Elbert howard biography

Civil rights activist and author

Elbert Howard
Howard lecturing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in January 1970
Born	(1938-01-05)January 5, 1938 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2018(2018-07-23) (aged 80) Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Other names	Big Man
Occupation(s)	Activist, author, lecturer

Elbert Howard (January 5, 1938 – July 23, 2018),^[1] better known as Big Man, was an American civil rights activist and author who was one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party.^[2][3][4][5]

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Howard spent several years in the United States Air Force in Europe.

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Elbert “Big Man” Howard is an African-American writer, lecturer, community organizer and political activist.

Elbert Howard, better known as Big Man, was an American civil rights activist and author who was one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party.

After receiving an honorable discharge from the Air Force, Howard moved to Oakland, California. While attending Merritt College, Howard met Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. In 1966, at the age of 28, he became one of the six original founding members of the Black Panther Party, along with