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So, the FBI director,
J. Edgar Hoover, the most powerful person
in Washington, testifies before Congress. [Harry Reasoner] "... of
the Black extremist groups, the Black Panthers represent the greatest internal
threat to the nation." And with that,
he got the funding he needed and the permission
to do anything he wanted to do to destroy
the Black Panther Party
J. Edgar Hoover, the most powerful person
in Washington, testifies before Congress. [Harry Reasoner] "... of
the Black extremist groups, the Black Panthers represent the greatest internal
threat to the nation." And with that,
he got the funding he needed and the permission
to do anything he wanted to do to destroy
the Black Panther Party
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So, the FBI director,
J. Edgar Hoover,
00:00:03.616 --> 00:00:05.534
the most powerful person
in Washington,
00:00:05.536 --> 00:00:07.588
testifies before Congress.
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[Harry Reasoner] "... of
the Black extremist groups,
00:00:08.747 --> 00:00:10.339
the Black Panthers represent
00:00:10.336 --> 00:00:12.685
the greatest internal
threat to the nation."
00:00:12.685 --> 00:00:15.236
And with that,
he got the funding he needed
00:00:15.234 --> 00:00:18.275
and the permission
to do anything he wanted to do
00:00:18.028 --> 00:00:20.697
to destroy
the Black Panther Party.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.