February Archives Treasure #1: Black Panther protest photos
(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) Last month, we began highlighting some of the interesting, historic and oh-so-cool items and collections in our State Archives through a series of blog posts called Archives Treasures. We’re kicking off February’s edition with photos of an incident at the Legislative Building that recall recent rallies by gun rights supporters opposed to Initiative 594. On Feb. 27, 1969, members of the state chapter of the Black Panther Party, led by Lt. Elmer Dixon, gathered…