confident leadership matched with a look that amplified their message and got young people's attention. to the establishment, black panther party was a national menace. >> there can be no progress in america without respect for law. >> j. edgar hoover, the director of the fbi, would end up designating the panthers as one of the biggest threats to security of the united states of america. >> in the crackdown that followed, the panther's revolutionary image and message were met with force. >> we started to see people getting arrested. we found several of our members that had been murdered. for us who defended our very lives we dared to find who we are, we're a threat? >> but that determination to define themselves created a legacy.