Save this story for later. Early in Shaka Kingâs new film, âJudas and the Black Messiah,â Roy Mitchell, a white F.B.I. agent, and William OâNeal, a Black informant, have a conversation about why OâNeal has been asked to infiltrate the Black Panther Party and gather intelligence on Fred Hampton, the leader of the Illinois branch. âDonât let Hampton fool you,â Mitchell says. âThe Panthers and the Klan are one and the same. Their aim is to sow hatred and inspire terror.â Itâs a pointed moment not simply because it prefaces Hamptonâs death at the hands of Chicago police officers during a raid in December, 1969, but because it presents a moral equivalency that raises more questions than it answers.