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Part One: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers

Behind the Bastards

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The Pain and Hurt of Being Disillusioned

President Johnson was determined to maintain white southern support and work to undermine the MFDP. He instructed FBI director Hoover to monitor the renegade party closely and provide regular updates on its activities to the White House. The president refused to discuss the MFDP with civil rights leaders, according to a book about LBJ's life.

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