In 1967, Huey P. Newton, leader of the Black Panther Party, faced a trial of the century for shooting a white policeman during a fatal car stop in Oakland. Newton and his attorneys challenged racism in the court system and the country, while a pioneering jury, led by a historic Black foreman, deliberated his fate.
American Justice on Trial
The movie explores the infamous murder trial of Huey Newton, a Black Panther Party co-founder, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous summer of 1968.
