>> black panthers adopted a more militant stance toward social justice and racial politics in america. >> the black panthers used style. they used their bodies. they used fashion. >> black panthers, the big symbol becomes the beret. they're taking a military look that's not part of the vietnam soldier look and adopting it to urban warfare. >> the black panther look, it was natural hair, it was wearing lots of black clothes, it was black leather jackets and it was definitely associated with revolutionary liberation movements around the world. that was a very, very powerful and stylish look that presented an image of powerful and chic and proud black people. >> black panthers, they pioneered a broader style culture that was not just about fashion, but it was also about gestures and language and speech and music as well. >> and so the style imagery from the black power movement is