St. Augustine’s was led by Father Earl Neil, who offered the church for [...]
St. Augustine’s was led by Father Earl Neil, who offered the church for Panther meetings and community programs after a parishioner (famed dancer Ruth Beckford) brought him to visit Huey Newton in jail. In return, the BPP gave him the title of Minister of Religion https://t.co/qRJgPuKZOb
Charles Bursey, the Panther in these famous photos from the breakfast program, was married at St Augustine’s on May Day 1969 (with a Little Red Book in place of the Bible). Father Neil also officiated the funerals of Bobby Hutton, Bunchy Carter, George Jackson, & Huey Newton
