I remember those days!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jackson_%28Black_Panther%29
Marin County courthouse incident
Main article: Marin County courthouse incident
On August 7, 1970, George Jackson's 17-year-old brother Jonathan Jackson burst into a Marin County courtroom with an automatic weapon, freed prisoners James McClain, William A. Christmas and Ruchell Magee, and took Judge Harold Haley, Deputy District Attorney Gary Thomas, and three jurors hostage to demand the release of the "Soledad Brothers." Haley, Jackson, Christmas and McClain were killed as they attempted to drive away from the courthouse.
Eyewitness testimony suggests Haley was hit by fire discharged from a sawed-off shotgun that had been fastened to his neck with adhesive tape by the abductors. Thomas, Magee and one of the jurors were wounded.[13] The case made national headlines.
Angela Davis, accused of buying the weapons, was later acquitted of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder. A possible explanation for the gun connection is that Jonathan Jackson was her bodyguard. Magee, the sole survivor among the attackers, eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975.[14] Magee is currently imprisoned in Corcoran State Prison and has lost numerous bids for parole.
FROM WHAT I REMEMBER...Angela Davis was in jail and no one would post bond. Some Dairy owner who claimed to be a communist, then mortgaged his dairy to post bond for her.
He received so many death threats, he went out and bought a COLT AR-15 for protection.
A photo of him holding the AR cause some little old ladies to go bonkers.