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The untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The landmark case that put racism on the stand.
About the Event
In one of the “trials of the century” that still reverberates today, Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton faced the death penalty for killing a white policeman in a late-night 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, returned a verdict of murder.
This film is rated PG-13.
How to Join
In Person: Chapman Music Hall 
