The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Documentary on the African American civil rights movements, and its 1960s driving force - the Black Panther Party for Self-Defence.

"Ready or not, change was coming to America. The fault lines were no longer ignorable - cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, disputes raged over women's rights, gay rights, and civil rights...  The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it." (Sundance Film Festival)

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