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In April 1977 Panthers were key supporters of the 504 Sit-ins, the longest of which was the 25-day occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building by over 120 people with disabilities. Panthers provided daily home-cooked meals in support of the protest’s eventual success, which eventually led to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)thirteen years later.

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    Every peaceful rights movement has a less-than-peaceful counterpart that’s willing to go just a little bit farther for rights.

    Yet the peaceful ones are the only ones who get credit. Why do you think that is?