BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY:
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY'S IMPACT ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
SACRAMENTO PROTEST OF 67'
"Armed members of the Black Panthers Party stand in the corridor of the California state capitol in Sacramento on May 2, 1967."
[Source: The Alantic]
In 1967, Panthers organized a protest in Sacramento against a bill introduced by California legislator Don Mulford, ultimately passed and signed into law by California governor Ronald Reagan.
“Interview with Assemblyman Don Mulford: May 3rd, 1967”
[Source: Academic Technology Archives]
This event brought the Black Panther Party into the national spotlight and attracted more young black individuals to the party.
“The front page of The Sacramento Bee on the night of the protest, 1967”
[Source: The Sacramento Bee]