 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2013) |
John Huggins | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | February 11, 1945 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1969 (aged 23) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Education | Lincoln University |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Years active | 1967–1969 |
| Known for | Leader of the Los Angeles chapter Black Panther Party |
| Political party | Black Panther Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
John Jerome Huggins Jr.[1] (February 11, 1945 – January 17, 1969) was an American activist. He was the leader in the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party who was killed by black nationalist US Organization members at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in January 1969. As part of COINTELPRO, the FBI sent forged letters to Black Nationalists to inflame tensions between the Panthers and US organisation. Lary 'Watani' Stiner and his brother, were accused and charged for Huggins' assassination.[2]
- ^ Gordon, Larry, UCLA students memorialize 1969 Black Panther slayings, Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2010
- ^ Republican Party in the United States Government. FBI Secret COINTEPLRO Documents Against the Black Communist.