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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.

20157.01h 53m

Overview

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; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

Directed by Stanley Nelson
Written by Stanley Nelson
Produced by Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant
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Top Cast

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC]

J

Jamal Joseph

Self - Black Panther Party

Blair Anderson

Blair Anderson

Self - Black Panther Party

O

Omar Barbour

Self - Black Panther Party

Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown

Self - Black Panther Party

S

Scot Brown

Self - Historian

William Calhoun

William Calhoun

Self - Black Panther Party

C

Clayborne Carson

Self - Historian

Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

black panther party1960s

About The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of black panther party, 1960s. Directed by Stanley Nelson, it stars Kathleen Cleaver, Julian Bond, Jamal Joseph. 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; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

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