In the second installment of the Agnes Varda series, THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE, Carter and I discuss Agnes's 1968 documentary, THE BLACK PANTHERS. The documentary hones in on a Free Huey rally held in Oakland after Huey Newton was arrested for being accused of killing a cop. We dive into the history of the Black Panthers, how Agnes's point of view pulls the curtain back on the Black Panthers and disputes what the media has portrayed them to be, how other Hollywood films have covered the Black Panthers history, and how many Leftist organizations have been heavily inspired by the Black Panthers.

Books Referenced in the episode:
Black Against Empire by Waldo E. Martin Jr and Joshua Bloom
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas by Corey Robin
The Color of the Third Degree by Silvan Niedermeier
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

Carter Moon's Writings:
https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/author/carter/

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