In one of the "trials of the century" and with startling relevance to today, Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton faced the death penalty for shooting a white policeman in a fatal car stop in 1967 Oakland. While Newton and his maverick attorneys boldly indicted racism in the courts and the country, and a groundbreaking jury led by a historic Black foreman deliberated Newton's fate, the streets of Oakland and the nation were set to explode if the jury, as expected, convicted him of murder.
American Justice on Trial
This documentary focuses on the sensationalized murder trial of Black Panther Party Co-Founder Huey Newton in the volatile summer of 1968.
