An absolute lie. The Black Panthers despised MLK and the civil rights movement. They were never practioners of "coalition politics." They were a group of murderous thugs responsible for way more than just the deaths of 14 police officers. The Black Panthers were a criminal outfit involved in narcotics, prostitution, gambling, protection, and murder for hire. They were the toast of white radicals who saw their criminal behavior as legitiamte activities for the "vanguard" of the "revolution" to come. That the Panthers and the Left have largely suceeded in cleaning up their image over the past decades is sad testimoney on the state of journalism in this country.