American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton

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American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton

In one of the “trials of the century” and with startling relevance to today, Black Panthers leader Huey P. Newton faced the death penalty for killing a white policeman in a pre-dawn car stop in 1968 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 came back with murder.
Genre
Documentary Short
Runtime
40
Language
English
Director
Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette
Cast
Kathleen Cleaver, Barry Scheck, David Harper
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