UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980
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Identifier
35160004383775
Creation Date
12-8-1969
Subject—Topics
Civil Rights Movement
Description
Los Angeles: The Black Panthers were well prepared when they began their 5-hour gun battle with police. They not only had automatic rifles, but had turned their headquarters building into a fortress by sandbagging the windows and doors. Three police officers and two others were wounded in the battle.
Format
BW Photograph, 11" x 8.5"
Source
United Press International
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Keywords
African Americans, history, United States, prejudice, desegregation, civil rights movement, Black Panthers