With harsh language and selective
anecdotes the Black Panthers became a group to be feared and hated by
the American public. While their humanitarian efforts were ignored by
the press, violence and crime associated with the group never eluded
the eye of the media. Through an examination of newspapers,
photography and television in the late sixty's one can see that the
press turned against a faction of the Civil Rights Movement with
their biased coverage and the Panthers became a beast.