(BLACK PANTHERS) Group of 3 press photographs of the Panther

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(BLACK PANTHERS.) Group of 3 press photographs of the Panthers marching in Sacramento. 3 photographs, various sizes; captions and notations on verso, crop marks and notations on recto. Sacramento, CA, 2 May 1967

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The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed in Oakland, CA in October 1966, and gained local attention for its armed police-monitoring patrols. The California legislature, spooked by this activity, drafted legislation to forbid carrying loaded weapons in public. On 2 May 1967, a large group of armed Black Panthers arrived at the State Capitol in Sacramento to protest the restriction of their rights. This, more than any other single event, brought the Panthers national attention. These three photographs helped tell the story.

Original photograph, 7 x 9 inches, with folding caption label tipped to verso. Shows a group of Panthers, three of them bearing rifles, in front of large oil portraits of the governors in the halls of the legislature. Community activist Mark Comfort (1934-1976) can be seen at center near the rear, wearing a beret. Issued by Wide World Photos, the image is titled simply "Invaders."

Wire photo, 8 x 11 inches, captioned in the negative; browned. Shows a policeman escorting 3 Panthers including Bobby Seale out of the Capitol. The policeman is holding two of their rifles.

Wire photo, 8 x 7 1/2 inches, with printed caption on verso; browned, cropped to the right, lightly retouched. Activist Mark Comfort, holding a rifle, speaks with Assemblyman Willie Brown (later the mayor of San Francisco).