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Black Community News Service
VOL. IV NO. 4 SATURDAY^ DECEMBER 27, 19694
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION PUBLISHED BOX 2967, CUSTOM HOUSE WEEKLY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94126
"Although my body may be bound and shackled, the driving force cannot be held down by chains and will always pick freedom and dignity."
LANDON WILLIAMS, B.P.P. POLITICAL PRISONER DENVER, COLORADO 0 4'**'
"Only with the Death of fascist America can we be free."
RORY HITHE, B.P.P. POLITICAL PRISOHER DENVER, COLORADO
MO JUSTICE IM AMERIKKKA STATEMENT TO TNE P.R.G. of S.V. FROM ELDRIDGE CLEAVER INSIDE: DAVID HILLIARD SPEAKS ON B.S.U.'s THE BLACK PANTHER. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 2 L. A. PIGS CONDEMN PEOPLES' OFFICE
Press Release culated to bring about its physical ples generally have been subjected Southern California Chapter, destruction. to for 400 hundred years, a farce Black Panther Party In cohesion with the rest of the and a poor joke. December i9, 1969 various governmental agencies, the The brothers and sisters who defended the office on December 8, Los Angeles Department of Building As part ofthe national conspiracy and Public Safety has joined the ef who defended the liberated terri to wipe out the Black Panther Party, forts of eradicating the Black tory that belongs to the people, efforts are now being made to lit Panther Party ( at least in Los would be very disappointed if we erally put us out, evict us from the Angeles). And are forcing absentee, moved. And the Black Panther Party premises at 4115 South Central slumlord Morris Rosen to serve is here to serve notice along with Avenue, site of our Central Head- us notice to quit the premises. the Black community that we will quarter's. The supposed reason is that the not be moved and that the Central Genocide is the very act or acts building of 4115 South Central Ave. Headquarter's of the Southern Cali Political Prisoner committed to destroy in whole or is unsafe and unfit for occupancy by fornia Chapter of the Black Panther in part a national ethnic, racial, human beings. We find this sudden Party is and will remain at 4115 or religious group. Genocide by concern with the living conditions South Central Avenue. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Speaks to GI'S definition is also the deliberate that the Black Panther Party inflictionCuRon a groupor members particularly, the Black community Southern California Chapter, GI's ol Camp Pendleton and es the other GI's that if the war in of the group) conditions of life cal and other poor and oppressed peo BLACK PANTHER PARTY pecially to those of you who support Vietnam were to stop tomorrow, the Party wholeheartedly in their that the imperialist beast would just struggle for the liberation of wage war somewhere else. It's our people—I can only say, Right historical that this type of society On, Intensify. For you, inessence, can only survive by means of mak and in some instances in totality, ing war. understand that liberation for Only by making revolution a- Black people means freedom for gainst this type of repression, by ALL oppressed people here in the stabbing this fascist beast in the "World's Capitol" of imperialism haart--which is right here in and overt fascism. I hear your bat Babylon--and by cutting off its im tle cries of anguish through these perialist arms, which stretch walls which hold me, my brothers across the world, oppressing, and my sisters,captive.I hear you bringing terror, and economically saying, "I will no longer be an em- enslaving people, can there be missary for this imperialist mili peace eveywhere. So you must tary regime no longer will I be the show them that with their cries cogs and wheels that motivate this for peace, let there be louder cries fascist machine for perpetual for revolution When we say we suppression." will kill ANYBODY who stands in You have taken time to serve the the way of our freedom, we mean people, and by doing this, you have ANYBODY and EVERYBODY. So felt the blows and seen that very the rest of you privileged pigs in mechanism of which you once the White House who happen to thought would make you a man, try see this, don't feel left out, for the to turn you into everything less than people know you have committed human, turn its guns on you. You genocide and you will continue to must not be of a stagnant nature, kill, to suppress freedom. There but of a REVOLUTIONARY ONE, fore we will kill you and your gold and have less fear for yourselves fish If necessary to obtain it. than you have for the people. For So, GI's, Intensify and Liberate without a revoluionary nature, the the Military. people will suffer, the taste of vic ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! tory will be nil, and freedom will FREE HUEY, FREE BOBBY! only be an illusion. You must show Robert Bryan Bill Green on the Condemning of LA. Panther Office
FROM: Assembly California Legislature Bill Green, Assemblyman 53rd District DATE: December 18, 1969
Mr. Albert F. Bush, President Commissioner, Department of Public Work City Hall, Rm. 353 Los Angeles, California 90012
Dear Mr. Bush:
This is to request that no further action be taken for the condemnation of the building housing the Black Panther Headquarter's in the 4100 block on South Central Avenue, until such rime as there has been assessment of the work necessary to bring the building up to the current City Code requirement. This request is predicated on the fact that the com munity which I represent has made the commitment that it will provide both money and labor to refurbish the structure. Please advise my office of your decision on this matter.
Respectfully,
Bill Green, Member of the Assembly California Legislature 53rd District THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 3
DAVID HILLIARD SPEAKS ON B.S.U.'S
The first thing that struck my mind the tacticalsquad that we're not terror those people from the community on was the composition of the leaflets. ized by their violence. We're power the campuses; whether the pigs like I couldn't even get past the first ful because we out number them. And that or not. Because the pigs don't line, I didn't know what the word that there's nothing that they can do own these institutions. These insti tenure meant. So I had to go in my to stop our emancipation, there's no tutions are here for the people, and little briefcase and try and figure out thing they can do to stop you from it's the people that are going to put what the problem was on the campus. regaining your humanity. That's what these pigs in their rightful places. So after learning the definition of our struggle is about, it's about re They need to be institutionalized, they tenure, I got a little enlightened on volution. It's not just about teachers need to be in prison, they need to be what the problem is that the teachers holding their jobs. It's about teachers done away with. And that's the kind are having here on the campus. educating, and telling the truth on a of language that you have to get used I think the one thing we have to very oppressive and corrupt system. to using. You have to get used to hold clear in our minds is that the The leader of the Korean people speaking in that idiom,because that's campus only occupies the teachers and Kim II Sung, has said that, "reac the language of revolutionaries. the students 7 or 8 hours a day; tionary ideas of the imperialist, are You have to keep a very watchful and after that they're back into the the main tools used to produce ideo eye on the people that stand up and community. So that it's impossible to logical degeneration in people and use super revolutionary slogans; but make them politically deformed". So you can always catch them in various that it's the duty of the teachers to devious places. Watch these people, teach revolution: it's the duty of the judge these people by their actions teachers to join the revolution. Be and not by their words. Because the cause they're not teachers if they're whole revolution has been infiltrated; not teaching something relevant to the it's been infiltrated culturally, and it's community. And we don't make any been infiltrated ideologically. So we distinction between members of the have to be able to make distinctions A. F. T., White people and the Black between people who are really dedi students on our campuses. We don't cated to our cause and people who are make any distinctions between the just opportunistically getting on the White students on our campuses and band wagon because it's a popular the B.S.U. As matter of fact, we want trend. These are the things you have to expand the B.S.U., so that we can to think about. We're either going usurpe all the revolutionary individ to be revolutionaries or we're going uals, all the organizations; and put to be the children of fascists. together a more formidable force, We know how to judge our friends so that we can withstand the repres from our enemies. We're not con sion that's being meted out against y. fused. We're not so confused til'we S us. That's the only way that we're cannot point out on the one hand the r C'..:.S-C--r.< -^:.:'~
LIST OF CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES BREAKFAST FOR SCHOOL OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS CHICAGO, ILL. 60612 CHILDREN PROGRAMS 3106 Shattuck Ave. 2350 W. Madison Berkeley, Calif. 94705 Off: 312 - 243-8276 Off: 415 - 845-0103/4 DES MOINES* IOWA 50314 Free Breakfast for School Children is being held by SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 94115 1210 University the Black Panther Party in conjunction with many churches 1336^ Fillmore St. C/O Black Mobile Street to serve the needs of hungry children across the fascist Off*4l5 - 922-0095 Workers nation of Babylon. Off: 515 - 288-2216 All children in grammar schools and growing young RICHMOND, CALIF. 94801 adults in junior high schools can receive free, full 520 Bissell St. BOSTON, MASS. 02119 breakfasts in the mornings before they go to school. Off: 415 - 237-6305 375 Bluehill Ave. The /act that the Black Panther Party has implemented Off: 617 - 427-9693 this program and fed over 20,000 children last year OAKLAND, CALIF. 94621 617 - 442-0100 7304 East 14th St. Off: 415 - 568-3334 NEW YORK, N. Y. 10027 2026 Seventh Ave. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90011 Off: 212 - 864-8951 4115 So. Central Ave. 212 - 666-3603 Off: 213 - 235-4127 I OS ANGELES, CALIF. QUEENS, N.Y. 11433 Watts Community Center 108-60 N. Y. Blvd. 9818 Anzac Off: 212 -523-9717 Off. 213- 567-8027 STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. 10301 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 232 Jersey St. Watts Office * Off: 213 - 564-7494 PEEKSKILL, N. Y. 10566 22 Nelson Ave. SEATTLE, WASH. 98122 Off: 914 - 737-9768 1127 1/2 34th St. Off: 206 - 323-6280 WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. 10601 159 So. Lexington qualifies the need for this program to continue. EUGENE, OREGON 97401 Off: 914 - 761-0594 The schools and the racist-oriented fascist Boards 1671 1/2 Pearl of Education should have had this program instituted Off: 503 - 342-7276 long ago. But these school boards and administrators, BROOKL YN, N. Y. 11212 being part and parcel of the U.S. fascist pig apparatus 180 Sutter Ave. (tool) know that the continuation of hunger is their DENVER, COLORADO 80205 Off: 212 - 342-2791 number /. weapon for carrying out genocide on the op 2834 Lafayette pressed peoples of Babylon. Understanding this, the Off: 303 - 255-8486 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 07304 Black Panther Party does not intend to stand by and let * 384 Pacific Ave. this continue. We know that healthy bodies and sound INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 46205 Off: 201 - 432-3725 113 W. 30th St. minds are a necessity to gain an education, necessary # to throw off the fascist chains of oppression that would Off: 317 - 924-5619 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19121 lead to our total destruction. People in the Black com' * 1928 Columbia munity, mothers, welfare recipients, grandmothers, KANSAS CITY, MO. 64128 Off: 215 - 236-3353 guardians, and others who are trying to raise children 2905 Prospect Off: 215 - 236-3358 in the communities where racists and fascists oppress us Off: 816 - 924-3206 are asked to come forth to work and support this much * needed program. MILWAUKEE, WIS. 53212 BALTIMORE, MD. 21213 2121 No. 1st St. 1209 N. Eden St. Those who want to volunteer their services full or Off; 414 - 372-8584 Off: 301 - 685-6853 part-time in the mornings can do so by contacting one * of the listed chapters or branches of the Black Panther NEW HAVEN, CONN. ALBANY, N. Y. 12210 Party. 35 Syldan P.O. BOX 1551 We strongly urge as many people as possible to unite Off: 203 - 562-7463 Off: 518 - 434-2374 with this Community-Black Panther Party Program. We are also asking all businesses throughout the Black communities and other oppressed communities, to donate the necessary foods and utensils to prepare the meals for our children. Items of value donated to Breakfast for Children are tax deductable. Items and funds may be sent to the Free Breakfast for School Children C/O Black Panther Party listed in asterisk. 'For further information contact: Shirley Hewitt National Free Breakfast for School Children Coordinator Black Panther Party, National Headquarters 3106 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, California 94705
* denotes Free Breakfast Programs now in operation THE YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE Send donations to nearest Black Panther Party office Make checks to: BFSC-C/O Black Panther Party THEfBLACK VANTHEV, SATURDAY^ DECEMBE'R^ 27/l969 PAGE 5 Speech by Charles Garry at Benefit in his behalf-Dec. 19,1969 In July the Black Panther Party member Brett Harte--he presents racists. But the pathetic part of it to treat Mr. Hilliard any different. one White, which dominates the told you, told the world that we the local color, and says it as it is, is that they do not realize that I was asked to prepare an order. Black nation Itself, within itself must unite against fascism, its is going to have to spend the rest they're racists. An order was prepared along the without any rights. We Intend to encroaching on the lives of the of his days--unless there's a Bobby Seale, with all of the things lines that the Judge had indicated. document the harassment that's Black militants, the Black people, change, a radical change made— that he has had to face in that court We got there at one o'clock, and been going on for over 150 years. encroaching on the White radicals. living in exile. room in Chicago, where daily he it was finally signed by the judge We intend to present to the U.N. And I don't think very many peo Fred Hampton, Mark Clark—I demanded the right to defend him at 5:30 that night. and charge this administration and ple paid very much attention to did not know Mark Clark, but I did self, and after five weeks of begging Harassment, hasseling. In the the previous administration, the that. I don't believe that many of know Fred Hampton from Chi and pleading for the right to ex afternoon, where Mr. Hilliard was local police and their agents with us took that very seriously. I be cago--brilliant aggressive, down ercise his rights under the six not present, because all that was genocide on the BPP, which is lieve that many of us thought that to earth, tremendous charisma, amendment of the U.S. constitu to be submitted was the order to only a fore-runner of genocide, this was just rhetoric. Since July tremendous understanding, affa tion, finally told that judge that, be signed, In comes the two fat not only against all Black peo many things have happened. In the ble—was killed, murdered, assas "You are a blatant, fascist pig. cats—by the way, more ways than ple, but Brown people, Yellow peo last five days all of the records sinated, while headquarters were You are trampling over my con one--came in with an affidavit, ple, Red people, and the poor of Panthers who have been raided In Los Angeles, in the wee stitutional rights. You are not wor submitted it to the judge. I said, White people. We intend to pre harassed or murdered have been hours of the morning. Aggression thy to sit on that bench and de "May I see the affidavit?'' He sent that. This cry that we have compiled. Unfortunately the Party by the police. But who pays for cide the fate of men and women." said, "No". I said, "I'd like to raised, this vocalization has now did not commence to keep records it. Geronimo, commonly called by For that he was gagged, chained see it." The judge said,"GiveMr. reached many, many quarters in in an accurate manner, at its in his friends as "G", is facing a like a wild animal. And when pub Garry a copy of the affidavit." America, to such an extent, if ception, of the men and women nominal bail of $160,000. Twenty lic opinion began to turn against The affidavit stated thaf David Hil you read Von Hoffman's article in who were harassed or killed. one Panthers In New York have the judge, what did he do? He de liard, ai the Glide Memorial Ch.— the Chronicle yesterday, which We' ve had to put the records to been in prison in the various clared a mistrial on Bobby Seale. you know, you're nor evan safe in lays it out cold. He is not a Panther gether in haste because the demand prison islands in New York for And he took advantage of his cloak churches- David Hilliard at the lawyer; he's not a member of the that today the world requires is to the last six months on all kinds and his oath of office and his Glide Memorial Church last Sun BPP and yet he analyzes coldly, present our case. of wild and sundry charges. The responsibility to humanity. And day night said again, "We will and deliberately and factually the This afternoon I talked to a bail for the 21 is $2,100,000.00. in vindictiveness, and with hatred kill the President''. Now those of things that the BPP has been say representative of the Christian you who were there—now this was ing to the public at large, and Science Monitor, who called me signed by an agent of the Federal we've been trying to say it in from L.A , and he wanted a record Bureau of Investigation. When the the courtrooms. This morning Rev. of the men and women who' ve been judge would not consider that affi Abernathy talked about the role harassed in L.A We were on the davit, the government demanded of the BPP and its Importance phone—a long distance call for ^''•y.$?.-s~!y'.- that the copy that they'd shown me and Its cry and its need in the a little over an hour and ten be taken away from me. And I had work that its doing in the Break minutes. About half way through, to relinquish, and give it back to fast for Children and other things the reporter said to me, "If this them—cause I wanted the judge to that the BPP is doing. Then he doesn't tell a story, nothing will sign that order for travel. Those correlated and equated that wltn tell a story." It snowed a sys who heard Dave last Sunday night the police state and fascism that's tematic arrest and harassment of at the Glide Memorial Church know approaching America. You already men and women in L.A. county that the statement made by that know that a commission has been alone for a period of almost two Federal Bureau of Investigation formed--the former Justice Gold years, where a man or woman or was a godd—ned lie! All Dave did berg and other concerned citi a group of men and women would was to explain the language which zens--to see that the truth comes be charged with murder, be held he used in his speech on the 15th out as to what's happening to the in jail for five or ten days, or day of November, and the rhetoric BPP, and what the significance twenty days, and all at once the of history in relationship to the is in what's happening to the BPP. charges would be dropped against dialectics of American history in And look who's trying to get into them. The familiar buzz-saw would relationship to the onslaught ofthe the act--the Department of Justice. be "attempted murder" or oppression of the men and women This man Mitchell, who tried to "resisting arrest". The pattern in the Black ghetto. tell you, soon after the Inaugural in L A. is the same pattern that The telephone lines of the BPP of this man who's a friend of exists throughout the U.S. where and anyone who converses with David Hilliard, that he's going to the BPP has set up chapters and that organization are constantly recommend to the Congress of has proceeded to take care of being tapped. They know, before the U.S. to take away the right business. the members know, what the BPP of bail In any case that involves The BPP in the last two years is going to do next. any form of violence, for a period has expended in bail-bond pre Let's talk about Bobby Seale in of sixty days- -or anything that miums alone—just the premiums Connecticut for a minute. There involves any form of narcotics. alone, cash money that would never was a man by the name of Rackley Some of us raised an eyebrow, be returned to anybody--a sum In Charles R. Garry who was a Black Panther, who was and said the man is talking about excess of $200,000. Think about literally murdered. And we have law and order. But it wasn't until that, friend. Cash premiums in ex David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of and anger, sentenced Bobby Seale every reason to believe, and we last month when he had one of cess of $200,000. I'm just won the BPP--because he exercised to four years in a federal peni intend to prove, when the time his stooges introduce a bill to dering how many lunches or break his rights under the 1st Amend tentiary. He couldn't do this leg comes, that Rackley was murdered that effect. fasts for children that that $200,000 ment Nov. 15th, now stands be ally. But the clever little judge by police agents. Bobby Seale went Concentration camps. Go in any could be used for. I'm just won fore the bourgeois world as public worked out a little scheme. He to New Haven, Connecticut on the penitentiary in California and you dering how much medical attention enemy No. 1—$30,000 ball-- knew that the U.S. Supreme 19th day of May, at the request see nothing but Black and Brown and supplies that :$200,000 could $30,000 ball premium- $30,000 Court had held that anyone who of the University of Yale, to speak faces, occasionally you see a White be used for in the ghetto commu cold cash and 190% collateral for is imprisoned more than six there; and received an honorarium face in the penitentiary. We' ve had nities. Twenty-eight Panthers have the $30,000, before the ball bonds months is entitled to a jury trial. and his expenses to go there and presidential commission after been killed--murdered in the past man would put up the bail. We The little man knew that So he speak. He left New Haven, Con presidential commission telling us two years. We've documented 19 couldn't get any Bay Area bonds- took 16 different charges, and he necticut in the early morning, the reasons for all those things. of those cases. We're . going to mii» to write it; we had to import gave Bobby Seale three months around five o'clock on the 20th. The most recent came out last document the other nine. How many a man, a firm from L A. to do it. He on each of those charges, which Rackley was murdered on the 21st week. They spent a million and a more men and women will have to had to have 190% collateral so that added up to 48 months. He thinks day of May. No one mentioned half dollars for a commission to be murdered before the American he would put up $30,000—plus the he's going to get àway with that. Bobby Seale until the 21st day tell you that the reason that we have people will wake up to their respon $30,000 premium. David Hilliard Is he going to get away with it? of August, 1969. And all at once problems in America Is because sibility--that they're not going to had already put up $20,000, and He will get away with lt unless he becomes a dangerous fugitive. the men and women In the ghetto permit fascism in America and a 100% collateral for the so-called the people arise. It's interesting enough that the are dissatisfied and have lost faith police state in America. April 6, 1968 events. And when this You know as V m standing talk moving papers that were submit and confidence in the system. Can As we sit here in this beautiful great, big, fat slob insurance com ing to you, I'm sure that there ted to the man in Sacramento, you beat that! A million and a auditorium, with the surroundings pany saw a chance to keep the are in this audience 15 agents stated by the intelligence officer half bucks to do that. Not one that it has of an informed com $2,000 premium, it had received, of either the police department, as follows: "Bobby Seale arrived single judge will read that report. munity, just eight miles away from and get off of any liability—that's the Federal Bureau of Investi in New Haven, spoke at Yale Uni The D.A. will scoff at it. The here, one of the most beautiful, exactly what they did. So after gation, the CIA, or there's some versity, we picked him up police chief will say that these selfless human beings that I've wards, the $30,000 was raised in other organizations that I'm not there,"--this is the surveillance, men in high places are softonconi. had the pleasure to meet, is sitting the federal court. And by the way, even familiar with. They take down intelligence su r veillance- -' ' and he munism. Once in a while lawyers in the County Jail in S.F,, treated we were required to dot every everything that's being said--no went to the BPP headquarters at like myself will read lt and quote like a dög and an animal, kept "I" and cross every "T". David that isn't true, they don't take midnight." And they followed him it and try to ask a prospective away from any books or any litera Hilliard had to spend an additional down everything that's being said. another place and they also fol juror if he knows anything about ture that has any meaning or sub four days in prison, in a cell They don't write down the things lowed him leaving New Haven, Con it. And the DA. will object to it. stance, not permitted to receive block in Alameda Co., tenth floor that I'm saying right now. But necticut at five o'clock on the And the judge will say, "Counsel, any legal documents. He just sits of our courthouse in Oakland, when they leave here, they'll go morning of the 20th. Pray tell, what's the relevancy of that." there--waiting to be extradited to where the only ventilation comes into their b.ar, or into a coffee when would he have had time to You know, I'm satisfied that the the state of Connecticut to be tried in through a small little vent, shop, or into a whore house, and commit murder, or to plan murder, law as we know it today is com for conspiracy to commit kidnap and a vent underneath the cage. they will write down, "Charles or to get involved in any way pletely irrelevant to the needs of ping and murder, and face the That's the same cell Huey Newton R, Garry, on the 19th day of either directly or indirectly— the contemporary society that electric chair. While we're sitting was forced to spend seven months Dec, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock especially to a rn^in that he did we're living in. For too many here in our comfort, getting ready of his confinement. That's the same said, there are people taking down not even know and had riot even years we lawyers have been rubber for the commercial holidays for cell that ' Eldridge Cleaver spent notes, and they go and write it heard of before. And yet he's facing stamps for the system. A system the season, one of the world's four hours. And he told the court down in a whore house." They take the death penalty. that's rotten to the core. A system greatest revolutionary leaders, in in Alameda Co. that in all the sentences out of context. The other But there's hope. When I say that's for the benefit of those who any side of the ocean, is sitting 12 years that he'd spent in prison, day, last Tuesday, we went into there's hope, there's slim hope. have it, as against those who do in a penitentiary in San Luis that's the worst hell-hole that he'd court with David Hilliard--to give We've demanded that there be a not have it. A system that's made Obispo, facing fifteen years, for ever been in in all of his life. you .an example—we put the mat special congressional investi to perpetuate the role of the 76 a crime that he did not commit While we' re sitting here enjoy ter over to Jan. the 7th so that gation of the actions of all the corporations to run the destiny any more than you did. His case ing, in a complacent manner, all we could prepare the necessary police departments, together with of this country. We need change- is on appeal. Unless fascism Is around us the oppression is going legal documents to file our the Department of Justice and its radical change. Abrupt change. You really for everybody- other than on. You don't recognize it, until pleas--at which time I asked the auxiliary agents, not by the House notice, I'm not using the word the BPP and certain Black mili the oppression hits you. When the court to permit Mr. Hilliard to Committee on Un-American Acti "revolutionary' . 'Cause you gotta tants and White militants, and If the oppression hits you, it's too late. travel the length and breadth of vities, or by the House Internal be careful with rhetoric, you know. rules of the bourgeois courts are I would suggest that we do~ some the U.S. And all hell broke loose. Security Committee, or whatever And if you ladies and gentlemen still operating, and if the con thing about it before it starts The government objected to it. He else they call themselves, but by don't believe that what V m saying science of the judges are pricked hitting you. In the 30 years that said, "To permit Mr. Hilliard to Congress's men and women who we to you here today I don't say it sufficiently, Huey Newton's con I've been practicing law, I find be out of the district of Northern feel have integrity. There's not in open court to judges and viction will be reversed But in that the old rules do not apply to California, he would foment strife very many of them; but there are juries, you're mistaken. I do. I the meantime he will have spent the BPP. There are new sets of and continue to threaten the life some there to do the investigating, told the court today, in the case three years in the penitentiary for rules, new requirements, new me of the president of the US". The and do the work that's necessary of Los Siete De La Raza, for a crime that most people will thods of harassment. I find that judge wanted.' to know why Mr. to bring out the facts. We also attacking the grand jury in S.F., only spend six months to nine the judges are gutless, without any Hilliard had to be treated any dif stated that we intend to file a I told the court that it's time months at the most. backbone. Sure there's a judge here ferent than any other defendant petition to bring out the facts. We that the public officials, including and there that has guts and stands The two experts who were brought also stated that we intend to file the judge, remember that they were Eldridge Cleaver- one of the up against the onslaught of the here from the Attorney General's 1 most brilliant contemporaries in a petition charging the U.S the servants of the people. And police state, but most of them are staff in Washington finally had to Government, that within its own modern literature, presenting lo- frightened: most of them are admit that there'd be no reason carcolor~«for those of you who re confines there are two nations-- CONT. ON PG.17 r .vi ç£ÇS| t$ •\'f:VA'V.^( i t THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 6
SEIZE THE TIME
Reprinted from the Movement On November 15, a quarter of a million people marched in the Moratorium in San Francisco. Even for those cynical about demon strations, the sheer mass of the crowd was impressive. But before long that impressive crowd became disgustingly piggish. The same people who consider themselves radicals applauded.Wayne Morse when he praised the American flag and hooted David Hilliard down in the name of "Peace". The next day Alioto called for the arrest of Hilliard for threatening the life of pig Nixon. When asked by reporters, what he thought of Milliard's arrest, Alioto beamed and said, "He marred OUR demonstration."
About two weeks later, Deputy impossible tor them to spend much Chairman Fred Hampton was time as revolutionaries. murdered in his sleep, Mark Clark was The point is that we, as murdered, several other Panthers were revolutionaries, must reverse what wounded and Panther headquarters in happened at the. San Francisco Los Angeles were ravaged by pigs. i moratorium. The pigs'plan of action is Panthers wounded in Chicago and Los pretty far advanced with the Panthers. Angeles were all busted for attempted After isolation comes annihilation. We murder. All this is part of a cannpt allow them to continue to well-executed plan of the government murder and imprison our to smash the Panther Party, the leader revolutionary sisters and brothers, of all revolutionary forces in this The fascism we are feeling now is country. unprecedented. Never before in recent But before Nixon's plan could go times has a revolutionary organization into full swing, the pigs had to be sure inside the United States received the that they could draw a wedge between blows the Panthers are now receiving revolutionaries and the masses of from the government. And it's all disgruntled American people. This legal. The repression is unprecedented meant separating legitimate (peaceful) precisely because the challenge that demonstrations from revolutionary the Panthers represent to the political activity, channeling the imperialist system, from inside Ihe diffuse discontent of the majority of US, is unprecedented. American people into innocuous As the contradictions of forms of dissent. The Moratorium 'imperialism heightened and the provided the model form. At the same Vietnamese people showed up the time, the plan calls for heavy system for what it is: ruthless, yet repression against revolutionaries, to beatable, the Panthers provided an make sure nothing spills over the ideology and organization for channels the Moratorium so revolution at home. In a situation conveniently provided. This process where the United States is clearly appeared pretty successful. Hilliard being defeated in Vietnam, the pigs sent out "bad vibes" to both peace simply must do everything in their freaks and pig Alioto. The Mayor power to crush revolution inside the wasn't jiving when he talked about US. And it is precisely for this reason "our demonstration." that we cannot allow them to get away with it. SMASHING THE PIG PLAN RACISM IN THE MOVEMENT * We're not trying to put down the masses, but to organize them. The The pigs, are having an easier time masses of working people and poor dealing with the Panthers than with people, especially youth, were not at the Vietnamese because of racism, the the Moratorium. Their discontent has racism of the American people. This not yet been channeled along middle racism is still rampant in the white class liberal lines, and if we do our jmovement. Fifty thousand people job, it never will be. We must have 'marched during the People's Patk faith in the people and understand crisis-mostly because'.it was the first BLOOD TO THE HORSE'S BROW AND that they can grasp, more quickly time a white brother was murdered by WHOE TO THOSE WHO CAN NOT SHOOT than any of us, the needs and full pigs. The response of the white extent of the struggle, and are, in fact, movement' to Hampton's murder decide to do because we know it's "beautiful people" giving flowers (lots the weapon that ensures our strength. compared to that was nil; Why has our politically correct. We are also bogged of them) to the pigs. 300,000 people Here too, the Panthers have pointed support for the Panthers been so down in a lot of other problems that went to the free Stones concert at the way. Never, even at the most weak? What did we do when the make it harder for us to deal with the Altamont and were more upset by a difficult points of struggle, at times Panthers were ripped off. in basic problems of race and class few accidental deaths than by when they have been the most Connecticut and New York? What did privilege. Hampton's murder. (Mick Jagger, by isolated, never have they lost faith in ;we do when Bobby was kidnapped tne PACIFISM way, refused to make any the people or stopped the programs !and gagged? What are we doing now. _ '•,. ,, . ._ announcement about what was which concretely serve the A few rallies, a few vigils around One of these problems is pacifism. people-breakfasts for children, health Panther headquarters. It's outrageous. coming down Qn the PantherS; and Now most People reading this clinics, political education. Some have The attitude that "the shit that went even further and said tf editorial probably dont consider mechanically applied the Panther comes down on the Panthers is politlcal announcements were mad example and set up these programs as themselves pacifists, but many people the Stones would not , } And Jf a substitute for struggle. We are not expected but that sort of thing ean.t reading this editorial probably don t Alioto hadn>t been encouraged b the talking about that. happen to us is implicit m our take the idea of white people engaged nik>s nse to Hmiard the Serving the people can never be relative apathy. It s rac.sm pure and in armed struggle very seriously. While pigs mi ht have been more ftesitant tQ separated from revolutionary simple. And racism is not a moral black people are already engaged in pin another felony rap on the internationalist politics. In the mother shortcoming. It is downright armed struggle (Remember Chicago in Panthers. paciflSm is a bourgeois country, Serve-the-People-Programs counter-revolutionary. If we cannot. October, and how Panthers in LA held ideology it can oniy help the pigs fj must be consciously launched to meet move to protect the vanguard of off the pigs for 5 hours, and 1S our ' responsibi|ity to join the die needs of poor people, but revolutionary struggle, how the hell remember Jake Winters), for most panthers (and the New York bombers lever allow those people t o forget can we talk seriously about smashing white radicals it is an abstract and the weather people) and all others he needs of the third world and who impenalsm? question. This, in essence, is pacifism. who take armed st ,e seriously if i:he common enemy is. For example, a But our copping out on the black A lot of people also think pacifism we take the idea of revolution Jay care center for white working libeiation struggle is more is harmless. When our demonstrations seriously There is no middle ;lass mothers could be used to expand complicated than that. Racism became defensively violent, a lot of way_either you're for revolutionary sur contact with the people, serve combines with a bourgeois mentality people assumed pacifism had become violence or you're a bourgeois pacifist, hem, and also free oppressed women which keeps us from taking risks. We irrelevant. But the 50,000 who But what does it mean tQ be for 'rom the daily chores that make it do not see struggle as a necessity for' marched for dead Rector, allowed the survival. Struggle is something we: tone of the march to be set by the CONT. ON PG. 16 THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 7 LIVED A What is There REVOLUTIONARY" to Investigate DIED A
After the brutal and premediated How then can it be expected that whose programs to improve the REVOLUTIONARY assassination of Illinois Deputy these same people camouflaging conditions of Black people have Chairman Fred Hampton and themselves in telephone trucks, been nonexistent, and who has Mark Clark was born on June 28, Society. We Want Education That Peoria Defense Captain Mark invading a home at 4:30 a.m. with failed to provide protection for 1947. He lived all of his life in the Teaches Us Our True History And Clark and the wounding of four machine guns, .12 gauge shotguns, Black people in racially torn Cairo, place of his birth, Peoria, Illinois. Our Role In The Present-Day So others, cries of outrage have come .357 magnums, and firing into the Illinois—he still walks the streets; Mark quit school in the 10th ciety". from people in the Black com apartment without warning, wanted since Hanrahan, himself, still grade. He saw then that the * 'educa Mark Clark was Defense Captain munity and from all decent peo only to make a "search"? Unless walks the streets.) But the White tional" system was not providing of the Peoria Branch of the Illinois ple in general. Why? Because they search has become synonymous racist mentality equates Black Chapter of the Black Panther comprehended what the Black with murder, then these villains people with "criminals", so that mmm Party. He worked hard with the Panther Party has been saying all must be known for what they are, Hanrahan has waged an intensive people. He sought to educate them alpng, that these pigs will stop "pigs", whose sole intent was campaign to eliminate Black peo through deed and word, the reality at^ ho point to see that we are murder. The attack of the apart ple from the community. of FASCISM in the streets oi systematically wiped out. The peo ment was coordinated by State's What is there to investigate? Babylon. ple were incensed and horrified Attorney Edward "Vulture" Han- The law of consistency would tell On December 4, 1969, Mark Clark was murdered. On this morning, in a pre-dawn raid, the pigs vamped on our Deputy Chair man Fred Hampton's house. They came to massacre . That is what they did. When the foul sons-of-sows knocked on the door, Mark an swered. Knowing they were hear ing the voice of a true revolu tionary, they fired a hail of bul lets through the door. Their bul lets struck him in the heart and and chest, killing him instantly. These fascist psychopaths have murdered our Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton, they have murdered Mark Clark, they have murdered Jake Winters, and they have mur Mark Clark dered Larry Roberson, all this year, all in Illinois. They are at a relevant education. He was rela tempting to murder the revolution, ting to Point Number Five of our but that is an impossibility— Ten Point Platform and Program YOU CAN KILL A REVOLU even then. "We Want Education For TIONARY, BUT YOU CAN'T KILL Our People That Exposes The True A REVOLUTION" Nature Of This Decadent American Geinye Reed
Thus, Hanrahan and his boys munity Decentralization of Police should be prosecuted and punished Program. by the people. A proper course of People, we must act and act action after so many pig-caused now to stop these fascist pigs who DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FRED HAMPTON murders is the implementation of can only open their mouths to lie, our Community Decentralization of who close their ears to the pleas to such a degree that they called rahan. praved natures don't all of a sud Police Program, a program that of the people, and who sanction for the pigs to give an account (Hanrahan is the same pig who den change. The same goes for enables police to be hired through and carry out murder. Move and of themselves,- in essence saying, as a candidate for State's Attorney Vulture Hanrahan. He was a pig representatives (a council) chosen move we must, or else face the "What justification can you give in 1968, campaigned with the slo in 1967; he was a pig in 1968; by the people. And these police possibility of being murdered... for murder"? And of course, there gan, "Criminals fear Hanrahan". and he's a pig now. And pigs have men must live in the area in which in our beds. It isno longer whether was none. And with that was an itemization no right presiding over and mis- they protect. But the main thing we will or whether we wish to, Some persons, well intentioned, of the number of convictions he representating the people. about this restructuring of the po it is that we must. called for an investigation and was responsible for. One must If the investigation is to be real lice is that the power of the police since this idea seemed to catch certainly wonder who he had con in the full sense of the word, departments lies with the people. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE on, under pressure, pigs of all victed, since Daley, an arch then it will find that Edward Vul If you were horrified by the positions, descriptions, and loca criminal, still walks the streets; ture Hanrahan and the State's murders of Fred Hampton and BLACK PANTHER PARTY tions not only "joined" the ef since Governor Richard Ogilvie, Attorney's policemen committed Mark Clark and countless others, Illinois Chapter fort, but "infiltrated" the effort. you that pigs who have used every two murdersandattempted to mur then turn that horror into the ener 2350 W. Madison Pigs referred too are pigs such opportunity to manifest their de der everyone in that apartment. gy needed to establish the Com Chicago, Illinois as President Richard M. Nixon who gave his okay for a federal probe, while being responsible for the repression received nationally by the Black Panther Party. Ano Black Representatives ther is the Honorable Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, who stated what he felt about Black Investigate people in his infamous "shoot to kill" statement. Wouldn't you know that Assistant State's Attorney Foran, part of the state machinery Government Conspiracy that prosecuted and persecuted Chairman Bobby Seale while deny ing him defense counsel, would On December 20, a special commission Rush, Chief of Staff David Hilliard, and express concern and also say that an investigation would clear up (l.I.D.) of concerned Black prepresentatives Chief Attorney for our Party, Charles R. some of the doubts. And tog, the came to Chicago to investigate the murder "handkerchief head * ', Alderman Garry. Ralph Metcalfe, has also said that of Deputy Chairman, Fred Hampton and De The hearing lasted five and a half hours an investigation would objectively answer some questions raised. fense Capt. Mark Clark. The Commission representatives Charles Diggs and John Con Thus, how can real results be was headed by Rep. Charles Diggs, Louis yers said, I have never seen such a sight, expected when some of the same people responsible directly, by Stokes, John Conyers, Adam Clayton Powell (referring to the house). The facts are there complicity, or by silent affirma and Herbert Reid who is a law professor and it is outright murder. Each represent tion for the murders in the first place are urging an investigation. at Harvard University. ative spoke consecutively, all having a unity And the only reason that these pigs make a pretense of investi There was a hearing at the Colonial House of will to support the Black Panther Party, gation is to delude the people. on 79th Street. Hundreds of concerned people and our demands of the Decentralization of In effect saying, "We'll pacify the people by making them think that from various communities testified about the the Police Program . And to help us file we're trying to find out what really police brutality, murder and overt harass a petition in the U.N. charging the govern happened." With the historical experience ment. They demanded murder indictments ment with genocide of the Black Panther of oppression—starvation, unem for Hanrahan and Daley. After the testi Party. ployment, miseducatlon or noned- ucation, inadequate housing, police monies, Deputy Minister of Defense, Bobby We say to the Black representatives and brutality, etc., etc.--Black people and other oppressed people know Rush took the representatives to the house concerned people, that they must put their what happened. (2337 Monroe Street.) where the outright words into practice or go down in history Only the racist, the mislead, the insane, or the foolish would violence was carried out. with those who prepertrated the "Big Lie". assert that the existence of police At 4:00 a.m. the representatives were brutality and murder have to be The big lie that this country was based questioned. How long ago was it brought to Malcolm X Community College on, and the big lie that causes all the fascist that Michael and John Soto were murdered? How long ago was it where they were to hear other concerned repression on Black and other oppressed that police shot at random in the people testify. Dr. Charles Hurst, President people in this country. Henry Horner Project? How long ago was it that Rosina Marbley, of the college; Kermitt Coleman, lawyer a 2-year old girl, was shot by police for being mistaken as a representing members of the Illinois Chap SEIZE THE TIME "sniper". How long...how long... ter. Our Deputy Minister of Defense Bobby R. Chaka Walls THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 8
two guys and so one, the dark guy, say will I drive picture in the proceeding in this courthouse before a hime over to 32nd and Chestnut. a body of men and women, a Grand Jury, on November Q. Is it true the two men got in your car? 13th of 1967? A Two mens got into my car. "Mr. Garry: Same objection, if Your Honor please, Q Where, in the car? that I have heretofore made; that this is not proper HUEY'S A One got in the back and one in the front. • questioning of refreshing memory of this witness; and Q Did you see whether either one had a gun?" that this is contrary to People versus Newsome and People versus Johnson. "Mr. Garry. Let's find out whether anybody--let's "The Court: Objection overruled. find out--he was reading the entire document, Your Do you remember going before a group of people APPEAL Honor. and they showed you this picture, or don't you remem "The Court: Do you remember now whether you ber? *• Part 16 I testified before the Grand Jury or not, or don't you "The Witness: Your Honor, I can't remember EDITOR'S NOTE: remember? nothing The following article Is taken from the appeal pre-' "The Witness: I can't remember anything. "The Court: All right. He can't remember. Go pared by the attorneys defending Huey P. Newton, Min "The Court: He said, "I can't remember anything," ahead. ister of Defense of the Black Panther Party. Huey's Proceed, Mr. Jensen. "Mr. Jensen: Q. Did you see the man in that pic attorneys have moved to have the case reviewed by "Mr. Jensen: Q Let me see if this will refresh ture in your car on October 28th of 1967, in the back the Court of Appeals of the State of California. The your recollection as to whether you testified. seat with a gun? Black Panther News Paper will print the appeal In (Reading): " ' What kind of a gan—" "A. No part—every week to give the people all the facts as Q. Did you see whether either one had a gun? "Q. You remember that? to why Huey P. Newton should be set free Immediately. A The one in the back had a gun. • A. (Shaking ahead negatively.) Q. What kind of a gun? "The Court: You say you-- A. All I know, it was black. "The Witness: I don't remember seeing nobody like After extended legal argument, the court then permitted Q. A black gun? this. "The Court: Go ahead. the following (R T .2303-12) A. Yes. Q. Now, did the one in the back have the gun, the "Mr. Jensen Q Let me ask you whether or not on "Mr. Jensen: Q. Mr. Ross, on November 13th, of back seat? November 13th, 1967, before the Grand Jury, these 1967, did you testify before the Grand Jury of Alameda A. The one in the back had the gun, questions wer
During the past week there has been been in the majority of Party members' Landon to receive a fair and impartial continued overt repression against the trials. hearing since the judge had obviously Black Panther Party in attempts to liq At approximately 10:00 a.m. "Eich been influenced by signs and posters uidate the leadership of the Party. Ink man the Hangman" reconvened court. and because of the fact that there was these attempts Fred Hampton and Mark His first statement was, "Let the record UL pepper-fog machine in the backroom Clark were murdered in Chicago and 21, show change of place for ' SECURITYJ and 100 or more pigs stationed within members of the Southern California which led to the first of many objections •the building, that it was evident that Chapter were busted and injured following which were all denied except for one. the court was biased against the defen another vamp on an office in ihe system- Leonard Davies one of the attorneys for dant. itized plans of J. Edgar Hog and his lac-: the defense, made a legal objection that A motion was made in behalf of the de keys. the so-called 'security' denied the'his- fense for the right to file discovery depo In Denver, Colorado in y et another at torical development of the free court'. sitions---" MOTION DENIED... A dike- tempt at elemination ofthe leadership of the Party, Landon Williams and Rory Hithe, part of the Connecticut 14, went to court to fight extradition to Connecticut on trumped-up charges of murder and NO JUSTICE conspiracy, kidnapping and conspiracy and binding. The series of events that took place are almost identical to those displayed in fascist "Adolf Hoffman's court dur ing the "Conspiracy" 8 trial. Don D. Bowman also known as "Eichman the Hangman" sat on the bench in the case of Landon Williams—when I say sat on the bench—this is exactly what I mean. He sat on the bench like a 'fatherly' old hog and passed judgment on the FUGITIVE SLAVE, Landon Williams (A notation must be made to a previous court appearance, November 17, 1969, in which "Eichman the Hangman' agreed on one condition to hear London's case separately from Rory's, this was, pro vided that he got to try Landon first before Rory's case was tried by Judge Kingsley. We must understand that here- involved is anutless wonder with an ego tistical hang-up of being the first to IN AMERIKKKA extradite a Panther from Colorado.) At 9:05 a.m. December 9,1969, mem bers of the Party and people from the The fact was also mentioned that every ly matron brings Kijana a diaper. community, sat quietly (without any dis one in the previous courtroom had been The defense charged the Governor of turbance) in a courtroom (Div. 9) listen seated quietly and that there had been Colorado with illegally and in violation ing to two cases while awaiting the ex no disturbance and so therefore there of the Constitution of the State of Colo tradition hearing. Abruptly interrupting was no need to make a courtroom change. rado, passing on to a deputy his or the one of the cases "Eichman the Hang "Eichman the Hangman" replied, Secretary of the State's responsibility man" addressed the people, in the court "You'll get a free and open hearing of signing and afixing the 'great' seal room by saying, "I don't want any noise without the people." Leonard Davies of the State to the requisition papers... in this courtroom, or you'll be sent out told the court that it was like an 'armed That Connecticut had originally charged immediately. If you don't believe me camp'. Bowman exclaimed abruptly and Landon with two charges; 2 counts of try me!" At 9:25 court was recessed for rashly that he "didn't care for side re conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, and no definite amount of time. marks", that the measures taken were binding, (binding means to tie someone "entirely for security" and that it was\ up without their consent, with the in At 9:45 Michael Hill a member of the a responsibility for the protection of wit tention of doing bodily harm), and that Colorado Chapter of the Black Panther nesses and the defendant in this Colorado had omitted the only charge Party returned to the courtroom (Div. 9) that may or may not have shown prob and whispered to me to tell the others to type of case---"MOTION DENIED". Leonard Davies responded to this by able cause; therefore this proved that proceed quietly, in two's and three's the Governor of the State of Colorado down the hall to Division 15. It had been letting the court know there was an 'aura of fear' within the court. At this point, had not carefully investigated, if at all, • announced off the record that the room before signing the requisition papers. If of the hearing had been changed for if not before, it was made very clear that the Black Panther Party was on he (Gov. Love) had gone over the papers, 'security means.' While walking down Landon would be free now for lack of the hallway one noticed about 30 pigs, trial and not the individual, one Landon Williams, because Don D.Bmaman made evidence. So how does the State of Colo some in plain clothes, others inuniform it very clear—he accused the Colorado rado continue to hold Landon when the with helments and visors, tear gas, Chapter of the Black Panther Party of only charge with probable cause, bind mace, 'tree trunks' and 357 mags. As intimidating the court by the passing out ing, was omitted? FASCISM! we entered the corridor to the courtroom of leaflets, telling all Panthers to be in more pigs, and more pigs (all attired The defense mentioned that Landon is, Div. 9 at 8:30 that morning. (A copy of the same way) were lined up on each À and has been treated in the manner of a the leaflet was introduced to the court side of the wall. Everyone had to SMÔ-j 'runaway slave' in which the pu--y Bow as an exhibit.) Also that he (Bowman) mit to a very detailed search, except for man said: "There's no need to go into had heard from a reliable source' that pigs, lawyers, and the judge. Matrons^ that'' —and that the affadavit was purely Black Panther Party members were searched sisters in a very detailed man theresay, (allegedly from one individual coming in from all over the country. ner (squeezing breasts and running their (a female pig informant), to another in-i "Eichman the Hangman" was con hands between the sisters' a--es.) dividual (a pig), as in the case of Kelly tinuously interrupting the arguments or IWright as cited by the defense. At 11:10, Due to the fact that Div. 15 is about I S motions of the defense by saying "are the court recessed for the defense to see 1/3 the size of Div. 9, there was forced» 1 you through?" Bowman was told by thee if the Governor had arrived so that he\ alienation of the masses there as has;. •.defense that it was impossible for I could testify. After the recess the court was in n Babylon. But we in the Black formed that the subpeona could not be "LET THE RECORD SHOW Panther Party know that as long as served on Love because he was allegedly THAT THE DEFENDANT the repressive attacks on our offices away on a trip to Arkansas until 12/15/69. LANDON WILLIAMS WAS continue, the frame-ups and railroading At 11:20 a.m. Pig Agent George Sams KIDNAPPED AND HAS BEEN of innocent brothers and sisters through was called into the courtroom. The face DENIED DUE PROCESS OF the fascist courts,the neo-colonialism, of the enemy was hostile as a pig's THE LAW AND THAT THE the imperialism and exploitation of the face always is. Sams was wearing a D.A. WILL BE HELD RE masses of oppressed people continues, dark-blue suit, a white shirt and a tie, SPONSIBLE FOR THE EX there will always be elements of revo and let us not forget the BULLET TRADITION. " lution here in Amerikkka and elsewhere PROOF VEST. His head ain't bullet Court recessed at 11:40. After another in the world. proof though, now is it? When Agent Sams argument the defense was granted a two The rising tide of fascism is soon to came through the speical corridor (2) hour stay of execution (this was until fall because down through history when leading from the holding cells to the 2:00 p.m. of that same day which the a handful of people who control the means courtroom, everything and everyone judge, the warden and the prosecution of production and employ fools to carry tightened up. Pig Agent Sams was squir felt was impossible to make). They still out their desires of exploitation and ming like a scared dog that just peed on underestimated that the spirit ofthe peo plans of genocide through finance cap the living-room floor of his master's ple is greater than the man's technology. ital (money), the many, the oppressed, house. Walter Gerash and the other defense at have risen against these evil forces Leonard Davies asked for a con torneys left immediately to file the ap and wiped them away—only to appear tinuance at which time the Governor of peal. All during this time Landon was again. This time when armed struggle the State of Colorado would be sub- held in the'receiving' area ofthe Denver is waged by the masses ofthe people, peonaed. Bowman's reply was, "I don't County Jail, under armed guard, waiting there will be no more exploitation and see where his (the governor's testi to be extradited on trumped-up charges imperialism because the heart of the mony is so valuable"---"MO TION that are all a part of the national plan to monster of oppression, Babylon, will be DENIED." "I will not allow the sher eleminate the Black Panther Party. A set aflame. An example has been set by iffs department to go off to look for few moments before extradition was other revolutionaries in other countries him." "PROCEED". "Let the record scheduled to take place, Landon and we have learned from the correct ex show that Williams' request is not to Williams was granted a stay of execu amples set by them, and also from their go forward." (This was said because tion for five days by the Colorado State mistakes. the defense said they could not pro Supreme Court in which to submit the ap peal. Landon and Rory are now awaiting ex ceed without Love's testimony.) "Evi tradition while on a stay of appeal of an On Thursday December 11, 1969, Rory dence shows that Landon Williams is a undetermined amount of time, in which Hithe another of the Connecticut 14 FUGITIVE and shall be returned at the trial court's case decision is being facing extradition went to court before, once. (Connecticut). It is necessary for appealed. They say, "All Power to the Judge Robert T. Kingsley: The same type all to know andunderstand that Landon's People—Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win of security was imposted. As in the case name was not even mentioned in the af- and that there is no force on the face of of Landon Williams, Rory's name was fadavit ofthe pig's statement until para this earth that can hold back the people's not mentioned in the affidavit of the graph 19 or 20 of approximately 23 para revolutionary struggle." pig's testimony until the 18th or 19th graphs and is not mentioned again. Of all Richard 'Faggot' Nixon, I want to re the charges that Landon was originally paragraph in which none of the charges show any proof of Rory's having comitted peat to you and your fascist S.S. storm charged with, the only one that they could troopers what Papa said recently, possibly hold him on is binding, which either one of the crimes that he is ac cused of (although binding is included). "There are enough people in Babylon was left out of Colorado's warrant. to kick pig ass from the Atlantic to The defense asked for anautomatic 10 The defense (which is the same as in the other case) made mention of the the Pacific and back again. We can • day stay of execution of extradition to ap kick pig ass for days, if we all start peal to the Colorado State Supreme fact that a pig from Connecticut, Vincent DeRocher, visited Rory on the doing it. So why not? History will show' Court--"DENIED"--that a writ of Ha that the pigs who publically kick the beas Corpus allowed a stay of that time day after they were busted the first people in the ass inevitably wind up] period—"DENIED". (A writ of Habeas time, and on the 9th of December the up against the wall (Motherfucker.) Corpus is civil motion present- second time, trying to get him to give state's evidence. The system's puppet So why not put them up against the told Rory that his sentence, would be wall. lightened and that he would receive bet To you, Don D. Bowman, Robert T. ter treatment if he gave testimony a- Kingsley and all the rest of the fascists gainst Bobby Seale, Chairman of the in Babylon that ain't been mentioned—I Black Panther Party. When this was will and all other revolutionaries will, if mentioned to the court, the no-nut judge you don't stop this systematic repres oinked in the faces of the people that sion and free Ericka, Bobby, Landon, he had no control over anybody from the Rory, Bursey and all other political state of Connecticut. RIGHT ON! No one prisoners, and your social practice here in Amerikkka has any control over proves you ain't, "We will kill Richard anyone else as would be in a true dem Nixon. We will kill any motherfucker that ocratic society, as in socialism with a stands in the way of our freedom". And ' peoples' democracy—democratic cen you, you bast--as, you and anybody else tralism. That's why Babylon has got who steps on the necks ofthe people as to go. you are doing, are in my way. You who Rory sat in a fascist court. He sat are keeping Kijana, Malik, Osceola, Mai in a racist court. He knew it and the and all other young revolutionaries people knew it, because it was there. It fatherless and motherless are in the was there just as it was there in the peoples' way, and we ain't got no time case of our Minister of Defense, Huey to play and f--k around. Get out of my LANDON AND KIJANA p. Newton in Oakland, as in the case way racist dogs, withdraw your armed , of the "Conspiracy " 8 and Chairman forces from our communities or face ed to the court saying that the Bobby Seale in Chicago, and as in the | the armed wrath of the people. Later for prosecution must show evidence to the case of the N.Y. 21 in New York. you. court against the defendant immediately This is all part and parcel of the or the defendant must be released and national conspiracy by Nixon and his \ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! when extradition is involved there is an other hogs of government (FBI etc.) SEIZE THE TIME! automatic 10-day stay of extradition in to eleminate the Black Panther Party POW's for Panthers! which to file an appeal in a higher court.) and an attempt to crush revolution here Ora Williams THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 12
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
FRENCH COMPLICITY West Germany Refuses IN RACIST RULE Reprinted from SECHABA Entry to Delegates of One of the most dangerous con a policy which is intended to pro spiracies in Africa today against tect imperialist and South African the National Liberation Movement colonialist and neo-colonialist Black Panther Party and the Security of Independent policies in Southern Africa and African States is the diplomatic, Africa. economic, political and military Several thousand people protested Under the direction of K.K. co-operation between France and Wolff and of the Persian Achmed the racist regime of South Africa. Saturday in several cities in West Germany (among which Berlin, Taheri, who was nearly deported || Only recently M.Debre the Min Hamburg, Heidelberg and Frank by the emigration police several m ister of Defence in reply to a furt) against the Vietnam War. months ago, a "receptioncommit- m question in the National Assembly There were traffic disruptions, but tee' of about hundred demonstra- 1 in Paris stated that as far as only serlus disturbances were re tors gathered and crowded onto m France was concerned she would ported from Heidelberg. Mean the field in front of the airport, B continue to supply South Africa while in the US the third Vietnam but the SDS were surprised by 1 with arms and that this question is Moratorium began. the border closing and by the air- §j a matter of policy which has been port gurads as about 200 police decided upon after a careful in Frankfurt arrested about 40 demonstrators, vestigation by a Government com By demonstrations at Frankfurts the plane coming from Paris was mission. M. Debre also stated Rhein-Main airport the German redirected to another landing field that France and South Africa had SDS (Socialist Student Union) at two kilometers away. Disembark entered into a contract for the de tempted to bring about the admin- ing from the plane were, among livery by France to South Africa of tempted to bring about the admis others, the French singer Juli- arms worth 200,000,000 pounds for sion into Germany of a delegation the next ten years. France had al of the American colored peoples' ready delivered 100,000,000 pounds organisation, Black Panther. This worth of arms under previous a- attempt was foiled by calling in of greements. the two members of the Black M. Debre was in fact confirm- Panthers by air from Paris to ing a dangerous and sinister re- . _, .j • , Urv>t< s Frankfurr HUMUt Han THE BLACK PANTHER r T"HE ÖCEW&'- «EMMERY VOUR MIS&IOIJ, SHOULD you iNTERAJAHOrJAL AlRf^RT RECIPE TO ACCEPT IT, iAJIL-L BE TO f?lP OFF BIG, N\AM. AhlD\ , KTEEP HIM FfZo/v] ^PPEFftS:iN& AT THE /V\£ET/N<5 OF rVluT/N- ffNNIES ,£Ï7?.S. G.COÙ LOCK, 77/1/7. >•— PRESENTS MEN THIS. TAPE WILL- GEL-F- PEST-fZUCT //U. •• 8LU8... MISSION: IMPERIAIISM • BY BLOOD BROTHER^ AUl- P-\GHl~...yoU ALL KNOlAJ INTO THE DEEP EU-UE FARiSIAM BRIC&E TO COCKPIT- - PRISONER. SECURED, JIM. OK TO REGUEST WHAT TO VO; AUD F?£fVlE/WgEI?. NK5HT ErOTERS THE pLAME LAKIP/KI& IMSTRUCT/OMS, FtfOM ACOORt7lWô -TO X ED6AR HO&, ßEARltOcS THE REVOLUTIONARY FRPMKFOfcT CONTROL THE EM-AC*; PANTHERS A Kg EPiroR, BIG. AAA/O... A CrRISAT THREAT TO THE IMTERMAU e^CURlTy OF THE UKIireV STATES. WE LEAVE FOfZ EUROPE »M TWO HOUIÊS S'AERE: &U A fi-C. TO BE CONTINUE:!?? .THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 13 Get On Robert Williams Speaks Their Case At Panther Benefit Well, I didn't expect to be recog them to exterminate us? Did the most powerful nation in the world of these people are In the same I am speaking as a student of nized here. Yeah, I didn't expect Christian Germans allow the Nazis can think that they have done a- category. It means the Black peo this corrupt school system who is to be recognized here. In fact, I to exterminate the Jews in Ger hoble thing. And this is a cause, ple in America arefacingthe same now exposing this system which is was just coming in, I had been many? And there were Jews too a cause worth supporting, worth situation that the Jewish people another place and happened to here who ask the same question and programming us to be passive in fighting for and now that I have faced in Nazi Germany during the about this meeting and I know how this is how America is going to returned to America I have seen this decadent society. rise of Hitler, and this is a great the things are going now in this day. And this is why we must that in Vietnam tragedy. Educational systems have been country, so I wanted to come and all join together, all people who Now the tragedy is I hear that The tragedy isthattheAmerican set up for the benefit of the big to show my support, and the fact believe in decency, all people who people after having observed the businessmen who own the means that we are all engaged in the believe in justice. history inNaziGermanyareallow- same struggle against the same of production. These business It is a question now of justice. ing themselves to be pulled along enemy. Also because In this coun It is a question of humanity, decen the same road in the same direc men literally own the politicians try now, things are very critical cy and of human dignity. And on who make the laws. tion. And this is a great tragedy. and this is one of the main rea this question-we cannot separate And one honorable thing is that One such law is that all children sons why I've chosen to return into small fractions. We canno* those few people, the minority that have to go to school between the to the country at this time. afford to separate and divide our is not a silent minority, are speak ages of 5 - 16 years. This law More than most people realize selves into groups; what we call ing out, are beginning to resist. is set up so the ideas and poli that the country is moving right, moderate, liberal and radical, as And this is why I deem it a great the country is moving fascist, and . far as the enemy is concerned. cies of these businessmen will be honor to be able to add my voice, it's not a matter of radicalism, There is but one group that is festered into the minds of the youth my voice to those who are re-' it's not a matter of crime, it's considered the enemy group, and sisting tyranny, resisting the who make up this country. not a matter of punishment. It's that is any group that is left of American march toward fascism. The present school systems per a matter now that there is a center or left of right. And this Those who are decent enough petuates everything that isnecessary struggle of whether America is applies to the intellectual, this ap to resist what is taking place to keep the greedy businessmen, going to be fascist or whether plies to the democrat, this applies and at this time I would like to America is going to be demo who control this system, in con to the person who believes in say at what is happening to the cratic or whether America Is going human decency and dignity. The trol. We are fed lies on top of Panthers is happening to all of to belong to the people. We see question arises now, what are we :: • Robert Williams us. It is happening to all the de more lies that tell us that if we now fascist repression. We see it to do, what is to happen? There cent forces In the world, not only get a good education we\can.make in the cold blooded murder of the are those who' just sit and wait, in Chicago, and theUJS.of America in America, but throughout the it in this world. The problem is Panthers. We see it in the repres they have hope, they have faith, in 1969, that these fascist forces world. And the fact remains that that since we have been fed such sion of all people who are left, some even have the faith to pray, will start a campaign of genocide the only decency left in America all people who are just, all peo lies in the past, we are unable and they think that this alone, against the Panthers. We must today is the decency that is now ple who believe in human decency is enough. question who they are. We've also ' to think for ourselves. If we could being cursed, that is now being and dignity. And this is what is From afar I've had the oppor seen in the past few days the cam think for ourselves we could see murdered, that is now being im happening In America today. tunity to look at America, to look paign inLosAngelesandlknowthat prisoned, that is now being re that these lies are used to keep There are peopleamongustoday; at what is happening here. I've this is not a campaign just against pressed. And one thing that we our minds in a state of stagma- who say that this cannot happen in been to Vietnam and I have seen Panthers. It is not a campaign all can rest assured of an that tism. America. And a few years ago the children, the faces of the just against the Black people. It is, like Hitler's Germany, the day is a campaign against all of those When we get a "good" educa the same people were saying, children there and of the mothers, is coming when America must pay they're asking the question, "how and the people who work in the who oppose what is taking place tion we are trained to work for the price, not only those who are did the German people; such fields. They work with primitive in America today. It is against guilty of repression, not only those this fascist government by be Intelligent people, allow a Hitler instruments of agriculture. I have the resisters, those who resist who are guilty of heinous crimes coming nuclear physicists, etc. to emerge in Italy?" How could seen women pulling plows, women imperialism, those who resistfas- against humanity, but those who in order to work for the benefit they allow the Nazis to emerge, without shoes, children in need of cism, those who are non have constituted the silent ma of this corrupt government by mak how could they tolerate a regime medical attention. And on top of conformists. And I have seen this jority. ing bombs that destroy people who that would exterminate a whole that the Government of the U.S. in America. And I know that this If you can imagine what is must race of people." And I hear today is the beginning of something much are oppressed just as we are and says that these people constitute of been like in the forties, the the same echoes in America. On the enemy, they constitute a threat more tragic, something much by the same oppressors. early forties in Nazi Germany, my return, the tragic thing is I to democracy, to the American worse. It is the beginning of a if you could imagine what it must The few men who own the means hear Black people, I hear Black way of life. And it is necessary campaign, an organized campaign of been like to be a Jew in 1940 of production in this country have people ask me do you really think to go 8,000 miles to exterminate against the resisters, the resisters in Germany, it must of appeared, our destinies planned on a piece that they would exterminate us in them. And I have seen children of evil. It means that the intel and it must of seemed that there of paper "which can be found at America? Do you think that who have been napalmed. And 1 lectual, it means that the non would never be an end to the Christian Americans will allow conformist, the dissenter, that all any moment in the counselor's of wonder how human beings and the third heinous. It must have fice. These scoundrels have told seemed that Hitler's Germany was unconquerable, all powerful and us how many people they will allow that the oppression of the Jews to attend coUeges, how many they would last forever. will allow to go to business or about Bobby Seale's case in ployment for people who would work aware that the administration is How near they were to destruc trade schools, and they own the court he said, that we couldn't in his new businesses. Since I was going along with this system which tion, and having traveled in other narcotics racket so they control expect him to deal with our pro- exposing him he would not acknow- is tampering with our minds. It countries, I know that outside how many people stay out on the blems because he had come from ledge me to reply with what 1 had is up to the students to do some America today there is a great thing. We as students should have invincible force today of resistance streets. 3,000 miles away (Chicago). I then asked him what he thought he could building up against American im the power to control and determine As students we must recognize askedl what could he do for do for us, and what was he doing perialism, against American our own destinies. and denounce any actions which sup- because^'lie couldn'^^e c^ldn't here ** he couldn,t nelP us witn injustice, against American our problems. He didn't answer POWER TO THE STUDENTS WHO crimes against humanity. And the port this present power structure answer because he is a tool of to say about that. He wanted to DO SOMETHINGIII time is coming when America too, and make us passive at the same the big businessmen and was just move to another question, but all BLACK PANTHER PARTY America too will reach the stage time. Polytechnic High School in spouting a lot of talk to the stu that Hitler's Germany reached. of the students at Poly weren't San Francisco Branch San Francisco, is a perfect example dents to keep us passive and happy , When I say that this is an hon as passive as he thought. The next Sharla Hampton of the rhetoric and bulls—t which with our present life. orable time, the most honorable sister that he called on exposed (P.S. Arthur Fletcher, Assistant is shoved into our minds and pushed He then spoke to the students time that we can have is a time him as I would have. She explained Secretary of Labor, used to be a like this. Now our numbers are down our throats daily. in an assembly. He told us that to him that James Brown makes resident of-Berkeley, California and small, we constitute a minority. During this past semester stu it took brains to keep the money a bigger profit off of the things a gym teacher at West Campus Jr. This is the time when the patriot dents have been asking for an edu you make. He told us that Chubby he sells by exploiting the people High School in Berkeley. He's a is at his highest, this is the time cation which is relevant to our Checker and other singers didn't of great honor. And this is why survival. In order for anything to and the little payment that the wor lying dog when he talks about he I say, know matter what the con be relevant to our survival it must ker receives from the jobs he was doesn't know about the conditions sequence might be I say that I'm offer and show us a method of providing wasn't s—t. (Workers here or anywhere else in this deca happy to have the opportunity to carrying out the tasks for our sur who have worked under James dent Amerikkkan society whether join with you tonight. I am happy vival and struggle that we our Brown's management have been the situation is here on the streets to have the opportunity to come selves determine. known to quit because of the or in these public schools where among our brothers the Panthers. Many people have tried to bring À As another tool of this lying gov measly wages that he dishes out.) his four very own children grew division among us. We have been ernment, Poly has existed as an Fletcher then stated that he did up.)i divided into groups. We have been institution which propagates a lot not know where the money went You left California and moved divided into all kinds of nation of bulls—t as far as the students that James Brown made. He's a to Washington, because you were alists, cultural nationalists, are concerned. Poly uses means lying dog. He is Assistant Secre moving up in so-called Black so revisionist nationalists, Marxisty- to deceive and lie to the youth tary of Labor to Richard Nixon and ciety and were receiving more Leninist nationalists, Blacks and he expected us to believe that he money by becoming a Blaek poli Whites, all kinds of things. But who will be leaders of this so the thing that's most important ciety in the future. Because of this didn't know where the money went. tician when times got hot and the now is unity because through unity the school systems are careful in Another brother then questioned power structure needed somebody we can find strength and through planning and controlling the stu him about the construction busi to stand between the Black com strength we can have power and dents' destinies in order to make ness. Arthur Fletcher didn't feel munity and the pigs out on the with power we can do anything. sure that the present capitalistic like answering so he told the bro streets, yes, we know who you are And I have seen many things done ther that if he had been watching and we know where you came from. just through unity, through people system will forever endure. throughout the world. television he would know what's We're exposing you Arthur At Poly we had an assembly with I want to say tonight that I the Assistant Secretary of Labor, happening. Fletcher to the people because you didn't come here to make a speech Arthur Fletcher. Since he is Black, Acting in the reactionary man- are one of those chosen few niggers and I didn't expect to be recog the power structure felt that he SHARLA HAMPTON who's been given a so-called break nized, but I came here to show keep their money because the>ner of a Pfe. ne had denounced would be able to deceive the stu to stand between the big time capi my support for the Panthers' and didn't have the brains. He aidnimself- He had denounced him- dents at Poly into believing that S talists and the poor working for the decent people of America. that James Brown was the person self because earlier he had stated No matter what organization they this government is doing some- class to tell the same "lies" that we should look up to as an exam- tha* we couldn't expect him to know may belong too, no matter, what you were once told. thing in our behalf. The students pie because he kept his money, anything about Bobby Seale, when race they may belong too. But I We're going to run you out of at Poly saw through this punk as He spoke just like a capitalist ne was questioned on this he couldn't know we have a common struggle. our schools and off our streets. I'm happy to come and to indentify another bootlicker who was only dog. reply. We're tired of you bootlickers with the honorable people in there to keep us cool. Because of I then exposed him by asking This big, fat, fascist dog couldn't coming around distorting the truth. America tonight. the fact that he is a lying poli- him how could James Brown be be concerned with our problems I like to say in closing that I tician, he blew his cool. an example to us when all he was and he never will be. This was Your time is numbered. Wake-up When I asked him what he was doing was exploiting us like these exemplified by his statements, to the fact that you're a tool of doing at Poly he gave me some other opportunistic capitalists, We as students cannot tolerate fascism being used by the pig power structure. rhetoric and statistics about labor. Black and White. He then stated such bulls~t when it comes to CONT. ONPG.16 _ When I asked him how he felt that James Brown had offered em- dealing with our survival. We are ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1969 PAGE 14 POLITICAL PRISONER AT FORT HOOD On Dec. 18th the Army will, cal confrontation came to the fore. vs. Parker, by the U S Supreme Flint strike in 1936, to Detroit the Army attempted to try Chase attempt once again to crush a When Chase refused the direct Court, sets the precedent for the in 67, to Chicago in 68, riot con with only one his three attorneys visible symbol of the growing order to participate in riot con third issue. Basically the deci trol has-been used to Intimidate Present. A limited continuance was G.I. movement at Ft. Hood. trol training, his company com sion states that no member of the and crush the peoples movements. granted until Dec. 18th. This places Richard Chase, 26, of HHC l/66th mander after consulting on at least military may be tried under the It will be attacked in the Fed- the trial right at the beginning of Armored, 2nd Armored Division, the batallion level, Informed Chase Ft. Hood, Texas, will be brought • that he would face a General Court to trial before a Kangaroo General Martial and a possible five years Court Martial for "disobeying a in Levenworth. Shortly therafter, direct order" to participate in Chase was read charges and on riot control training as a dis October 18th was put in the Ft. III sident. Hood Stockade for pre-trial con Ft. Hood Is the largest Armored finement. Post ourside of the socialist block countries. 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Point #3 of the decent people in America, no mat Mt. Vernon, N.Y. started its FREE Platform and Program states very Your ter who they may be, and I would CLOTHING PROGRAM FOR specifically that ''We believe that like to say once again, I'd like SCHOOL CHILDREN. this racist government has robbed to express my solidarity with the us and now we are demanding the Black Panther Party and the bro overdue debt of forty acres andtwo thers who are suffering such mules. Forty acres and two mules Newspaper- repression. Because I know that was promised 100 years ago as re this is an old thing, this is nothing stitution for slave labor and mass new to us. This is not new to the murder of Black people. We will Black people in America. Our peo accept the payment in currency ple have been lynched, have been which will be distributed to our Subscribe murdered, have been raped and many communities. The Germans dehumanized for centuries. Our are aiding the Jews in Israel for people have been brought here*in the genocide of the Jewish people. chains as slaves. Our people have The Germans murdered six million been murdered by the thousands. Jews. The American racist has Today! Lord Bertrand Russell has said taken part in the slaughter of over that more Black people have been fifty million Black people There exterminated in America than Jews fore, We fell that this is a modest Enter my subscription for (check box): National Foreign in Nazi Germany. And this is a demand that we make." Subscriptions Subscriptions long story. The FREE CLOTHING PRO 3 MONTHS: ( 13 ISSUKS) • $2.50 • $3.00 And I say that I have known GRAM is just another way that the too the repression, the type of re Black Panther Party has set forth 6 MONTHS: 126 ISSUKS) 0 $5.00 D $6.00 pression that the Panthers are in meeting the basic needs and ONE YEAR: (.S2 ISSUKS") [j $7.50 • $9.00 undergoing now. I've known it for desires of the people. It's common (please print) quite awhile. And I say that it knowledge that this fascist racist is a new era, and this is why government could care less about NAME I'm proud to return to this country seeing to it that the people are pro and to find the new spirit that now perly clothed and fed. exists among the Panthers. It is We, The Black Panther Party, ADDRESS a spirit that we understood. A will relate to practice and educate spirit that we developed in North the people by example. Educating CITY Carolina. It was a spirit of by example will point out the real armed self-defense. And I'm happy contradictions in this decadent to join my support, join my sup capitalist society. STATE ZIP # COUNTRY port with an organization that is PLEASE MAIL CHECK MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, BLACK PANTHER PARTY, carrying out an honorable spirit. Eddie Hull, Defense Captain OR MONEY ORDER TO: Box 2967, Custom House, San Francisco, CA 94126 A spirit of manhood and Black Comm. Info. Center Americanism. Enough shirts, pants, coats and Mt. Vernon, N.Y. shoes for over 300 children have ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE - «. CONT. FROM PG.6 Thank You. been collected from those who SEIZE THE TIME armed struggle or revolutionary At the same time we move towards from practice. When people have been but active support for the Vietnamese violence. Some people are tripping out the highest level of struggle, we must struggling hard in practice, often and the struggles of Black People take now on the idea of violence without intensify legal mass work to expand times, a few days "retreat" for priority. All our principles won't understanding it. Others can't relate our base and make the armed struggle political discussion is good to mean shit if we can't come together, to it because when they hear talk of meaningful to masses of people. To straighten out people's heads and long enough to show the pigs that we armed struggle, all they can picture is make the point with an example: at learn. (Burchett talks about how won't allow them to off any more of full scale" revolution and it's obviously the same time that someone offed the sometimes the Vietnamese units leave our revolutionary sisters and brothers. not happening now. We think that to the battlefield for extended periods Two, there is going to be a National I be for armed struggle means several for political discussion). But, now it Council meeting of SDS beginning things. It means we understand that to seems that many people and Dec. 26. Everyone should go—but go " defeat imperialism there must be collectives that call themselves with a comradely attitude. It's clear revolutionary, are on a perpetual that those groups who have labeled "retreat". Collectives turn inward, and the SDS leadership (Weatherpeople) as struggle much more sharply among the new PL (pigs) probably won't do themselves than with the enemy. this. But we are convinced that the The effect of correct line-ism has majority of people who consider been devastating. No one should be themselves revolutionaries are surprised at what'is coming down now clear-headed enough to know that on the Panthers. Fred Hampton was continued hostility among comrades is the 28th Panther murdered. The suicide. We have all made mistakes. pictures of the raided apartment look Criticism and self-criticism must be like the fulfillment of the Berkeley Pig made with the purpose of Department's planned raid—a plan strengthening revolutionaries and that was exposed several months ago. helping new people to become Even before that plan was exposed, revolutionaries—not destroying them. the Panthers called a Conference for a All this doesn't deal directly with United Front Against Fascism (and the question of fear and feelings of even before that a whole lot of shit impotence. But if we moved towards had come down.) But people found it dealing with the problems of pacifism, easier to "pick holes in the line of the correct line-ism and fragmentation, we Panthers and their temporary allies would be much stronger. We think than to support the Panthers in that the Weather people have taught practice. (We have said a lot of this us an important lesson. That is, we before in a lot more detail in an article cannot eradicate fear, but if we are pig statue in HaymarKet Square, there in the October 196^ issue of THE determined that we are right, we can were people doing heavy work on the MOVEMENT and feel very strongly suppress it long enough to move and picket lines of striking workers. The that people should read that article gather strength. (Of course, fact that people had the statue to rap seriously, if they haven't already.) developing technical skills is also about helped to raise revolutionary Correct line-ism breeds and crucial.) In all revolutionary struggles in China,,Cuba and Vietnam, defeatism "• violent revolution that allies itself questions with the strikers. The fact perpetuates the current fragmentation that there were people working with of the movement. This is a verv on the part of a revolutionary was one with the people of the world, and, of the worst possible errors. therefore, our duty as revolutionaries strikers helped the bomber to spread complicated question, and we can't is to do everything possible to bring the political message—to interpret the. pretend to even begin to deal with it Dare to struggle, Dare to win was more people to that position and violent act positively to the masses. In here. If we knew the answers, so not meant to be a childish dare. prepare for the struggle itself. It also other words, different levels of would a lot of other people and the Armed struggle began in the means we recognize that the time to struggle complement each problem might not exist. It's obvious countryside in China when the intensify the struggle is now^in a other—providing the people working that we can't achieve unity by calling revolutionary forces were at their variety of vays: exemplary violent at each level are clear about the lor it and that we don't want an weakest point. The Vietnamese actions, raising the level of militance common end. unprincipled unity. But we will offer decided on armed struggle in. 1959 of mass demonstrations, acts of CORRECT LINE-ISM two transitional suggestions. after Diem had almost totally terrorism that have clear political Another problem we must deal annihilated the revolutionaries in the meanings like the bombing of the with is corect line-ism. A good thing, SURE TO WIN South. Fidel launched armed struggle flay market statue and the namely, the development of One, just as we have been able to confidently with the twelve survivors headquarters of the ruling class in revolutionary politics based on maintain a modicum of unity in of the Granma landing. It was New York City. It also means that marxist-leninist theory and ' practice, working together in support of the precisely at these low periods when •**people prepare themselves to put has turned into a bad thing, namely, Vietnamese, we should do that for the revolutionaries were forced to go these ideas into practice through an obsession with advancing an Panthers. There's a lot of talk going militantly to their people. organization and technical training. absolutely correct political line for all around about "the cutting edge" in Revolutionaries only dare to struggle Here it's important to reaffirm the phases (and times) of the struggle-in defining who is revolutionary and who when they are sure they can win. need for different levels of struggle. the abstract, completely divorced is not. These principles are important, SEIZE THE TIME THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 17 con't.from pg. 3 That oppression is manifested in those and we recoznige that, and we should DAVID MILLIARD that control the level of power in make him know that (applause).' teachers to be able to have these this country. That's what we have to do. We have universities, so that they can espouse So those are the things that we have to talk about organizing on our cam revolutionary ideas. to talk about when we have meetings. puses, not aside from our community, So when we have our Central Com Those are the kind of decisions that but our campuses should reflect the mittees, let our Central Committees the members of the A.F.T. have to community. Because the things that be an organ governed by the will talk about. The A.F.T. are intelligent take place on the campus, are the of not only the Black students on this people, so perhaps sometimes the very same things that you're faced campus, but for the Latin Americans, organizations on the campuses that are with in the community; and that's and all other oppressed peoples, and not very politically mature, not just racism. So we have to get rid of all other progressive people on this book worshipers; I mean people that that. Because these imperialists, these campus. Let's have an organization have engaged in struggle, people that fascists they use racism as à bridge that we call the Afro-American, Asian, have suffered the brunt of the op to delay our emancipation; to cause Latin Alliance. Motherfuck the B.S.U., pressor. Sometimes these people are acts of racism, to cause the dis because the B.S.U. is too narrow. We hung up too much in their own na ruptions between the young White pro recognize nationalism, because we tional identity, to recognize that we're gressives and the Black revolution know that our struggle is one of here to create a revolution that bene aries. But it's our duty to set the national salvation. But this doesn't fits all of the people, and not just record straight, and it's our duty hinder our struggle, to make alliances some of the people. So it is our to weed out all the opportunists and with other people that's moving in duty to wage arduous struggle against all the revisionists and take a revo a common direction, but rather it these people. There can never be any lutionary stand. strenghtens our struggle. Because it antagonistic contradictions between revolutionaries. We don't make any ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE gives us more energy, it gives us David Hilliard a more powerful force to move and distinction between other fraternal ganizations and other fraternalparties. Chief of Staff to withstand the repression that's being Black Panther Party meted out against us. And when we Those are ideological differences, and have racists on our campuses, that we can solve those differences if we continued from page 8 advocate those kind of splits, then let's want to. But if we choose to take a isolate those people by setting up a racist stand, and allow the adminis HUEY'S APPEAL tricontinental organization on the trators, Hayakawa, the predecessor of Sato, to allow this man, this imperi The court's further statement in Newson (37 Cal.2dat " campuses. Let's designate these 46), is squarely applicable here: people as being enemies, because alist, this fascist, to maintain control " 'Hence the only purpose that could be subserved of all the people on this campus; by reading into the record the previous statements they're ultra-nationalists, because made, and the only effect that this could have, would then I say that you deserve that. be to cause these statements, which were heresay, they're racists. And they cannot say to appear to the jury as substantive evidence, the that they're revolutionaries, because Because we can put Hayakawa into highly prejudicial effect of which is clear.' (Crago v. flight anytime we get ready. We can State (28 Wyo. 215) at p. 229.) Her statements'... if they were revolutionaries they would must have operated with telling effect upon the jury.' recognize the need for putting together run Hayakawa not only off this campus, (People v. Creeks (141 Cal. 529) at p. 333; cf. but we can run him back to imperi People v. Flores, 37 Cal. App. 2d 282 (99 P. 2d an organization that represented all 326).)" alistic Japan. Because the man ain't ethnic catagories of people. And they The trial court well knew here that the witness Ross would recognize that the ruling class got no motherfucking power. He's a Intended to claim the Fifth Amendment as to each and bootlicker, for a Mafioso named Alioto every question. It knew that the only purpose that could be is only one composite of oppression. subserved by reading Into the record die previous state ments, and the only effect that this could have, would be to cause these statements, which were heresay, to appear to the jury as substantive evidence. The highly prejudicial effect was and is clear, In conducting these proceedings, the trial court showed BS.U.-San Francisco State College: a zealous partiality toward the prosecution. (48) It was im proper for the trial court to instruct the prosecution as to the use of Penal Code section 1324, or of any statue with respect to the prosecution's presentation ofitscasejlt was improper for the trial court to force the witness Ross andsa^». his counsel to proceed with a hearing without five minutes' PROTECTING OUR notice, and with no time for adequate or any preparation or conférence; it was improper for the court to harass the witness into confusion so that after numerous clear state ments that he was claiming the Fifth Amendment, he be came confused and, under the court's prodding, stated that BLACK LEADERSHIP he didn't remember the matters in question. The trial court's conduct in these matters was similar to that disapproved in Williams v. United States, 93 F.2d 685 (9th Cir. 1937), where judgment of conviction was re versed- Before we can get over the shock is so fresh in our minds, but the leadership? The leadership of the on grounds of the trial court's departure from "that attitude of disinterestedness which is the foundation of a of the murder of another of our pigs haden't given us time to re Black Students Union here at San fair and impartial trial" (93 F.2d at 687). Black brothers, the pigs vamp cover when they vamped on the Francisco State College have been again. Panther office in L.A. and arecontlnually threatened with FOOTNOTE Not only Is the Vanguard Party Eleven Panthers ( 9 brothers prison terms and are subject to in the spotlight of being murdered, and 2 sisters) held off 500 pigs search and seizure at any given 48. Although the court expressed its reluctance to send the but the Black race as a whole is for 4 hours in L.A. on Dec. 8. time. Their lives are constantly in witness Ross to Jail, and even attempted on this basis, to the sole object of mass murder. Some of the equipment used by the danger. explain its conduct in forcing Ross to change his Fifth pigs are as follows: Amendment to the statement that he did not remember (Law and order) Are we going to sit back and let (ft.T. 2295, 2312), the court had no such reluctance with Niggers unclogg your minds and 1. hand grenades them be ripped off and be for a defense witness, Gene McKlnney. When McKlnney clear your heads of the bull you 2. M16's — rifles used in war cibly taken to jail, or will they claimed the Fifth Amendment, the court refused to let are caught up in, and do some clear fare by the army be murdered in their beds as Fred him exercise the privilege and sent him to jail, where correct thinking about your survival 3. 50 caliber machine guns he remained without ball until the California Supreme Hampton was? Court granted him a hearing on habeas corpus (P T and lives. 4. dynamite Examples have been set by the 3015-16, C.T. 301-07). ' » We (Black men and women) are 5. tank carriers used in Vietnam pigs. Black People alone are the not protecting our leadership, we 6. an assortment of police arms target of this outrage of beatings, END FOOTNOTE are not willing to lay our lives on not disclosed. Right on to the destruction of property and mur the line for what we believe in brothers and sisters of the Black der. The Vanguard Party (Black and for what we know is right. Panther Party, L.A. Chapter. Be Panther Party) has been vainly continued from page 5 How can any Black person with fore the brothers and sisters would trying to educate the people re any conscience face himself and surrender the Panthers wanted the garding unity and self-defense. Now CHARLES GARRY continue to do his or her daily news media present to take pic we must escalate and think in terms routine after hearing the news of tures and insure their safety. of survival. that they should fear the people. Tweedle-Dum for our next gov the vicious, brutal and racist mûr The pigs, our common enemy, The pigs efforts and attempts to The people should not be fearing ernor or our next president. If ders of our Black revolutionary have ripped off Huney P. Newton, openly exterminate the leadership them. we have fascism for everybody, like we have fascism for the ma Brothers and Sisters. and we vowed to go and get the of the Vanguard Party andtheBSU's America Is at the crossroads Malcolm X — murdered. Dr. brother, but he's still within two today. The system will either have jority of the Black ghetto and* across the nation have gone unchal the Brown ghetto and particularly Martin Luther King—murdered, confines—Babylon and prison, to abruptly change, or a lot of lenged. Black students, com other things are going to happen. the BPP; and if it becomes impos and now Fred Hampton—murdered Next Bobby Seale was beaten, sible to stand before a courtroom 1 munity, brothers and sisters we And I'm not going to be the one in his sleep. These examples should shackled and gagged in court that's going to make these other and defend your client, I for one be given a great deal of thought, before the eyes of the world and must have unity within our ranks things happen. Because the people will withdraw from the Bar. (That Tears, woe and sorrow won't bring we didn't do a d—n thing, to protect ourselves, but most of are not going to put up with it may make a lot of people happy.) them to life and prayer won't Now David Hilliard has been all our leaders. any longer. We're not going to But I do not ever Intend to be fixture In a courtroom, In order make the blood flow through their ripped off just for exercising his have a society that's being run by ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE 76 corporations and the stooges to give the semblance of due pro veins once again. They are dead so-called constitutional right of Price Crumby that they pick to run the country. cess of law, and say" Hell Hllter". but not forgotten. The memory of freedom of speech. Black Students Union And we're not going to be satis Fred Hampton, who was only 21 Is this what we think of our San Francisco, State College fied in having Tweedle-Dee and Thank you. THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 18 SEIZE THE TIME REVOLUTIONARY ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE The revolutionary album called The album is being distributed "Seize The Time" by Elaine Brown, to record shops and will be avail that the Black Panther Party has able soon. You can obtain the album promised to the people since Oc now at: tober is now on sale. Elaine, Deputy Minister of In Black Panther Party formation of the Southern Calif National Distribution ornia Chapter, whose songs you Tel: 415-922-6322 have heard live at our rallies and speaking engagements, has taped Black Panther Party the feelings of the Black Panther National Headquarters Party and is inviting the people to Tel: 415-845-0103 enjoy and learn (the words to the songs are printed on the inside of. the cover), and begin to have a Southern California Chapter deeper understanding of your Van Black Panther Party guard Party. Tel: 213-235-4127 Designed By Emory In all societies, the way of life of the people, their culture, mores, customs, etc., evolve from the have always had the power to do it. The power to determine our destinies as human beings and not economic basis of that society. The United States is a capitalist society, the system of capitalism being allow them to be determined by the few men who now determine them. That we were always human one of exploitation of man by man, with by-products such as racism, religious chauvinism, sexual and always had this power. But that we never recognized that, for we were deluged, bombarded, chauvinism, and unnatural divisions among the people. In other words, it's a dog-eat-dog society. mesmerized by the trinkets of the ruling class. And this means all of us: Black, Mexican, White, Indian, But it's not a dog-eat-dog world. Oriental, Gypsy, all who are members of the working class, of the non-working class (that is, those who Men are not innately greedy, nor are they innately uncooperative with each other. Therefore, it is don't have jobs), all who are oppressed. our goal, it is the goal of the Black Panther Party, and must be the goal of all men, to create conditions This means all of us have this power. But the power only belongs to all of us, not just some or one, in which men can start being human, can begin to cooperate with each other, can live with each other, but all. And that was the trick. That was the thing we never understood. And that is what statement in fact, in peace. Men cannot do this without an arena in which to do so. In other words, in an exploita these songs make. tive system men are forced to exploit. In an unkind system, men are forced to be unkind. In a world of ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE. inhumanity, men will be inhuman. In a society that is warmongering, men will war. These are the SEIZE THE TIME. aspects or the way of life of a people who are part of a capitalist system. And songs are a part of the culture of society. Art, in general, is that. Songs, like all art forms, are an expression of the feelings and thoughts, the desires and hopes, and so forth, of a people. They are no more than that. A song cannot change a situation, because a song does not live and breathe. People do. And so the songs in this album are a statement - by, of, and for the people. All the people. A state ment to say that we, the masses of people have had a game run on us; a game that made us think that Elaine Brown it was necessary for our survival to grab from each other, to take what we wanted as individuals from Deputy Minister of Information any other individuals or groups, or to exploit each other. And so, the statement is that some of us have Southern California Chapter understood that it is absolutely essential for our survival to do just the opposite. And that, in fact, we Black Panther Party From "Revolution and Education" "...the process of breaking out of slavery, the process of breaking out of a set of so cial arrangements, of a social organization DIG that is killing us, this process is named revolution;...revolution is a glorious term, it's a term to be proud of, and we should By Eldridge Cleaver know that we are morally right, we are right in every sense of the term, that the oppressor is the one who is wrong; and that the oppressor has no rights, which the op pressed are bound to respect..." ELDRIDGE CLEAVER MINISTER OF INFORMATION $3.50 P» ALBUM BLACK PANTHER PARTY ».»....»MAIL ORDER BLANK.».—...« B.P.P. MIN OF INFORMATION BOX 2967, _ CUSTOMHOUSE Please send me.•SEIZ E THE TIME S.F.,CA. 94126 'DDIG Enclosed is my check Money Order Amount plus postage PLEASE SEND ALBUM TO Name Address ELDRIDGE CLEAVER RECORDED AT SYRACUSE City_ State • ••••••••••••MB THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1969 PAGE 19 October 1966 3. We want an end to the robbery by the CAPITALIST of our Black Community. Black Panther Party We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres Platform and Program and two mules was promised 100 years ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of black people. We will accept the payment in currency which will be distributed to our many communities. The Germans are now aiding the Jews in Israel for the genocide of the Jewish people. The Ger mans murdered six million Jews. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of over fifty million black people: therefore, we feel that this What We Want is a modest demand that we make. 4. We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings. What We Believe We believe that if the white landlords will not give decent housing to our black community, then the housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that our community, with government aid. can build and make decent housing for its people. 5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present-day society. We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowl edge of self. If a man does not have knowledge of himself and his position in society and the world, then he has little chance to relate to anything else. 6. We want all black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the mili tary service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, like black people, are being victimized by the white racist government of America. ^ We will protect ourselves from the force and violence of the racist police and the racist military, by whatever means necessary. 7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people. We believe we can end police brutality in our black community by or ganizing black self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our black community from racist police oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States gives a right to bear arms. We therefore believe that all black people should arm themselves for self-defense. 8. We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails. We believe that ail black people should be released from the many jails and prisons because they have not received a fair and impartial trial. 9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities, as defined by the Constitution of the United States. We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution so that black people will receive fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives a man a right to be tried by his peer group. A peer is a person from a similar economic, social, religious, geographical, en vironmental, historical and racial background. To do this the court will be forced to select a jury from the black community from which the black defendant came. We have been, and are being tried by all-white juries that have no understanding of the "average reasoning man" of the black community. 10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebis cite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate, for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and FREE HUEY equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle them, a Minister of De Jen so. Blaek Panther Party decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; 1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to Blaek Community. secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their )iist powers from the consent ofthe governed: that, whenever any form of We believe thai blaek people will not be free until we are able to déter government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right ofthe people mine our destinv. to alter or to abolish it. and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Pru 2. We want full employment for our people. dence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and. accordingly, all experience +. We believe that the federal government is responsible and obligated to hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suH'er. while evils are (jive every man employment or a guaranteed income. We believe that if suf'l'eiahle. than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to whiclvthey the white American businessmen will not give lull employment, then the are accustomed. But. when a long train of abuses and Usurpations, pur means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed m suing invariably Ihe same object, evinces a design to reduce them under ab the cftmmunity so that the peopie ol the community can organize and em solute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such govern- ploy all of ils people and give a high standard of living. menl. and to provide new guards for their future security. ^~ "WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE CAPITALISTS OF OUR BLACK COMMUNITY."