22 nov 1911 - Former Black Panther HQ is bombed

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Central Avenue was homebase to the first Black Panther Party chapter outside of Oakland. The L.A. chapter occupied the two-story building with a library in which it held political education classes and meetings and organized party events such as its free breakfast program.
On Dec. 9, 1969, the headquarters became the site of a special LAPD and SWAT operation to serve the Panthers arrest warrants: Officers bombed the building that was home to many Panthers and resulted in a shootout with more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition exchanged. More than 350 officers stormed the headquarters with 18 people inside

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