Conversations With Enrique Cerna

In part two, Seattle Black Panther party co-founder Elmer Dixon talks about the party’s show of force on the steps of the state Capitol in Olympia; how the mayor refused a request from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide the Seattle Police Department tactical support for their planned raid of the Seattle Black Panther Party offices, which allegedly held illegal weapons; the Seattle chapter’s breakfast and healthcare programs that helped the needy; and finally, the internal conflicts and informants that led to the demise of the Black Panthers in Seattle and elsewhere in the nation.