In 1966, a group of young activists in Oakland, California, formed the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in response to years of police brutality against African Americans. The party's founders rejected Martin Luther King's philosophy of nonviolent resistance, instead embracing more militant policies, including self-determination and separatism for their community.
Prelude to Revolution
A documentary preserves a pivotal moment in history, capturing a 1966 conversation with Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, as he awaits trial for manslaughter.
