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The lasting legacy of 1967 Black Panther gun control protest at California Capitol

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On May 2, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California State Capitol with firearms in protest of state gun control legislation. We take a look at the protest's lasting legacy.

SACRAMENTO — May 2 marked the 57th anniversary of one of the most spectacular protests in California State Capitol history. The Black Panthers entered the capitol building armed with guns in protest. Entering the capitol with an open-carry gun was not against the law then. That changed quickly.Video from that day shows the scene. Black Panthers in their trademarked berets and leather jackets carried handguns and shotguns through the halls of the capitol.

He showed his collection including a photo of him walking into a courthouse with Black Panther founder Huey Newton.Jennings said it was the capitol protest that put the Black Panther movement on the map.'That particular incident went worldwide,' Jennings said. 'Because this is an image of a Black man, you know, standing up for themselves, 'Hey, we're not going to take this anymore.' 'Dale Allender is a professor of racial social justice at Sacramento State University.

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