Author Description

Mike Gray Started Out To Make A Film About The Black Panther Party, But On Dec. 4, 1969, The Chicago Police Raided A Panther Apartment And His Film Became A Documentary About The Murder Of Fred Hampton, Chairman Of The Illinois Chapter Of The Black Panther Party. The Film Footage Of The Raid Directly Contradicted The State Attorney's Version Of The Raid And So Filmmakers And Panthers Came Together To Prove That Hampton Had Been The Designated Target Of The Violent, Punitive Raid. The Film's Inquiry Pursues Official Spokesmen And Traps Them In Their Attempts At Covering Up An Orchestrated Assassination.