workingclasshistory:

On this day, 2 May 1967, a group of Black Panthers armed with rifles and shotguns marched into the California State Capitol protesting against a gun control bill which was targeting them.
To fight police violence and harassment against African-Americans, the Panthers used radios to listen to police calls, then members would attend scenes of arrest with law books and openly carrying shotguns – which was legal – and advise arrestees of their constitutional rights. To stop this self defence against the police, authorities brought in the Mulford Bill – dubbed the “Panther Bill” by the media – to ban the open carrying of loaded firearms in public.
The National Rifle Association supported Republican governor Ronald Reagan in signing the legislation.
To learn more about the Panthers, check out these books written by former members: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/black-panthers https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1415796105272202/?type=3

socialistexan:

This spreads around every 4 years, but I’ve never felt it more in my soul than I have in 2020.

shetheycock:

rumman:

[picture of french people installing a guillotine near the Louvre in Paris for Wokers’ Day 2020]

li4r:

psychicbouquetofstars:

Got the wildflower seeds for seed bombs!