

1/2/2026

Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage - Starting Out

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage -The African Roots of the Newtons

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage -The Legacy of Slavery

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage - Growing Up Outside Constitutional Protection

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage - Walter's White Father

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage - The Move to Southern Arkansas

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Part I. Walter Newton's Heritage - Lessons in Courage

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Part II. Armelia Johnson's Background - Armelia's Ancestry

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Part II. Armelia Johnson's Background - The Infamous Lynching History of Monroe to Arkansas

1/2/2026

Part III. Arkansas -The Move to Southern Arkansas

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Part III. Arkansas - Walter and Armelia Meet and Marry

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - The Johnsons Return to Monroe

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - The Newtons Move to West Monroe

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Life Under the Kingfish

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - The Move to Bastrop

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Monroe in the 1930s

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Zion Travel Baptist Church Survives Its Own Civil War

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - The Monroe Monarchs

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Bastrop in the Late 1930s

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Sharecropping in Oak Grove

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Huey's Outdooring Ceremony

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Lee Edward and the Simmons Family

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Part IV. Back to Louisiana - Life in Monroe with Muzz

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Part V. Westward Bound - Walter Decides to Join the Exodus

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Part V. Westward Bound - The Closet Slave State of California

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Part V. Westward Bound - Starting Out Again in Oakland

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Part V. Westward Bound - Oakland's History

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Walter's Family Takes the Train West

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Family Settles in Oakland

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Central Role of Religion in the Newtons' Family Life

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - In Oakland to Stay

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Maintaining Close Ties with Daddy and Mother

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Keeping Up with Extended Family

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Move to a Mixed Neighborhood

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Huey and Melvin Follow Different Paths

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Impact of Emmett Till's Murder

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Huey Reaches a Turning Point in Junior High

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Hammer Incident

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Huey Takes Lessons from Melvin

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Huey's Beatnik Phase

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Life-changing Tests of Fraternal Loyalty

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Afro-American Society

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Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - The Violent Clash with Odell Lee

1/2/2026

Part VI. The Push and Pull of Family - Reconnecting with Esther Lee

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - Family Ties Bolster Endurance

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - Survival Lessons from Solitary Defense

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - The Birth of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - The Sacramento World Stage Debut

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - National Race Riots and Local Anti-War Protests

1/2/2026

Part VII. A New Era - Drawing Parallels to the Landmark Scottsboro Boys' Cases

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Part VII. A New Era - The Predawn Shootout and Huey's Arrest for Murder

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Part VII. A New Era - Dead Man Walking

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Part VII. A New Era - The Family Rallies to Huey's Side

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Part VII. A New Era - Assassinations Inflame the Community

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Part VIII. The Trial - The Internationally Watched Trial Begins

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Part VIII. The Trial - The Battle to Select a Jury of One's Peers

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Part VIII. The Trial - Opening Statement

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Part VIII. The Trial - The Prosecution Puts on its Case

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Part VIII. The Trial - The Defense Takes Its Turn

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Part VIII. The Trial - Huey's Historic Testimony

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Part VIII. The Trial - The Jury Hears from an Expert on Diminished Capacity

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Part VIII. The Trial - Dueling Rebuttal Witnesses

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Part VIII. The Trial - Closing Arguments: Villain or Victim

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Part VIII. The Trial - Anxious Moments Waiting for the Jury Verdict

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Part IX. Freeing Huey - Widespread Violence is Avoided

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Part IX. Freeing Huey - Huey's Sentencing Hearing

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Part IX. Freeing Huey - Inside the Men's Colony as All Hell Erupts on the Outside

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Part IX. Freeing Huey - Winning Reversal on Appeal

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Part IX. Freeing Huey - Huey Walks Free!

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Resuming Life on the Outside

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Catching Up with Family

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Melvin's Dangerous Adventure with Huey

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Huey Reunites with Bobby Seale as the Panther Party Shrinks

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - The First Retrial for Officer Frey's Death

1/2/2026

Part X. Frayed Relationships - A Rift Develops with Jackson's Followers

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Huey's Bold Visit to Red China

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Huey's Second Retrial for Voluntary Manslaughter

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - The Servant of the People and the Squad

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - The Lamp Post

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Melvin Helps Launch African-American Studies

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Cutting Family Ties and Redefining Party Goals

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Estrangement and Self-imposed Exile

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - Daddy and Prodigal Son

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Part X. Frayed Relationships - The Newton Family Divides into Camps

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Huey's Return

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Family Reunions and Dust-ups

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Huey's New Trials

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - The Oakland Community School

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Regaining Close Ties with Nieces and NephewsNephewsng Close ties with Nieces and Nephews

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Dr. Huey P. Newton

1/2/2026

Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Deja Vu

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Armelia's Last Years

1/2/2026

Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts - Winning the Heart of Another Nephew

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Part XI. Homesickness and Fresh Starts- Trying to Make Amends

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Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - Irony in Death

1/2/2026

Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - A Funeral for the Ages

1/2/2026

Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - The Tyrone Robinson Murder Trial Becomes a Retrial of Huey Newton

1/2/2026

Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - Up Jumps the Monkey

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Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - Myth Trumps Reality

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Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - A World -Changing True Story

1/2/2026

Part XII. Death and Rebirth Larger Than Life - Public Memorials to Huey's Historic Impact

1/2/2026

Ending Credits

1/2/2026