An Oakland police officer fires from behind a patrol car during a shootout with members of the Black Panthers, April 6, 1968. - from our story 'Extraordinary Pictures, Posters and Flyers of the Black Panther Party, 1967-1972'

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An Oakland police officer fires from behind a patrol car during a shootout with members of the Black Panthers, April 6, 1968. - from our story 'Extraordinary Pictures, Posters and Flyers of the Black Panther Party, 1967-1972'

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