Bobby Seale Speaks

IN THIS ISSUE20¢ GITLIN ON CUBA STOP THE DRAfT WEEK" BLACK PANTHERS ORANGEBURG MASSACRE .- APRIL 1968 VOL. 4 NO.3 LAUREL, MISS. STRIKE BLACK MOVEMENT: REPRESSION AND RESIST ANeE \ Rap Brown (left) and Bobby Seale at Huey Newton's birthday party On Wednesday, February 21, Rap Brown was arrested and charged with violating his ing $10,000 making for a total of $50,000 er" reports of the causes (e.g., new bail restrictions. SUbsequently he was charged with threatening the life of an FBI agent. on the original charge. jersey, president's commission) the gov These new charges and the excessive bail totaling $100,000 are seen as a clear signal Rap was then taken'before a U.S. Com ernment will jail militant black leaders that the government is planning to lock up black militants before next summer. Arthur missioner on the high felony charge as soon as possible. This has been made Kinoy, Rap's lawyer, talked about these new developments at a meeting of the steering threatening the life of the FBI guy. Another known to the courts and the courts are committee to combat repression the weekend of Feb. 24. These are the facts: $50,000 bailwas set. Now the total bail is responding. $100,000. The federal judge told Kunstler Note: the charges in this (and so many a $100,000 bond as requested by the gov that he did this to keep Rap from going other cases) are so obviously untenable Two Bonds ernment. The federal judge in N.Y. re around the country burning down cities. in trials or on various appeals, that they Rap (was) on two bonds: leased him and instructed him to go to aren't even worrying any more about the (1) Louisiana FEDERAL court: phony Louisiana. Virginia frame ups themselves. Bail is being used charge of carrying arms across state instead, way before any of this comes line while under indictment. Absolutely In Louisiana Then on Friday, Rap was taken to Vir to trial. uncom,titutional. ,Kinoy notes a convic ginia. Bail there was revoked completely. tion on this has never been sustained In Louisiana. Judge heardgovernment's No new bail was set. When no bail is set, What We Do to our knOWledge.) Bond on this charge application to revoke bailWednesday, Feb general procedure is for the prisoner Rap is fasting and seems determined permitted him to speak with the court's ruary 21. Four FBI agents testified they to stay in that (Virginia) jail. But the to stick with it. This term of the Supreme permission. heard Rap speak in California. During the judge took the position that Louisiana Court (the only place where he could pos (2) Virginia FEDERAL court: he was hearing, as Rap's lawyer was giving his courts had precedence over the Va. courts. sibly get any relief on this bail) will be bailed out pending an appeal of extra summation, - the government interrupted (Our interpretation is that Virginia is too over in 2 months. Thenhe's in tillthe mid dition from Maryland to Virginia based to say they were filing charges of a high close to Black D.C. and Rap was there dle of next fall at the earliest. The chances on charges of •'inciting to riot,. inciting felony against Rap. THIS WAS A WHOLE fore shipped back to- Louisiana where it of his dying in jail are very real, as are to arson." Bond restricted him to South NEW CHARGE. According to one of these is much harder for the Movement to rally the chances of our losing this court fight. ern District of N.Y. except to consult FBI agents, Rap had threatened his life support forces.) (Kinoy noted he's never been surer of the with attorneys. This is now on appeal to during court recess. This is not true and The day the $100,000 was set, they rightness of his case or more frightened the Supreme Court on the basis of First there are 10 witnesses to the fact that filed emergency application for an im of finding no way to win it.) SO .•. Amendment violation. If the restriction Rap said: "You are a Tom and I hope mediate hearing on the setting of reason Our only chance is a massive public is sustained, preventative arrest will your children don't grow up like you." . able bond pending a full hearing. campaign to put some political counter have been sanctioned at the highest court His bail in La. previously had been $15, THERE IS A NEW AND QUALITIA pressure on the court. This campaign is level. 000. At this time, $5,000 was forfeited TIVE CHANGE IN FEDERAL COURTS necessary to expose what's really going But the government wasn't satisfied. as a fine for violation of bail restric: ACTIONS: The decision has been made on, to mobilize, and to try to get him On Wednesday, February 21, the gov tions. $40,000 was added to the remain- that in response to uprisings and''fair- out in time. • ernment took a huge step. Rap had to sign an "in forma pauperus" paper for his Supreme Court appeal, Kunstler (also MONEY MONEY MONEY THE MOVEMENT PRESS BULK RATS his lawyer) was in California, so he went The same old refrain. We're sorry, U. a. PO.TAIlB there. Whil~ there, he spoke publicly. 4A9 14TH STREET but we're also desperate. We owe $900 PAID The government swore out an arrest in back rent, close to another $900 in SAN FRANCisco, CA. 94103 warrant on the La. and Va. bond restric 8.n FnncllCO, Cllilf. printing bills. WE NEED HELPI If you Permit No. 8603 tions. Kin 0 y pointed out that the re want to see the Movement newspaper striction didn't say Rap couldn't speak continue, now is the time to think seri publicly while visiting his lawyer. On ously about sending a contribution, a Tuesday, February 20 he was arrested generous contribution. We don't want to in New York City. The government wanted fold, people, but we've got to have more .& MrS. Grant Cannon to ship him right down to Louisiana. Rap support. Write to us. Send $$. The Move demanded to see a lawyer. New York Fea 907 Klatte Road ment, 449 14th St., San Francisco, Calif. 'ncinnati~, Ohio 45244 eral judge refused to sendRap tCl La. under 94103. S j7 :: 'PAGE 2 THE MOVEMENT APR~8 THE MAN DOESN'T HAVE US OUTNUMBERED, ter, Rap Brown will be'Minister of Justice, country. and Forman will be Minister of Foreign He also stated that the Black Movement A birthday party was held in the Oak Affairs. Forman also explained how the must become allied with their ThirdWorld land Auditorium for Huey P. Newton, Black community must respond to the mur brothers in the struggle against their the imprisoned leader of the Black Pan dering of its people, especially its lead common oppressor, Racism and Imperial thers. On this evening of February 17, erS ..• retribution and retaliation. Pow-; ism, the United States. In order to build and maintain that struggle the Black ~om six thousand people, both Black and white, er plants, cops, and for Huey, "the sky's BOBBY munity would have to organize itself, by gathered to support Huey, and to hear what the limit'" Rap Brown emphasized the some of the leaders of the Black Move need to do more than think about survival. building a community of strength where ment had to say to them. Sitting on the He talked about having to prepare the 'the people are more important than the SEALE stage, waiting to speak to their people community for the upcoming battle, both individual ... "first our people, then you and me." ,about Huey and what his imprisonment mentally and physically. We can't let the Man walk over us any longer, we can't meant to the Black community, were A Program for Whites J ames Forman, Rap Brown, Bobby Seale be "chumps." SPEAKS of the Black Panthers, and Stokely Car Bobby Seale spoke about Huey and his michael. Eldridge Cleaver of the Black Black Unity struggle, the struggle of all Black people Panthers acted as moderator for the Stokely Carmichael urged that the Black (see text of his speech below). Also speak Brothers and sisters, 1 want to have event. community start getting itself together, ing at the Saturday night rally was Bob the chance to tell you in a large mass .. to unify itself against the Man and all his Avakian, a representative ofthe Peace and something about Brother Huey P. New Survival tricks. Be emphasized that "every Negro Freedom Party, and the only white per ton - a Black man that I've been knowing The emphasis of the rally was on is a potentialBlack man." there is no time son to speak extensively. He spoke about for about eight years; a Black man who survival, survival through the summer, to talk about artificial divisions within the the need for the white community to begin first introduced me to what Black Na survival of the Black people in this coun community, such as talking about middle organizing itself, because thus far there tionalism was all about; a Black man try. The Black people must get together, class, lower class, because there is only has been. no. organization or white move that I've been closely associated with for to support Huey, to support and protect one class in the Black ghetto, the coloni ment to which the Black Movement could the last few years.

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