In 1967, a group of thirty black men and women entered the state capitol in Sacramento, armed with rifles. That is one indelible image of the Black Panther party, born in Oakland. A new play at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre examines the Panthers' radical politics, their criminal actions, and their legacy. KQED's Cy Musiker has the story.
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