A new film, The black panthers: vanguard of the revolution tells the rapid rise and fall of the Black Panther Party. In order to tell the true story, director Nelson combines archival footage, photographs, music and his own interview with journalists, historians, white former cops, FBI agents, white supports and detractors. But the bulk of the testimony—rousing, rueful and frank—comes from within the Black Panther rank and file. Ample insider information, including confidential FBI documents and correspondence. This is my sad and bloody story as the Panthers are destroyed first by conspiracy of J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI---The director of the FBI convinced detained party members to turn on their organization and become government informants. Then
