STERILIZATION-ANOTHER PARTOF THE PLAN OFBLACK GENOCIDE

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America's poor and minority peo- In 1964, in Mississippi a law was that u ••• • Even my maid said this should ple are the current subject for dis- passed that actually made it felony for be done. She's behind it lO0 percent." cussion in almost every state legis- anyone to become the parent of more When he (Bates) argued that one pur­ latur e in the country: Reagan in Cali- than one "illegitimate" child. Original- pose of the bill was to save the State fornia is reducing the alr eady subsis- ly, the bill carried a penalty stipu- money, it was pointed out that welfare tance aid given to families with children; lation that first offenders would be mothers in Tennessee are given a max­ O'Callaghan in Nevada has already com- sentenced to one to three years in the imum of $l5.00 a month for every child pletely cut off 3,000 poor families with State Penitentiary. Three to five years at home (Themaxim!,(,mwelfarepayment children. would be the sentence for subsequent in Tennesse, which is for a family of However, Tennessee is considering convictions. As an alternative to jail- five or more children, is $l6l.00 per dealing with "the problem" of families in~, women would have had the option of month.), and a minimum of $65.00 with "dependant children" by reducing being sterilized. Pressure from the a month would have to be spent by the or eliminating the very possibility of people caused the sterilization section State to keep a child in a foster home. -~ children for black and poor people. The of the bill to be dropped. However, the The so-called open hearing was closed number of "illegitimate" children State of Mississippi to this day still while Mrs. Willie Pearl Ellis, who is the would be controlled byinvoluntarysteri- can impose a jail sentence upon wo- head of the Memphis Welfare Rights Or- lization of women. men who born more than one "illegiti- ganization, was in the middle of a sen- Specifically, a woman who gives birth mate''child . (Three months in prison is tence. She challenged this, saying, ''I'm to a child outside of this racist society's the maximum penalty). a welfare recipient. If Mr. Bates can marital laws would have to be steri- The modifications of this genocidal propose a bill as to what to do with my lized in order to continue to be able to law were made in the bill after women, life, I think I have a right to question that feed her children by receiving wel- mostly black, came together in Jackson •.•If you're going to sit and make deci­ fare benefits. Sterilization would be the (Mississippi) and exposed as Mrs. sions on how to control my life - and you State's insurance against a large young Fannie Lou Hamer stated, that "six don't live under the same circumstances generation of blacks and other poor out of every ten negro women were - I have a right to ask questions." people swelling the welfare roles. taken to Sunflower City Hospital to be The overall plan of Genocide of Black For approximately the last 65 years, sterilized for no reason at all. Often People by the U.S. Government has been various dysgenic (causing the deterior- the women were not even told that they exposed for some time now. }Vhat we ation of a family line or race, genera- had been sterilized until they were re- must always be conscious of is the tion after generation) sterilization laws leased from the hospital." various manifestations of this plot. We have been introduced and passed in The current bill (House Bill Number deny, some of us, that the history of the states' legislatur es across america. In 20) being proposed in Tennessee will Nazi reign of terror could repeat it­ the last ZS years alone, at least nine absolutely force women to submit to self here and now. We say that we won't states - California, Dela'UXLre, Georgia, sterilization or lose all welfare bene- let it happen. We won't allow ourselves Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, fits. It also grants the State the right to be a part of mass murders, such as North Carolina and Virgina - have pass- at its own discretion to take children occurred in Auschwitz or Dachau. But, ed involuntary sterilization legislation. of welfare recipients from theirnatural under Hitler's rule many women suf- In the late l930' s (during the De- parents and place them in foster homes. fered death and permanent physical ression), records show that at least This bill 'UXLSintroduced by racist damage to themselves and their ojf- 25,000 mothe r.s were sterilized with- freshman Representative Larry Bates, spring under so-called medicalr esear ­ out either their knowledge or permis- a Dixiecrat from Northwestern Ten- ch examinations and operations upon sion. These wereallpoorpeople, mostly nessee, who sits on the General Wel- them, while the insane Hitl er worked blacks. A classic justification for such fare Committee. frenziedly to elimi nate all races of a blatant violation of human rights is Because of the angry protests from people, exceptthe "MasterAryanRace" that sterilization is necessary "to keep black and poor women in Tennessee, or the white, non-Jewish Germans. the· country from being flooded with the State generously allowed a public The U.S. Government does have and criminal and degenerate andweakmind ed hearing to take place on this bill. At will and is enacting its plan to commit elements ." In fact, in some places, this meeting, pig Bates referred to Genocide on Black people . The involun­ sterilization laws have been called welfare mothers as "brood cows", tary steriliz ation of our women, reach­ u eugenic" (relating to improvement of while reading so-called letters of sup- ing into generation after generation is, a race of people by bearing "healthy" port for his plot, specifically a letter unfortunately , just one part of that plan. children) laws. from a Tenness ee mayor which stated ALL PO WER TO THE PEOPLE/ TiiE BLACK PANTiiER , SA1URDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 3 BLACKMAN FIGHTS EXTRADITION BACKTO B ARBARICARKA NSASPR ISON A 21-year old Black man, Lester instead .. Later , the youth was found Stiggers, is currently incarcerated in hanging in hi.s cello T.1ey said it wa3 the Wayne County Jail in Detroit, Mi­ "suicide", but no one believes it. Les­ chigan, awaiting a decision by Governor ter himself was thro ·.vn into the hole for William Millikan on whether or not he inability to pay off a trusteeo He wa.s will be extradited back to Arkansas. beaten every mo:-ning for a month whae Lester Stiggers escaped from a.:i in the hole. Arkansas prison (over a year ago) Even the pigs themselves admit to the where he was serving a life sentence barbaric treatm ent a:..'ldconditions of the allegedly for murder o A rka..1sa3 Prison System. In 1970, a.."1 He was sentenced to life imprison ­ Arkansas judge sa:.d confi.oeinl'!nt with­ ment after a one day tr ialo He was 15 in an Arkansas prison const ituted "cruel years old when he began serv ing his and unusual punishme1t" o And in 1967, term. Lester spent five years in the 0-regon denied eittradition of a prisoner infamous Arkansas prison system. This back to the State of Ark.ans as, ''because is the same prison system in which of barbarity , cruelty, torture, animal the unmarked graves contami.ng bodies bestia~ity •••and animal viciousness. Ar.­ of prisoners (who had supposedly tried kansa-=, prisons are inst itutions of to escape or who had escaped) were terror, horror and despicable evil/ ' found in 1968. Naturally, Lester is afraid to return He says, ' 'If I go back, I know I wHl to Arkansas. ''They'll say I've tried to be tortured or shot by a trustee. They es(:ape or that the gu:i Wf:nt off acci ­ give the trusrees guns a:.1d they are en ­ dentally. They've said it before, a.id cou r aged to shoot prisoners who mi.gh: they'll do it to, me) because I made cause a litt le troubleo I saw a ~dlling them mad by e ;q,osing them.' ' in a ward where a bla ck man. was shot while playing cards/' As of now the decision rests with Lester spoke of another time when a th~ governor of the Sta:e of Michigan, white Ya r dman wa3 sent into the hole wh~n it should rest with the han1s of the People. Let the People decide! to " mess up" a sixteen year old black LESTF~R STIGGERS kid, and the kid beat him (the Y ardm:1:1) A.LL POWER TO THE PEOPLE BLACKCONSTRUCTION WORKERS STRUGGLE IN BOSTON and training, we wm liberate IF TiiESE DE.\1 \ND', \RE NOT whom had dogs, were posted; and TI1e United Community Con­ MET l\1.MEDT\TELY, N(J WORK three blocks away, over 100 ad­ struction Workers (U. C. C, W.) has every job in the community by whatever means that are ne­ WILL GO ON CNTI-HS O)M.l'vllfN­ ditional pigs were marching in brought the strugg le aroand un­ lTY. columns . The fact that the Boston employment to the forefront in cessary. We will not tolerate a 20-yea r Pig Deparcme11Lco1Ll:I seJtd orders Boston and has been confronting On Wed!lesday, April 14. 1971, concerning a demonstration major construction companies on old white making $200-$300. per week in our comrn11:1it)'. while United Co:nrnunity Cons tru ction against a constructbn company this is sue. Faillrig to get resul ts, Wor!cecs , (U.C,C. W.) he ld a dem- clearly indicates their repressive U.C.C.W. is sued the following Black men stand idly by and go on welfare because u! this raciSm. onsi:ration near 13oston City Hos- role in the power struc ture and press release and demands : pita! in protest against all work the relationship between the busi­ On .\pril l, 1971, after weeks 'Thi,;; m11s1 stop TODAY - NOW. City Hospital construction and a ll being done by Perini Construc tion ness:n~, 1 and the police forces of of negotiations with Josepll Col­ Company . Approximately 75-100 Babylon The presence of pigs at arusso of the J.T. Scully Co:i­ other projeccs that are sup­ If we do not build , then no one memberc;; oI U.C.C. W, stood in the demonstra tion to Jntimidnte struction Company, the United pressi~ us must die. will build in peace. front of the entrance ga te at the and harass these brothers also ex­ Community Construction Work­ 1. U C.C .W. demandthatU .C C.W. All jobs takin g place in the Pt?ri.1i ConsLruction job site pose-; Lhe pr e-p lanned repressive ers moved to shut down con­ Black community are totally out be used as a hir ing source to provide no less than fifty percenc where workers we1·e in the be- tac tic s of Perini Construcl'ion struction at the site located on of compliance with the Manifesto ginning states of the erection of throu gh use of the Boston Police Olney Street in Dorchester. The and we are moving andorganizing a new buildin g, This demon- Department. R.un interfered with demands from the Black wvrkers to r ectify this situation. stration was Lile secvnd in a se ries the demons tr ation and broug:11the were: 50% of the skilled jobs The Boston City Hospital , lo­ of protests by U.C.C W, day·s struggle to an early enJ. and 100% of the unskilled jobs cated on Albany and Northampton Previous to this particular de- U.C C-W. has made a ge:iera! (comm on laborers). The pr ojec t -streets, whose main contraclor is monstration, the Boston Police call to the e11tire bl1ck community is owned by t~e City of Boston Per ini Construction Co., is Department had sen t word to to suppo rL their stniggle. r-or and it is replacing the Gibson operating with 140 men, of which UCCW that they coulj not :11low furt her information ca ll (617)-142- and Atherton schools whl~h have a there is a tot al of 11 Blacks. ls any interference wlch con- 7.Jl-l or \\Tite L.C C.\\' .; Blue Ifill predominately Black and Spanish this the whi.te man' s philo3 :>ph:,• struction prog::-ess . .\cross from .\\·c11.1e;Hmwary. ~la.~s. speaking population. 1f fairnes s? whe1·e the demonstration ,vJ:, .\ LL PO\\"CR TO nic PLOPU: We have had orders from the A '' Boston Plan" was or ­ being held, over 100 troops of t!1e Boston ( h.ipter Boston Police Department to iginated by city governmen t to of the skilled craftsmen on all Boston Pig Dc,,arcmenc, so111eof Black Panther Part~ peaci:!!Jlly picket the job site as secure trai ning programs for constrnction sites within the com­ they could not allow us to hold minority workers in dl.fferent munity up construction progress. Again phases of construction. It has in 2. u.c;,c.w. demand that all of I Enter my subscription tor {check box.. I bringing to the front the rype of ~------~~ fact done the reverse. It is clear the unskilled labor jobs :.ie held I Do mestic Foreien I racism that ls mstituted agains t to us that this plan was devised by minority residents ema;1ating I . . ..Sub1c riptlon.- Sub 1cription1 I the plight of the Black people in to contro l and keep Black people from UCCW. I 3 MOfli THS: ( l3 ISSU~.S) ...... S2.SO !., S9.00 I the community. from working· within the com­ 3. U.C,C. W. demand th at UCCW 6 MON THS: (26 ISSUES) ...... $S.00 S12.00 We have no recourse b:.it t,> munity, The contractors men­ be used as a hiring source for I ON E YEAR, (!i2 ISSUES) ...... S7.S0 S1S.00 I confront the racist contractors tioned in this statement wereslg­ this community. (please print) and unions in an effort to secure natories to the Boston Plan, yet 4, U.C C,W. demiind that all con­ I I more Jobs and tr aining for our they are doing nothfag to im­ tr actors, generals and subs, that I NAME ______.;.._ __ __.; ____ ~ I people. plement thiS plan into ac tion. are workin g within the mi~l)riry lt is our intention to move on I I Ir Is our intention as a labor community, have at leasP one every Job takin g place in our I ADDRESS------::- -- -:------,, , I organization to right the wrongs minority tr ainee in ench trade; community to ensure that Black and injustices imposed on us by .•I CITY,,______I men receive the.Ir share of work =~ --- I the racist unions , contractors, 5. U.C.C.W . demand chat all con­ being done on the dwellings which paper compli ances and plans . We struction projeclS within the min­ I STATE/ZIP, ______COUNTRY______I they will be living in , going t o are tired of the dual standards ority community be e'

Children of Mrs. Currie Mrs. Dorothy Currie George B. Swift School Mrs. Dorothy Currie moved to wear glasses . The school admis­ went to the Swift school and fol­ teachers are openly hostile to­ chiatri.st found nothing wrong 5600 N. Winthrop (on the North­ tration refused to P1lY_any_ofthe lowed Tracy Green home. She ward Tony because he is Black . with anyone in the Currie family. west Side of Chicago) in Febru­ hospital bills incurred as ·a re­ went up the stairs of Tracy's And if Tony acts aggressively Then, the psychiatris t submi tted ary of 1970 in an effort to give her sult of Liz' s injuries, nor would house and made an effort to talk toward those who show him no a plan to the school administra ­ children a quality education at they pay for her glasses. Mrs. to his parents who had met her respect, they say the he is in­ tion that called for Mrs. Currie the George 8. Swift grammar Currie called the police depart­ at the door. Tracy's parents corrigible. The te achers say that to pick up Tony everyday from the school, located in that commun­ ment and asked them to contact told Mrs. Currie that they did they suspended Tony because of schoo l, so that he would know that ity. Instead of quality education Tracy Green's parents so that not want to talk to her about his attitude toward them: but it is someone was coming that loved Mrs. Currie and her children she cou ld talk to them about their son beating Uz with a base­ c learl y their attitude towardhlm him and would protect him after have received only terror, what happened to her daughter, ball bat, further sta ted that Mrs. which ls the basis for his be­ school was over. This plan never threats , beatings and insults and the police told her that it Currie was trying to start a race havior. Tony does not need to had a chance to develop because from the racist residents of the would be best to forget about the riot. They tried to portray the deal with his attitude; the teach­ the next day Tony was suspended community and the racist teach­ incident because Tracy Is a victim as the victimizer. ers need to deal with their rac­ for the fifth time. ers and administrators of the minor and can not be prosecuted. Bridgette, Mrs. Currie ' s 10 i.sm. Mrs. Currie went to the George 8. Swift school. (This Is clearly a contradiction. year old daughter was attacked school to talk to the principal,a Mrs. Currie's three children . The majority of children incar­ and slapped by a White parent Je an Kenning, about Tony•s fre ­ Mrs. Currie and her family and Bridgette , age 10, Uz. age 9, cerated in the Audy Home, Joliet who said that Bridgette bad beat ­ quent suspensions and was told by millions of Black people like and Tony age 7, have been going Rehabilitation Center. or St. en up her son, when in all act­ the principal that she could do them will continue to suffer at the to the Swift school for over a year Charles juvenile correction in­ uality she had only defended her­ nothing about it. If the principal, hands of overt racists until the and have nothing to show for it but stitution are under 15 and they are self from another racist attack. who Is over the teachers, can do masses of oppre ssed people their bruises. One of Mrs. also Black .) At school the next day, Bridgette nothing about it, then who can? make a collective move for their Currie's children, Uz, was Only the prevalenc .e of racism was run home by another adult The school administration freedom . beaten in the head with a base ­ could allow Tracy Green to be racist. suggested that Mrs. Currie take ball bat by a 15 year old racist exempt from the alleged •• aid" Mrs. Currie's son, Tony, has Tony to a psychiatrist to be ALL POWER TO IBE PEOPLE! by the name of Tracy Green; and given by youth institutions . See­ been suspended from school five examined. She not only took Tony as a result of this beating she ing that she could get no help at times, supposedly fof hi.s uncon­ to be examined, but, her self and lllinoiS Chapter is nearly blind, and now has to all from the police, Mrs. Currie trollable aggressive nature. The Bridgette and Uz also. The psy- Black Panther Party MOTHEROF EIGHT CHILDREN EVICTED BY PIG SLUMLORD

Mrs. Clara Johnson was a resi­ Earl Head make repairs or im­ ten thousand acres of land and ten dent at 8220 S. Emerald St. ( In provement on the property. thousand people may not neces­ Chicago) for a period of over two Mrs. Johnson still sent rentfor sarily own one. All poor and op­ years . Her neighbors say she was the month of January to Earl Head pressed people, such as Mrs. a model of human dignity. She kept in spite of the eviction notice , Clara Johnson, must ban together the home she rented immaculate, hoping that he would retract the to insure their collective inter­ and her children were very clean original statement of eviction. ests, because we cannot struggle and well behaved. Yet, in spite of Earl Head accepted the rent for against our oppressors on an in­ all thi.s, her landlord served her an January, and Mrs. Johnson, think­ dividual level and expect to win. ev ictlon notice in January. The i.ng everything was alright, con­ Mrs. Clara Johnson is now liv­ owner of the home where Mrs. tinued to live in the house. ing with friends te mporaril y be­ Johnson lived, a capitalist named Then came the month of Feb­ cause she has not found a place Earl Head, told her that she had ruary, and Mrs. Johnson's avari­ that she and her ei ght children thirty days to move, because of cious landlord sent her another can afford to move into due to the ''depreciation" of the property. letter saying that she must think subs istence income she receive s that he is kidding aboutherhaving fr om the welfare department. Mrs. Johnson asked her landlord to move and that she had better If you live in or near Chicago, exactly what part of the property be out of the house before the and know where Mrs. Johnson can she had depreciated and the reply end of February. Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Clara Johnson and her children find decent housing at a re ason­ wa that the walls are weak and the had no place to go , so she sent able " people' s rent", then we ask floor ts sagging. Mrs. Johnson rent money for the month of Feb­ board completely ignored her, the only one responsible for this, you to please contact her at the said that the house was in very bad ruary also, but this the landlord giving her no advice , sympathy, or The ruling class of Arnerika, by following telephone number: 874- condition when she rented it, but did not accept. help whatsoever. Mrs. Johnson way of the U.S. Constitution, has 0222. since she has eight children and Mrs. Johnson went to the Chi­ was finally evicted, in April, along always advocated the property is on welfare she had to make due cago Welfare Department for with her eight children:Jimmie , rights of the individual over the ALL POWER TO nm PEOPLE! and try to fix the house up as best some kind of assi.stance, because Lucretia, Rene , Darryl, Dwayne, needs of the suffering masses of she could. Not once, while Mrs. she did not know what to do. How­ Derrick , Keith, and Christopher. people. We live under a social Illinoi s Chapter Johnson lived in the house, did ever, the bureaucratic welfare However, pig Earl Head is not system where one person can own Black Panther Party 1HE BLACK PAN1HER, SATURDAY , MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 5 INTENSIFICATIONOFGENOCIDE IN THEBLACK COMMUNTY On Saturday, April 24, 1971, the fascist news media, the pigs thought that the In our attempts to expose contradic­ pigs of Highland Park, a suburb of De­ brother had a gun in his hand. When tions between pigs and people we recog­ troit, struck down another member of they told him to drop it, there was nize the need for community control the Black community. Carl Finley, 20 no response, so they opened fire. of pol ice. Some form of control must years old, of 185 Waverly Street, was Several witnesses stated that seconds be implemented if we are going to make shot down by pig assassin, Ralph later his body was filled with bullets police more responsive to the people. Jackson. from a .357 magnum. His wife, Pig Ralph Jackson has been put right Around 6 p.m. Sat urday, Carl Finley, Georgina, even after requesting to be back in the community to commit con­ an employee at Vernors Bottling Co. taken to the hospital, was rushed off tinued acts of genocide upon the people. and a member of that community for to the pig station for questioning. After 8 months, opened his door and found arriving at the station, she requested to For every act of aggression that the two Highland Park Pigs who were know the condition of her husband but aggressor inflicts upon us there will responding to an alleged anonymous was told nothing. Witnesses stated that be twice that amount of resistance. call. They told him to come onto the minutes afer the murder, a large num­ porch and halt. After he did this, they ber of pigs arrived on the scene, and pig told him to drop what he had in his Ralph Jackson was rushed away. Wit­ ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE hand. The brother had a pipe wrench nesses were told to move or they would Detroit Branch in his hand, and according to the pig get the same • Black Panther Party ......

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...... 1lfE BLACK PANTI-IER. SATURDAY. MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 6 SAVEKALAMA VALLEY • HAWAII

On October 31, 1968 a hearing was same time, help itself. We believe our held by the City and County Planning demand is reasonable and just. Commission on rezoning Kalama Val­ The Kalama Valley-Queen's Beach ley and Queen's Beach, referred to as complex is planned for 30,000 people­ Maunalua. Bishop Estate holds title to half tourist and the other half high in­ the land and has leased it to the Kaiser , come people. Ten hotels, a golf course, Hawaii - Kai Development Company. "- high rise apartments, low rise apart­ Kaiser Hawaii - Kai asked for the ments, shopping facilities, and homes r ezoning of the Farm District and Un­ are planned for Kalama. r estricted Residential area to Class A, A-1, and AA Residential. Over 800 There is a lot at stake in Kalama acres of land were involved. Residents Valley for the farmers, Hawaiians, local of Kalama Valley had no knowledge of - people , and the environment. What is this hearing and none of them attended. feet of the bulldozing and fires caused happening to Kalama is a symptom of the The land was zoned according to Kai- some residents to flee the Valley. disease which is ravaging the islands ser Hawaii - Kai's request. Kokua Kalama organized a tour of the and its local inhabitant s. The Kalama As late as March 1970, 67 families Valley to get more of the community project must be stopped right now as lived in the Valley, among them were aware of what was happening there a start toward the total re-evaluation Hawaiians, part-Hawaiians, Portu- and to build a base of support for the of Hawaii's priorities. guese, and Japanese. There was strong residents' struggle. Two thousand peo­ sentiment against the rezoning and plan- ple made the tour on September 7th, DEMANDS OF THE PEOPLE ned eviction of residents from the Valley, along with representatives from the but little hope or organizational effort media. Concern over the issue mounted. 1. We must stop the re-zoning of agri­ to fight the Bishop Estate. The dead- A rally was held at the State Capi­ cultural land for urban use and halt line for clearing residents out of the tal on October 28. Almost a thou­ tourist and urban development. V alley was set for June 30, 1970, by sand people unanimously adopted the 2. We must control in-migration. Our the Estate. Those who could afford to, following statement; local people must come first. moved out. Others, who could not af- We demand that the development ford to move, were forced into sub- planned for Kalama Valley by the Ha­ 3. We must guard the ecology of our standard and overcrowded homes. Some waii-Kai Corporation with the coopera­ islands. of those who moved were forced to tion of the Bishop Estate be brought liq uidate their pig farms for want of to a complete and permanent halt. We 4. We must free our people from the suitab le land. Several families stayed. want that land returned to the local land monopolies. On July 1st, Hawaii-Kai bulldozers ap- residents and rezoned to agricultural peared in the Valley and started to use. We want the residents in the 5. We must work cowards economic knock down homes on order of Bishop Valley given the right to remain. self-sufficiency for our islands. Estate Officials. An attempt was made We want those families already e­ by Kokua Kalama to save these homes victed to have the right to return. 6. We demand that the development plan­ from destruction. The people were ar- Any improvements made on the Valley ned for Kalama Valley by the Hawaii­ rested and charged with trespassing by should be done in cooperation with these Kai Development Corporation with the the Estate. The same thing was repeated families and for their benefit. We know cooperation of the Bishop Estate be on July 10th, and seven persons were ar- the Bis hop Estate can afford these im­ brought to a complete and permanent rested. The bulldozing came to a halt. provements. We also believe that in so halt. F ires broke out in the Valley for several doing, the Bishop Estate will fulfill its ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! nights after this. The psychological ef- pledge to help the Hawaii.ans and at the HELPTHE PEOPLE OFSTANFORD UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY The brothers and sisters arrested at Stanford were suitable legal defense and mobilization fund to fight arraigned on Wednesday, April 21, and trials will Stanford and Santa Clara County officials, both in ans probably begin in late May. We want and need Stanford out of court. Make checks payable to the Black Students to feel the pressure of the community before that time Union at Stanford. All assistance will be greatly ap- if possible. Would you please send letter of protest to: preciated. Would you sent us letter s of support: Richard Lyman, President Mail to - Black Students Union Stanford University The Black House Stanford, Calif. 94305 Stanford University Stanford, Calif. 94305 Deputy District Attorney Brown If ther is anything else you can do to help, please 270 Grant Street Palo Alto, Calif. 94301 notify us immediately. For further information. Call The Black House, Stanford Univeristy, ( 415) 321-2300 ext. 2987.

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Your local media - newspapers, radio, and televi­ BLACK POWER TO BLACK PEOPLE l sion stations. ~?uld you also make any contribution and/or fund The Central Committee ra1smg efforts you can. We are trying to establish a Black Students Union at Stanford nrn BLACK PANTHER. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 7 .7

23 (Nondiscrimination in Fed­ A erally Assisted Programs), Art­ icle" 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (failure to obey HUNDREDBLACK lawful order or regulation- ­ meaning the above AR's), and our SOLDIERSENTER basic rights as human beings: · .. E6 Mendiola, 1st Sargeant .,WHITESONLY" Scott , Lt. Harman , Lt. Carter, F6 Gordon, and Captain Jones. "In the past 3 weeks, criminal BARAND BATTLE charges have been brought against E3 Board , E4 Tapscott, WHITESOLDIERS El Tutt , E2 Ware, E4 Johnson , and others unamed -- all black. IN KOREA Only one white GI, as far as we SEOUL, South Korea (LNS) -­ know, has been charged with an Seven American soldiers were offense. This is not because Board never said the words , and blacks are more prone to break arrested April 13 during a series G.I. 's ATTACK that in fact it was the sergean t of racial battles which Korean laws. but because our command who had been disrespectful. Both is more willing to bring charges sources said started when about Tapscott and Dunn defended 100 black soldiers forced their ARMY RACISM against blacks than whites. session of a prohibited weapon" themselves in court. ''Of about 30 black EM' s way into a Korean bar catering On April 1, 1971, PFC Arthur Along with and as part of a to white servicemen. Board, a black GI in 565 Repair and ''Dereliction of duty." only 2 are presen t ly up for pro­ campaign around the court­ motion to ES. PFC and E4 are The bar near the 38th Artil­ Parts Company, Ft.Hood, Texas , marUals, a petition was circu ­ All 3 of these cases are part of given promotions , based on time lery Brigade's Camp Humphreys was acguitted by special court­ lated on March 28, The petition formerly was the only one catering a growing strugg le against il­ in service . In our company, we martial of " Disrespect to anon­ was signed by 82 men ln the com­ to blacks among the eight in the legal harrassmen t and racism in are required to face a board for commissioned officer." On pany , and will be presented to village, but recently it hung out April 7, PFC Tapscott, also in 565 Repair Parts Company. 1n such promotions. This is done congressm en and senators along spite of the efforts of Captain primarily to enforce the racism a ''white only" sign. 565 Repair Parts, was acquitted with mili tary personnel. The pet­ Later, the U.S. Army said. there by summary court-martial of Jones and others in the chain of in our company. ition reads as follows: were disturbances at the base, "Appearing in formation 1n an command (Captain Jones ls the ''Racism and raQial prejudice minor fires were set both off unserviceable uniform" and Company Commander), the en­ " WE, the undersigned mem­ are against all international bers of 565 Repair Parts, 13th in and on the post, a number of "failure to obey a direct order" listed men in the company are laws, as stated the United windows were broken in a vil­ (to change his uniform). In beginning to fight back. 1bree Support Brigade, hereby charge Nations .~barter, We demand an lage near the main gate , and seven March , a white, Frank Dunn (who times inarowchargeshebrought the following members of our end to discrimination ln our com ­ soldie .rs were arrested on sus­ iS on the staff of the Fatigue down on EM's have proven in command with racial discrimi­ pany, and in the entire armed picion of arson and larceny. Press , Ft . Hood's GI paper) court to be false. PFCBoardhad nation in violation of the 1964 forces." The Army conceded that the who ls from the same company, been accused of calling a sar­ Civil Rights Act. AR 600-21 Toe Oleo Strut disturbances had "some racial was also acquitted by summanry geant by an" obscene" name. But (Equal opportunity and treatment P.O. Box 1265 overtones ." court-martial of "Illegal pos- in court it was proven that of mili tar y personnel), AR 600P Killeen, Texas 76541 FT.MEADE G.l.'S CHEER ANTI-WAR SPEECH CHIEF WITNE ·ss AGAINSTMARTIN SOSTRE Ft. Meade, Md. (LNS}-- About and citizens." He also tours the seemed anxious to avoid any ADMITSHEDIDN'T BUY HEROIN 200 GI's most of them black, installations, looking for and major blow-up . They didn't call . gave a standing ovation to a often finding what he calls ' 'in ­ in the MP's , andmadeonlyfeeble Buffalo, N. Y. (LNS) --Three years ago, Martin Sos ­ strong anti-war speech by adequate" to ''inhuman" con­ attempts to s tand on their tre; Black militant and radical bookseller, was sen ­ California congressman Ron ditions at barracks and stock­ dignity-- "I have told the con­ te nced to forty-one years in prison for allegedly sell­ Dellums--and then booed, hooted ades. gressman we wouid accomoda te ing heroin. Now, in a dramatic turnabout , the chief and cursed their post commander Col. Alexander and hisdeputy, him in any way we could," Col. witness agains t Sostre has admitted that he lied about Col. A. W. Alexander, during a Col. Elam W. Wright . Jr., chose Wright bristled , "but I'm not buying heroin from the imprisoned revolutionary. fierce exchange over conditions not to debate Dellurns on the war going to st and here to be From the day of his arrest in 1967, to the day of his at Ft . Meade. issue but did stand to take angry vilified. " conviction by an all-White jury , Sostre has conducted Dell11ms' April 13 appearanc~ questions from the soldiers. a personal legal campaign for his freedom. With the of­ at Ft. Meade, headquarters of Their answer s were often After the meeting was over, ficial recanting of the prosecution ' s only witness, Arto the First Army, was one of a drowned out by an uproar of ob­ Col. Alexander comforted him­ Williams, a worker in a California drug rehabilitation series he is making to U.S. scenities . self by telling reporters that center, it ls possible that Sostre may win his release. military posts urging soldiers There are military regulations ' 'Most of those men are in the That would be his second major. victory during his "to resist the immoral war in forbidding just about everything SPB (a unit of men awaiting trial three years of incarceration . In May, 1970. Sostre was Indochina and to demand their the troops did and said in the or punishment), They are the awarded $15,000 in damages for the mistreatment he rights and privileges as soldiers dingy theater, but the Colonels dregs of the Army." received while an inmate in Green Haven (N. Y.) State Prison. He contended that he had been confined to so­ litary for arbitrary reasons, without a hearing ,for 13 months . 1 (The ruling, by Judge Constance Baker Motley, was WOMANAND FOUR CHILDREN EVICTED later overturned by the circuit court of appeals .) Sostre has been the target of political intimidation Allee Ha shell and her four child­ ment or grant :-ental deduction for We want dece ,1l housing fit for ren suffer at the hands of avari­ Mrs. Hashell's expenses. the shelter of human beings. Mrs. for sever al years . In 1966, FBI agents visiting his rad­ cious slumlord, Clifford Lane. On the contrary, pig ClL-':>1d Hashell's home is filled with rats ical bookstore--where the works of such militants as Since, 1969, Mrs.Hashellhasbeen l.,ane charges lawyer fees for late and roaches, peeling ceilings, and Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, as well as anti-war and living at 2307 Bush street , in San reat-pay.-,1~nts. Up to date, Mrs. faulty plumbing, while the slum­ anti-imper ialis t literature from socialist countries were being sold-- had warned Sostre: '"You' re really Francisco. In an attempt to have Hasbell · has paid up to $200 in lord grows richer and richer from some sort of decenthousing,Mrs. l awyer fees , and recently slum­ excessively high rent. asking for trouble." Hasbell bas spent most of her lord Clifford Lane evicted Mrs. The witness Arto Williams' change of heart came money trying to maintain her Hashell, claiming that she was If the pig slumlords will not after he read a profile of the Sostre case in Ebony apartment. She has sanded the $400 behin::l i:l her rent. give decent housing to the people , magazine, written by William Worthy, a Black reporter floors :1nd painted, t'l keep down The people from t.'l~ comml.¥)ity then the people haven't got any al ­ for the Baltimore Afro - American. Worthy was one of the number· of r ats and roaches realizing how deplorable • the ternative but to take contro l of the first journalists to take up Sostre's case after that x:-e prJue M attack the chil­ situation was and knowing that housing and construct, thru co­ the trial-which received inflammatory coverage in the dren. In spite of this , slum-h.>rd pig Clifford is an enemy not only oper atives , housing fit for the Buffalo press. Clifford Lan~ ct1..1rges an exorbi­ to Mrs. Hasbell, but to all poor shelter of human beings. Williams now explains that he had been in the Erie tant $150 a month rent. H~ has re­ people, have reinstated Mrs. Ha­ County Jail , on a felony theft charge, just prior to fused to either improve the apart- sbell in her apartment. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Sostre' s arrest. Then he was released on his own re­ cognizance. Six hours after he left the jail, Narcotics CONFRONTATIONIETWEEN PEOPLE OF FILLMORECOMMUNITY AND Squad detectives drove him to Sostre's Afro-Asian THERE-DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD Of DIRECTORS Bookstore , where they arrested Sostre for having On Tuesday a group of about through-out the meeting and Stan­ people (above the residents re­ •·sold" heroin to Williams. 1n exchange for helping twenty-five unemployed people ley Jens on, who did not attend). quirement) would be employed . the cops frame Sostre, Williams had the charges from the Fillmore Communi ty The community people made the Reference was made to Laury against him dropped. He now faces possible perjury (San Fr an~sco) confronted the following demands on the R.D.A. Saving Company , a racist con­ charges. members of the Re-development board: struction company which refused Sostre was arrested along with Geraldine Robinson , Agency Board of Directors. This 1. $33,000 tree planting program to hire minority workers. who drew an ''indeterminate sentence" for resisting Board has been guilty of hiring to be opened within a week, and that The people of Fillmore realize arrest. She has bee.n in jail since September , 1969, racists to work in the community people from the community be em - that they must control the menas and her five children (ages 4 to 10) have been divided on R.D.A. construction and tree ployed. of employment in the community. up in several foster homes . planting projects, while people of 2. Residents participation -- at If the avaricious bus ines smen will Now that Williams has reverse d his testimony, de­ the community remain unem­ least 50%, of all jobs and training not give the people fair em­ fense attorneys argue, the midnight raid on Sostre's ployed. The R.D.A. board consists programs be opened to people in ployment then the people must bookstore was illegal, and the .charges that resulted of pigs, Justin Herman, James A. the community . take control of the means of from it should be dropped. They are pressing for a new Silva, Joe Mosley, Walter Kaplan, 3, Work projects be gi.·,en to employment. tri al. Francis F. Solvin ( who slept minority contractors so that more ALL POWER TO TiiE PEOPLE 1HE BLACK PAN1HER, SATIJRDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 8 ~ SAMNAPIER ·~ FORSAM Sam made a commitment to the peo­ ple; he dedicated his life to the better­ ment of mankind. The vehicle through which he served the people UX!S the Black Panther Party, and its organ the Black Panther Intercommu:nal News I Service. He believed very strongly in the Party and the work he did in serv­ ing the people. He would always say, the Black Panth er lntercommual News Servic e was the life of the Party and the People; and with that he did his best to see that the paper circulated from community to community throughout this fascist empire and the world.

ONEWORD IS A THOUSANDWORDS TO A THOUSANDEARS. SAMNAPIER SPREAD THE P EOPLE'S WORD. - He knew that in order for the people EVENNOW WE HEAR IT RESOUND TEN THOUSAND TIMES . to be able to liberate themselves from the enemy, that they would have to be educated. Sam could only see the people ''CIRCULATETO EDUCATE'' being educated through circulating the Sam Napier , Black Panther Party , Black Panther Party lntercommu:na l News Service . Time after time I would Intercom munal News Serv ice, .Circulation Manager , hear Sam in the office or in the streets walking fast and shouting, "Circulate Murd e red By Fascists , April 17 , 1971 New York, New York to Educate and Educate to Liberate." Many nights Sam would set at home jotting down ideas to increase circula­ tion. That was Sam, alUJays serving the people. Never once thinking of him­ !!! !! Telegram self !Jut always devoted to the people and the struggle. Being his wife, I am very heart 1048 Peralta Central Headquarters Black Panther broRen over his death and regret the Party loss the people will feel, and his two Our loss is great one. Loss of one 1048 Peralta St. sons, Stag and Huey, his comrades and comrade disminishes our number, yet Oakland Calif. myself. But being a servant of the peo­ brutal crimes perpetrated against us by ple, I feel the significance of his death oppressor only serves to heighten our To the family and fellow comrades can only strengthen the Party and the resolve and revolutionary fervor. Sam of Samuel Napier we join you in mourn­ masses of people. And because· of this has given most any human being can ing for our comrade in arms, his death new strength, I am sure the work that give for his people-he has given his was heavier than Mount Tai, his spirit he and other brothers and sisters who life . Sam did not die in vain, he died of absolute selflessness and dedication have been murdered by the reactionary for the very thing he lived for-revolu­ to the people will never die, wrath forces have left behind wi.ll be carri ed tion. His murderers will not go un­ of the people will surely avenge this out to the fullest and on a higher level . revolutionary servant of the people. punished on scales of eternity, for the And to you, Sam, I wi.ll do as you just shall inherit the earth, sweep ing hwve in the name of the revolution. away all insane men. Long live the ALL POWER TO THE PEO PLE I spirit of Sam Napier. REVOLUTIO NAR Y LOVE FOREVER! East Coast Distribution and ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE ! MASS ST ATE CHAPTER Connecticut State Chapter Black Panther Party. Black Panther Party Pauline Napier TI-IE BLACK PANTI-IER, SA'IURDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 9 LETTEROF CONDOLENCE TO: COMRADE SISTERPAULINE NAPIER, WIDOW OF A TRUE REVOLUTIONARY AND ULTIMATE SERVANT OF THE PE_OPLE,COMRADE SAM NAPIER

We, the San Quentin Branch, Black 'people will not let the thoughts and the wrath of the people out there in Panther Party would like to share with services of Comrade Sam Napier pass minimum security will be extradited in you, our Comrade sister, all the aches through the night, as if nothing has hap­ some way here to California and sent and pains you must have, not only as a pened. here, especially their leader. We know wife, but as a beautiful Black sister who how to deal with the people's enemies, stood strong •• not behind; but beside her Comrade Sister, Pauline, you can rest assured that history will repeat effectively. And by our hands being comrade, revolutionary husband, Sam tied like they are, sister, we are look­ Napier, who has been more than active itself and the assassins will be dealt with accordingly, and all the people's ing for your moral and revolutionary in the Black Panther Party since l966. support, because we know you loved And there's no doubt in our minds that enemies. And there will be no com­ promising, negotiations or any peace your husband and love the people, and had there been a Huey P. Newton, we love you for it. To turn around Bobby Seale and Black Panther Party a loving sympathy for those who uphold such genocidal plots as have occurred now would mean that Comrade Sam hundred years ago Comrade Sam and died in vain, and that, he didn't be­ sister Pauline would have, if possible, in the past by any of the pigs. For they chose to fight against the people, cause we are going to keep pushing been front runners then in the people's straight ahead, stronger than ever. And struggle for freedom and liberation so they must be chastised by the wrath of the people. We have faith in the peo­ nothing, nor any oppressive force is go­ from capitalism, which forced her ing to stop the free Breakfast,free Me­ husband to die at the barbaric, inhu­ ple, that's why we have dedicated our lives to serving the people,· and we have dical clinics, the Free Shoe Store and mane, evil, filthy, merciless, cancer­ any other of the people's programs, and carrying hands of power hungry and faith in the Black Panther Party, that's why we are members of the Black papers that belong to the people. We are coward warlocks, who will stop at no­ fighting for total freedom from oppres­ thing to try and slow the wheels of the Panther Party; we also have faith in you, Black revolutionary Queen, to be sion, and that means any oppressive Black Panther Party, for a DOLLAR force whatsoever. or POWER! the strong Black mother of this universe that comrade Sam really knew Let us make ourselves clear. We Comrade Sam Napier was the Circu­ are not, and will not cease our strug­ lation Manager of the Black Panther you to be. He might not have told you verbally or in a way you might have gle, nor will we rest at nights until paper, and was responsible for thou­ JUSTICE has been dealt ·to the ones sands and thousands of Black Panther understood, but he died for you and all of us oppressed people. He gave his one involved in the brutal murder of a war­ papers being distributed across rior for the people. Naw, naw we ain't AmeriKKKa and other parts of the and only life to try and free us of the chains of oppression, that are perpetu­ going to let these vicious pig perpetrat­ world to enlighten and bring truth to ed attacks stop us from our main ob­ the Black and oppressed masses, serv­ ated by imperialism and its diabolical methods. Hold strong, sister, like you jective at all. We know the pigs and this ing the people diligently in all his racist Government fear this paper; but ways and actions. The brother was have done for over 400 years. You are the very back bone, blood, life and why? All we're doing is telling the aware that one day his life would come truth;so if they don't like what's being to a halt, as history shows, when one breath of the Black man's struggle. We understand you have carried the load of said, why don't they stop killing us. Be­ brings the truth to the people. With cause the world is going to know the this knowledge the comrade continued our people for centuries and it gets awfully heavy at times; but it's the truth, if we have to write papers and to serve the people to the fullest of one pass them out by hand and on bicycles. man's capacity, sometimes even like strong sisters, like yourself, that give us more drive and determination to We are going to give up, if necessary, four or five; his primary interest was our lives for the sake of our people, not in himself but his people, whom he stand and fight back. We are just begin­ ning to walk, and who knows better like the great and truly dedicated war­ knew needed strength and knowledge rior and comrade to all anti-OPPRES­ from one who was willing, ifnecessary than you, comrade Pauline. The people love you and we love you, so please SORS of the universe, comrade Sam Na­ to sacrifice his life for them. pier. Even though Comrade Sam Napier's do not turn loose our hands because we need you. Sister Pauline, hold high the banner hands were •tied and bound behind his of revolution, because we in S.Q. are back and he was shot six times to as­ When we in San Quentin heard of the going to struggle for the very same sure his death, and the Black Panther comrade's assassination on Saturday, thing that your warrior, comrade and office was burnt doum, by cowardly April 17, l97l sister, if we might add, husband fought for , until we get free­ enemies of the people who want to stop we were as deeply and still are, af­ dom one way or the other. We all send the distribution of the Party's paper, fected as you. We felt and feel very our revolutionary love to a strong and knowing that the sales of such papers helpless here in maximum security, courageous comrad e and sister, Paul­ help FEED. CLOTHE, EDUCATE, and not being able to be right there with ine Napier . Exc use our not being pr e­ give MEDICAL ASSISTANCE to tens of you, personally, makes us feel almost sent, but soon we will be by your sid e thousands of Black babies and adults useless; and not being able to do any­ with our tools for liberation. Right On! across this jive imperialistic, dogmatic thing other than to give our moral sup­ WE LOVE YOU SISTER! AmeriKKKan plantation, he died the port to you and the people. It's not death of a man, a true revolutionary enough ••• it's just not enough. So, sis­ soldier, onthefore-front, representing ter, please join us in a little thurJght Asst. Lt of Education his faith in the people .•• and for the p eo­ and hope, that all of those cowardly, San Quentin Branch p le. The Black Panther Party and the back-stabbing running dogs that miss Black Pant her Party / A TALKWITH THE STUDENTS Huey. And Huey used to always talk to why they getting oppress ed and the Black pigs. \ people . Talk to students at Merritt . And Panther Party be giving them free Q: The L.A. office? What happens when everytime somebody asked Huey a clothing programs, free health pro ­ an office is raided or is attacked? OFTHE HUEY P.NE WTON question, Bobby Seale said he (Huey) grams, free breakfast for schoo l A: When an office is attacked you lay would just blow them away. And then childr en. And the pigs they taking on the floor. INTERCOMMUNALYOUTH INSTITUTE after that, they started to see what the all that away from them, they don't A: If the people at the centers and pigs were doing. Then, they just started want the Bla ck Panther Party to do offices get out in the commu nity and following the pigs around, checking them that, to serv e the people. educate the masses, and then the masses out, and seeing what they were doing Q: Why do some people le<}vetheParty? realte to that center or office , like in to the people. And after they found out A: Eldridge, he didn't want to go by Detroit the pigs vamped on the Detroit that the pigs were brutalizing the people, the rul es or nothing. He wanted to have N. C. C.F., and the Party members won't they organized the Black Panther Party. his own Black Panther Party, be the fire first at the pigs unless the pigs Then they made up the Ten-Point Plat­ leader of the Black Panther Party . He start kicking down at the door, and form; they asked the people what they wanted to be something like a king. And trying to come in, then, in Detro it, wanted and what they believed. The peo­ he didn't do what he taught. He said they had a shoot-out with the pigs and ple told them everything they did; so he didn't practice male chauvinism; it lasted for nine hours cause the masses then they made the Ten Point Platform but he do. Like if Kathleen, she wanted were helping them. out of that. to relate to somebody else and he don't Q: Do you sometimes write letters in want her to. Then like we wanted her class? Q: Anything else about the history of the Party? to come out here for Solidarity Day; A: Yes! A: Like, Bobby and Huey saw how the but Eldridg e didn't want her to. He Q: Can you tell me who you write Pigs were just beating people, and killing said she's my wife first and a Party letters to? them, and stopping them on trumped up member second. And that's not right. A: Bobby, Ericka, Chip, Randy Wil­ charges, like jay walking, and stuff like If you in the Panther Party, you aParty liams, Charles Bursey. that. So what they did was, Huey was member first . She is a Party member Q: Why do you write letters to these carrying a law book, and little Bobby first and Eldridge's wife second. Cause brothers and sisters? and Bobby Seale and him were all she got to work for the people, for the A: We write letters to the politica l Q: A re all of you Panthers? people to survive. prisoners cause they locked up 'in those A: Right On! carrying a shotgun and a tape recorder in the car, and when the pigs Q: Why else do people leave the Party? jails. And they like to hear. fro m us , Q: What is the Black Panther Party? A: Because they be saying the Party is and how we doing. And it makes them A: The Black Panther Party is here stopped them or they saw the pigs bru­ talizing somebody, they would check it mo ving too slow and they be talkingjust feel good to hear what we doing. to serve the peopleo It was brought like Eldridge: Let's pick up guns and Q: Why ar e these people prisoners? here cause of the conditions from the out. And the pigs might say get away; and then Huey would look up in the law shoot pigs right now. They don't know Who puts them in prison. Pigs' messing over the people. So that the people aren't educated enough. A: The pigs. Bobby and Huey they formed the Black book and say it's his constitutional right to watch what was happening, to see They going to be skipping from A to Q: The pigs put them in prison? Why Panther Party, to serve the people . Z, instead of going A, B, C. do the pigs put them in prison? But then they seen the oppression was that the pigs were carrying out their duites . You dig. The pigs they toldHuey A: They don't want to help serve the A: For nothing. not just over here in Babylon; it was people, they just want to be sitting back Q: What reason do the pigs say they all over the world. to get out of his car. And Huey said doing nothing . have for putting them in prison? Q: Is there anybody else who can add he didn't have to. Then he would look in his law book again and he would say Q: Why else do some people quit the A: The trumped-up charges, jaywa lking any more about h9w and why the Black Party? Panther Party was formed? why he didn't have to, and everything . charges, and stuff like ' that. But they're A: Like Eldridge he was talking about really trying to keep them from edu­ A: So we can have free breakfast pro­ Q: Can you tell me whoandwhichpeople you're not supposed to be dropping any cating the mass es and keep them from grams for school children and free relate to the Black Panther Party , why dope. He should criticize himself, cause serving the people. clothing programs for oppressed peo­ the people like the Black Panther he does it. A: They put Bobby Seale in prison cause ple . Party? Does everybody like the Black Q: Can you tell me why some Black they know that the masses of people A: And educate the people. Panther Party? A: No, the pigs don't like them the Panther Party members have been relate to him,· and if the masses re­ A: Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale . . , killed and how they were killed? late to Bobby and Eri cka, Bobby could formed the Black Panther Party cause avaricious businessmen don't like them A: They were killed by serving the educate them and they would realize they saw what the pigs was doing to :demagogic Politicians don't like the~' people. The pigs didn't want that, Party how the pigs are messing over them. the people, beating and brutalizing the but the Poor oppressed masses lik; the"!"'· But the pigs spread lies, through members serving the needs of the A: They trying to put Bobby and the People. So they formed the Black Pan­ people. So they couldn't tell the people leaders, lik e Huey and Bobby, leaders ther Party to get some of the oppression their media , saying that we're hoodlums to stop relating to the Party,· so all of the Black Panther Party , in jail, off of the people. and we killing kids at the breakfast pro~ grams and stuff like that. So some of they do is killed Party members. to keep the Black Panther Party from Q: And can you tell me what Party Q: Can some of you tell me some of movirig along. members hope to do about some of the masses are not educated enough to the Party members who were killed Q: What school do you attend? these conditions? know that we're here to serve them . Q: Why do some people relate to the and how they were killed? A: Huey P. Newtonintercommunal Youth .A · When the Partv members l!O out A •- T ~,:-• 1.- ···-- :77-.:I T : • . _, J"'-'V#"a,c;,• VV llflo'UJ JVI IIW.._,\At1 IIIVV ..a...,-,,.,.iv,v .&. Wt4' ther Party to get some of the oppression t eir meaia, saying that we're hoodlums JJ~VJn,~ • ..,v 1,n,ey C..VM-6'U.tli "VF ., , • ., f' O Vy11 g------,.. ... __ .,, .. , . ... ~ _ off of the People. and we killing kids at the breakfast pro~ to stop rel,ating to the Party; so all of the Black Panther Party, in jail , Q: And can you tell me what Party grams and stuff like that. So som e of they do is killed Party members. to keep the Black Panther Party from members hope to do about some of the masses are not educated enough to Q: Can som e of you tell me some of moving along. these conditions? know that we're here to serve them. the Party members who were killed Q: What school do you attend? A: When the Party members go out Q: Why do som e people relate to the and how they were kill ed? A: Huey P.Newtonintercommunal Youth with papers they could educate the peo­ Party and why are others against it ? A : Sam Napier he was kill ed because Institute/ ple and tell them what's going on, A: The reason why they don't like the he was a hard working brother and the Q: Can someone tell me what the schools about what the pigs are doing to the Party, cause the pigs they don't want Pigs didn't want him, they just killed were like that you went to before? people; turn the pages to the papers to have a Black Panther Party, cause him . A: I didn't go to school. and exp Zain to them what the pigs is they want to go around brutalizing and A: Litt le Bobby was killed by the pigs. Q: You didn't go to school before? doing to the people, helping to educate beating people. But the reason why they A: Little Bobby was killed three years A: I kept messing up, and I wanted to the people. Telling them what the pigs have a Black Panther Party is so that ago by the pigs. And now on the news quit. are doing to us. the pigs can't go around beating. media, they saying that the pigs didn't, Q: Why did you want to quit? Q: What other kinds of things do Party A: The reason the pigs don't like the this ex-pig , that works somepl,ace, talk- A: It didn't have nothing I wanted. members hope to do? Party, like she said, they like to go ing about he putting everything together , A: The reason why I didn't go to school A: They hope to help the people to around brutalizing the people. And the talking about Litt le Bobby wasn't mur- is that I didn't like what the pigs were gain their liberation, and give back the reason the capitalists don't like the dered . He said that when Little Bobby teaching me, and I got kicked out of means of production. And they tell them Party, cause they like to exploit them was coming out of the house, he had school a few times cause I was messing how to establish breakfast programs, and take their money from them. And his hands up and he was walking, cause up. health clinics, free food programs-. the politicians, they just like to mess he had tear gas and everything in his Q: How were you messing up? Q: Do you know why the people need to around with people. And they want to eyes. And they say that he didn't try A: Just wasn't doing my work, and have the means of production? cheat on the votes and stuff, like when to get away, he stumbled and his hands tearing my papers up. A: So that they can live, cause if they they be electing people, they like to pick fell and the pigs lost control of their Q: How come? don't have no food and stuff, they wouldn't the people that they think will do wrong guns. And they trying to say this is a A: Cause I didn't like the way my be able to live. And they'd all die off. for the oppressed people. j ustifiable homicide. And like they teacher was teaching me. And that's what the pigs hope to do - to A: The reason the pigs don't like the saying the same thing about Mark kill the people off. Panther Party is because the Party is Clark and Fred Hampton. A: Like, you know, the pigs don't give teaching them what the pigs is doing A: Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and A: I didn't like it cause all they was you food and stuff for the people. So to the people. So some people they re­ John Huggins was murdered in L.A. teaching us, especially in my history what we' re doing is taking donations so late to the Party and some people don't; while educating the people. clflss, all they be teaching us is about we can help feed school children, and like the capitalists, they don't like them. Q: Who killed them? George Washington and Abraham stuff like that. A: The pigs don't like the Black Panther A: The US organization. Ron Karenga Lincoln. And I kept getting suspended Q: Is there anything else that Panthers Party cause the Black Panther Party and his pigs. for cussing at the teachers and telling hope to do? is educating the people and they don't A: Fred Hampton got shot in his sleep. them I didn't want to do this and that , A: They hope to free the people. We can't like the Black Panther Party feeding The pigs were too scared to come while that work they be giving us. And one just tell the people to pick up the gun. hungry school children every morning. he was awoke. time I was reading about Angela Davis We got to go from A to Z in educating They don't like the Black Panther Party A: They knew the people in the com­ and he grabbed my book and tore it the people, before we can tell them to giving them free clothing, cause the pigs munity loved Fred. They snuck in. up. And I cussed him out and then I pick up the gun, cause they'd just be want to see them die. They don't care Then when they got close to the house, got suspended for that. And I always shooting si~ters and brothers, instead of about the people cause they know if all when they got in, they shot Mark Clark, used to get suspended for not coming the pigs. They got to know who the pigs the people die, which they ain't , well and Fred was sleep . They shot him to school on time. And I just stayed is and who is oppressing them. They the pigs they'll have all the money. with a shotgun. out of school. And I didn't like it cause got to have some discipline before they They'll have so much they will have A: Fred Bennett he was in the Party. when I be sitting in the cl,ass, I could use some guns against somebody cause to burn it up. They don't like to see He was missing two months. And as see that they were telling lies. they'll be shooting brothers and sisters. people eat no more. They want the people soon as the Party put something in Q: Some of you mentioned that Huey and to starve and die. the Black Panther Party newspaper, A: I didn't like the school I went to cause Bobby formed the Black Panther Party. Q: Why do poor and oppressed people well, then they said they found Fred my teacher she didn't use to teach us Can somebody explain more fully about like the Party,· why do poor and op- Bennett, up in Santa Cruz mountains nothing, she just used to let itS go out how the Black Panther Party first got ·pre ssed people relate to the Party ? where a bomb factory was, had all and Play, and that's all we used to do. started? A: Cause when we serve papers , they kinds of bombs and stuff in it. And they She didn't hardly teach us nothing. A: See, the Party first started when look in the papers and they see what found the remaining parts of his body. Huey heard about Malcolm. And he liked the pigs is doing to them, and they'll Just bones left there. A: Where I used to go to school, we the way Malcolm talked. And one day know how to deal with them. And the Q: Why are Panther offices sometimes used to have to pay /qr lunch. Bobby he heard that Malcolm had got paper will tell them about what the pigs attacked? And by whom? · ·:illed. And then after that, Bobby met is doing, how they getting oppressed and A: The L.A. office was attacked by CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE TI-IE BLACK PANTI-IER, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 12 Q: Why was this school started? for your own good.Cause like if you keep A TALKWITH THE STUDENTS A: Because half of us wasn't going to it up, oneday the pigs might vamp, and . school. Because they wasn't teaching you get an order like get down on the OFTHE HUEY P. NEWTONus nothing at the schools. And we had floor. And say you wouldn't do it . While to come here to learn discipline , cause you vacillating you get killed. INTERCOMMUNALYOUTH if we didn't learn discipline, we'd be A : It makes you a better perso n. going crazy . We'd be beating up on the Q: Do you think the American society INSTITUTE teachers , like we did at the pigs school . needs to be changed? We used to hit them in the head with A: Yeah! CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE books. Q: In what ways does American society A: Where I used to go to, East Oak­ A :Like we couldn't wear no hat around need to be changed? land school (Lockwood)~ all the time the school and most of us would be i~ A: We need to be able to determine our when I used to be up there if I didn't jail by now. own destiny, and we don't need to have turn in my homework, the teacher used A: To teach us our tru e history , that •s these hours the pigs call curfew. to get those loTJ,go ld sticks, long thin related to society . Teach us the true A: The power that the pigs have should sticks , and put a little bit of water on history, cause lik e in the pigs school they be taken and given to the poor and them, and pop me on my arms. And only teach us about Abraham Lincoln was oppressed masses . that's why I didn't like to go to that a good old man. Q: How can you change it? school. A: Over here they teach us about what A : Lik e you have to educate the people, Q: How is this schoo l different? the pigs are doing to us, how they beat­ so they can deal with the pigs, and get A: This school don't teach you the same ing on the people and killing the people rid of them and have community con­ things Public schools teach you. They everyday. tro l. don't teach you about the flag; they Q: What are the most important dif­ A: We need the people's help, cause one don't teach you about George Wash­ ferences between this school and the Black Panth er Party can't kill off all the ington; they don' t teach you aboutAbra­ other schools you went to? pigs in the world. We have to have the ham Lincoln; they don't be teaching you A: Over in the pig school they be tell­ people to help us,cause the man's tech ­ about what goes on in the old days and ing you that the pigs are you friends. nology is stronger than anything, ex­ that there not no more slaves . And they would have this black pig come cept the people's spirit. A: They teach you about Abraham Lin­ to the school, called officer Friendly. A: The constitution says that when the coln here, but they teach us what he He'd be letting you sit in his pig car, let government does not meet the people's really was, he owned s laves; and he said them touch his gun, he let you get in his needs, then the people should abolish that that he was against that. car, he'd take a couple of them around government , they should let somebody A: This school's different, cause at the block, talking to them about tell your like the masses run their government , the pig school I used to go to they used Parents I'm your friend. that is willing to serve them, instead of to always put these comrades that went Q: Why did he do that? trying to steal from them. to schoo l with me in "special" classes, A : Cause he'd be brainwashing the peo­ Q: If a new president was elected under .and say they couldn't do nothing. But if ple . the sam e system we have now, would some of my comrades from the com­ A : At this school we don' t have to that solv e all the problems, would every munity come to this sc hool they Pledge allegiance to the flag. thing be okay? wouldn't put them in " special'' classes. Q: Who are the teachers teaching you A: No. They'd put them in classes according now? Q: What must be done to make things all to their ability, and they'd teach them A: They're Panthers . right? more than they did in the pig school. Q: Are they also comrades? A: We got to have a system that will meet A: Over here they don't be getting no A : Yeah! the needs of the people. Like Nixon he sticks to beat you. And they don't be Q: Did you consider the other people ain't doing nothing for the people . He's teaching you lies like they used to do. who taught you in the old schoo ls, your just laying back and telling, and bring­ And they used to make you read those comrades? ing the National Guard and stuff into baby books and stuff, and not like over A: No. the black community to murder our peo­ here, where they be teaching you about Q: What kind of activities do you ple. Malcolm X and Bobby and Huey. do outside of class? Q: What does exploitation mean? Q: What are some of the things that A: We go skating . We sell papers some­ A: Exploitation is like when the capi­ you've learn ed, since coming to the In­ times . talist takes all the money from the peo­ ter communal Youth Institute, that you A: We do jumping jacks; we have races; ple and he don't want to share nothing didn't know or didn't know how to do we run around the block. with the people. He wants to have it all before? A: Like when special occasions come up, to himself. And like these stores, they A : I didn't know my ABC's , and I didn't the pigs say they're supposed to be be selling candy bars for ten and fif­ know my math. specia l occasions , we do stuff for the teen cents, and they be getting it for A: I didn't know my times tables. community . Easter came up, we had an two cents . All they doing is making a lot A: I didn't know how to do algebra, egg hunt for the community . of profit off the kids . and I didn't know how to do my divi­ A: Every Saturday night there are films, A: I think it means man profiting off of sion too good, cause I didn't want to for the people . man. do it up there. When I got down here , A: We go to funerals and we wear our Q: Which people are exploited in the I lik e the schoo l, and I started doing my uniforms . We wear black and blue uni­ United States? math. And after I got finished with my forms. A: Red people, black people, brownpeo­ math, with my multiplication and divi­ A: We march. ple, white people, all the people around sion, I went on to my fractions . And after Q: Can you tell me what is disci­ the world. I finished with all that, I went on to do pline? Q: Does the U.S. have a war going algebra. A: Discipline is when you do some­ against any people right now? Q: How longhaveyoubeeninthisschool? thing UJYong, you might have to do A: Yes. A: About four months. something that will stay on your mind, Q: Against who? A:I've learned new stuff, like philo­ so you won't do that no mor e. Like A : The Vietnamese people. sophy, ideology, dialectical materia­ you might have to run around the block Q: Why? lism , and stuff lik e that. ten times, or clean up the yard or some­ A: Because the Vietnamese people have A: I didn' t know the motto of the Party, thing like that, so you won't do that no some kind of meta l, and the Amer icans and the three main rules of discipline , more . So you'll correct your mistakes . want that. And the Vietnamese won't the eight points of attention. A: Like when they be disciplingyou, it's CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE .,. nm BLACK PANTI-Hm. SATIJRDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 13 FREETHE HIGH POINT FOUR

Not so very long ago, four young brothers from dif­ over to his people. shoulder with a slug from a pig's 12 guage shotgun. ferent Black communities in North Carolina decided to These four courageous freedom fighters were cap­ turn their lives over to their people's strugg le for free­ On December 25 (Christmas Day) Toe Black Panther tured and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. dom, justice and human dignity. Comrades George Dewitt, Party of Winston~alem opened up a Black Community assault on a pig with intent to kill and obstructing the 17, and Larry Medley, 16, were born and raised in Hlgh Information Center in High Point. At the open house duties of a pig. The brothers' bonds were set at Point . North Ci>'."olina. After becoming politically edu­ ceremonies, over two hundred and fHty people from the $60.000.00 each. cated these brothers began to immediately pass their Black community showed up. After the ceremonies, At the preliminary hearing, the High Point Four were learnings on to their fellow students in the High Point comrades Randy, Brad, George and Larry were among bound over to superior court , and their bonds were re­ school sys tem. Immediately they were labeled as trou­ those troops that were assigned to work out of the in­ set at $15, 000.00 each. At this time all of the High Point ble-makers and expelled from school for the entire formation center. Within weeks these comrades had four are still in jail under this $15.000.00 bond each. school year. things really moving . A breakfast for School Children, Their spirits are very high, because they have supreme Randolf Jennings. 17, was born and raised in South daily, and a Uberation School was in progress. The faith in the people. We as oppressed Black people. must Carolina. He had come to Winston-Salem about a year .Party also sponsored a Free Clothing Program to serve always remember that when it was requested, these ago to stay with an aunt. Comrade Randy never could re­ the community The revoluti onary enthusiasm andfervor four young brothers turned their lives over to their late to the school system, and, like most Blacks brought of the people from the Black community of High Point people's struggle for freedom, justice and human dignity• began to openly show, when the pig power structure without hesitating one moment. W e must not let the up ln the hard ghetto life, he found school and the mis­ f education that was being disseminated very boring ; and of High Point (the pig Mayor Robert Davis; exported White racist ruling class of High Point. Klansman Davis. l he dropped out of the school system. Randy later heard pig chief from Albany Georgia, Laurie Prichett: racist Klansman Prichett and bootlicking lackey Lawrence about a trip that the N.C.C.F. was sponsoring to Phila­ landlord Byron Hayeworth; and bootlicklng. running dog Graves get away with putting these four young Free­ delphia for the occasion of the Plenary Session of the Lawrence Grave) began working behind the scenes to get dom fighters into some concentration camp for the rest Revolutionary People's <::onstitutional Convention. Com­ the Black Panther Party evicted from the Center on of their lives. We humbly request of ttie people of the rade Randy came back from the Plenary Session very some jive charge about renting under false pretensesi oppressed communities through-out the American Em­ impressed with the Black Panther Party and Minister pire to come see about the High Point Four and free Huey P. Newton and made the decision to come back and The issue was taken to the community and it was them by any means necessary, organize in his own community. shown through their participation that they wanted the Comrade Bradford Ully, 19, was born and raised in Information Center there and were willing to help keep ALL POWER TO 1HE PEOPLE! Hobbsville, North Carolina. Brad, as he is affectionate­ it there by any means necessary. FREE 1HE HIGH POINT FOURI ly called by his fellow comrades in the Black Panther On February 10th at approximately 6:00 in the morning: FREE BOBBY AND ERICKA! Party bad entered college at Fayetteville State Uni­ about 100 members of the High Point Ku- Klux-Klan FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERSI squad moved on the Information Center and without giv­ versity this past year, and through his brother Garry Winston-Salem Branch ing any warning what-so-ever to the sleeping masses in Ully ( who ls a member of the Black Panther Party) Black Panther Party found out about the Party ln Winston-Salem. Brad began the houses within the immediate area on HuldaStreet. to organiZe on his college campus for the Revolutionary They began firing tear gas and bullets at the comrades Send all donations for the High Point Four to: People's Constitutional Convention in Washington ,D.C. inside, The brothers inside immediately responded. As The Defense Committee of the High Point Four With his political education soaring, he dropped out of a result, 3 pigs were shot, and our brave and beautiful P.O. Box 2019 college and came to Winston-Salem to turn ltis life comrade-in-arms Larry Medley was wounded in the Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105

A TALI WITH THE STUDENTSOF THE HUEYP. NEWTONINTERCOMMUNAl YOUTH INSTITUTE CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE say it's a piece of paper/ materialism is let them come in and take over their Q: Can you tell me what is an ideology? things that are real, that are from the property and factories and their govern ­ A:It is a specific, systematic way of external world. We don't believe in ment. So the Vie.tnamese said first they­ thinking and arriving at valid conclu­ spirits and ghosts and stuff like that. will figh,:;for what's theirs. And the A- sions. That means like if you want to Q: What kind of society are you and merica ns want what the Vietnamese have come to a conclusion, yougot to investi­ gate before you come to a conclusion. other revolutionaries around the world A: The only reason they started the fighting to build? Say I pick up a book and I want to know A: A socialist society. war was for profit, so ' they could come what it is. I say, let me check this out. A: We trying to build a free world, where Before I knew what it was, I have to go over there and take over the Vietna­ people can do what they want to do with­ from A through to Z to find out what it mese production, their silver and gold out no body telling them what to do. and all other kind of stuff worth money. is. I can't just skip from A and thep, say A: Without any pigs putting up the peo­ They say they ain't doing it for money, Z. I have my conclusion, it wouldn't be ple's society. but they are. Soon as the war is over they right. A: A society where people can live to­ going to start taking all their stuff. Q:Does the Black Panther Party have an gether without fighti ng and without the Q: If the war in Vietnam stopped, would ideology? pigs over their backs telling them what that solve all the problems? A: Yes, Dialectical Materialism. to do. A: It would still be more probl ems , over Q: What is dialectical materialism? A: The society will have discipline, but here in Babylon. A: Dialectical is like you just pick up we won't have all that killing of people. Q: What kind of problems would there this paper, and say this is a rock. I still be? can tell it's a rock. Instead you inves­ A: Undecent housing, the pigs exploit­ tigate to see what it is . You look at it, ing the people, undecent clothing. you study it from all sides and then you ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE/ H~ BLACK PANTI-IER. SATIJRDAY. MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 14 TRIALREPORT: PIG GEORGE· SAMS TESTIFIESAGAINST CHAIRMANBOBBY AND COMRADEERICKA Last week~ the• weakest link in the questioning regarding drugs Sams is hair braided. . chain of the pigs' lies and deceptions taking was not allowed. The ·stage was Sams' relationship with the pigs in- in the trial of Chairman Bobby and now set for the pigs' star witne~s, volved in the case has gotten to be Comrade Ericka was presented by pro­ George Sams himself. rather close--when asked how many secutor Markle--George Samso To set statements he had made to the police, the stage for Sams' appearance, D.A. However, D.A. Markle had one more he said he had made statements to Markle first had two state robots dis­ witness to present - Maude Francis, ''Vinnie" Dirosa, and "Nicky" Pasteur, guised as psychiatrists to attest to a former member of the Connecticut among others. He has also spoken to the ~ams'"capability"to testifyo The first State Chapter of the Black Panther FBI on occasion. He said he didn't know ,of these was a Dr. Miller. Dr. Miller Party, who was arrested with Ericka; anytht~g about the McClellan Com­ stated that "Georgie" ( as he calls Sams) and who had been threatened by Markle mittee. was doing fine. He said that Sams had into testifying. Maude Francis gave a . Cross-examination was seriously been reading a lot, especially books on short testimony, most of which centered hampered by the judge's refusal to allow Nature and had also taken a great in­ around Sams. She said he, threatened anything to be answered that referred terest in painting. Sams, in fact, has her and Lorreta Luckes. She also said to th"e character and gener~ conduct of given ' Miller a painting which he that he ordered her to sleep with Rackley Sams. The defense was not allowed to (Miller) had asked Sams to autograph. to get information - which she did. ask what drugs he's on, or whether he Miller said that although Sams was On Thursday, April 22nd, George still has a propensity for violence. ''very creative", he was an insecure ·Sams finally took the stand. His testi­ They could not talk about his claims to person; and that he had to reassure mony under cross-examination re­ have killed people before, or his threats Sams that the doctors were surprised ve~led only his glaring lies and contra­ to kill his mother if he ever saw her. at his excellent responses to their dictions from minute to minute, and also Witnesses have said that he talked about questions, rather than convinced of his as related to his testimony at previous throwing a brother off a roof, and instability. Garry was not allowed to hearings, and at Lonnie McLucas' trial. breaking his back, and sisters have said ask if there was anything psychologically Some of the most obvious contradictions .iil, the previous trial, that he abused wrong with Sams. And Katie Roraback were: women frequently -- but the defense was was not allowed to question Sams in Kimbro testified that he never saw not allowed to ask whether he had been regard to his attitude toward women Bobby at Orchard St. No one else disciplined, after this incident, in ( although he has threatened to kill his seems to have seen him on the night Chicago, for "misbehaving with two mother if he ever sees her). These lines of the 19th either. Sams, however, re­ young girls.'' They were not permitted of questioning were termed irrelevant. members a meeting in the room where to go into his involvement with drugs. Rackley was held, at which Bobby was As Markle says, "His character is When ·questioned about a titanium present and said, when asked what to do irrelevant.'' (metal) plate in Sams' head, Miller with Rackley, ''What do you do with a At one point, Garry asked Sams was responded that it might not be a plate, pig? A pig is a pig is a pig. Off the he ever expelled from the Party, that but metal fragments instead. However, motherfucker.'' time being the first time he had beaten he could not be sure, since no con­ Kimbro says that Sams said to him, up a Party member. Sams said yes. clusive tests had ever been made. Miller ''lee him. It's from National.'' In Lon­ Garry then asked if Chairman BobbY, has also promised Sams that he will be ni.e's trial, Sams said that he told Kim­ had been the one to expel him. He said eligible for the Security Treatment bro, "If you think he's a pig, kill him.'' yes. Garry then asked him was he in Center in New Haven, a place for of­ This time, his testimony is the s;ame charge of the New Haven Chapter. He fenders . who are considered rehabili­ as lAlex Rackley, Donnally, who had spent seven or eight testified that Sams slapped Loretta he said it! He said itf" hours- examining Sams. He had made a Luckes around because she played Another pig, "Nicky'' (as Sams calls neurological test on Sams. When Garry records he d-i.dn't like. Sams denies it. htm) Pasteur also took the stand. He was asked did Sams suffer from claustro­ Peggy, Kimbro and Maude Francis in the surveillance party that followed phobia (fear of closed places), he ad­ have also testified that Sams had a gun Bobby around, while he was in New mitted this. Several years ago, another on him almost all the ti.me, even when Haven. He stated that he saw Bobby psychiatrist had, in fact, declared Sams he was i.n his underwear. Sams denies it. go into the office and then come out, insane. When questioned about this, Don­ The picture that Sams tried to pro­ standing on the steps. He looked again, nally said that he had contacted Marks ject of himself and hi.s activities is that and not seein g, assumed that he had (the other psychiatrist), but Marks had of a faithful Panther, trying to do his gone back into the house. After Gar ry refused to send the reports. No efforts duty and obey orders which he didn't discredited Pasteur's lie, the testi ­ Nere made to obtain the reports after always understand. It didn't work. mony ended • .his. Donnally stated that "his tests" Cross-examination touched on some of So on this feeb le note, two alleged revealed that Sams' reflexes were "in- his background and it was brought out psychiatri s ts to prop up the chie f wit­ ensely reactive''. He also said that that he had been expelled from the ness, who is a me ntal def ective, George 5ams has strong impulses of a violent Party for stabbing a brother in the leg, Sams, a fri ghtene d young girl and a lying nature, which he might not be able to that he had beaten someone to a point pig, the pr osecu tion r ested its shaky control as the average person might. .where another ' Panther's intervention ca se. Miller was not even aware of the drugs probably saved the victim's life. He ad­ Defense st arts its case this week. (mainly, Thorazine and Librium) that mitted that he had beaten Rackley in FREE BOBBY AND ERICKA Sams was taking; and, any further New York, for showing up with his ALL POWER TO THE PEO PL E nn~: BLACK PAN1HER, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 15

RANDY WILLIAMS ON THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

this society, but every society. gardless of internal contradictions or A few former members of our external attacks . Democratic Centra­ Central Committee saw fit to reject lism applies to every member of the or­ the strategic view of waging a protracted ganization, community workers, Pan­ struggle geared toward educating our thers, officers, and members of the Cen­ people as to their historic duty by means tral Committee. All must adhere to this of implementing what we designate as principle. our survival programs. They have re­ Eldridge's thrust for 0 his seat" has jected the need for survival programs disrupted our Party, somewhat, because Power to the Youth, Comrades: and a sound philosophy, in favor of a a few former members apolitically re­ purely militaristic stance. They fail to lated to Eldridge's demagogic appeals, There still seems to be a residue of see that our people must have survival without investigating the counter- revo­ uncertainty, confusion and apprehension programs, just as they must develop a luiionary crimes committed by surrounding the decisions made by the military capacity. The survival pro­ Eldridge. Finally some of these com­ majority of the Central Committee sur­ grams include military preparation; we rades have either forgotten that the ce­ rounding the defection of Eldridge cannot survive unless we implement ment of our unity, democratic centra­ Cleaver and his clique from the ranks both. They seek to mobilize the a­ lism, applies and operates on all levels of our Party. Many brothers and sis­ political, the shallow and other ·reac- . of our organization; or they are so op­ ters had thought themselves revolu­ tionary elements, who have proven that portunistic and reactionary that they tionaries before the surprising develop­ they are unwilling to make the self­ have knowingly corrupted our principles ments of the past months proved other­ less sacrifices that the revolution de­ and rejected our survival programs wise. Some comrades merely gave lip mands. strickly for notoriety and gain. Some service to our philosophy and ideology, It is most unfortunate that basically comrades are, of course, unconcious and to democratic centralism. Some sincere people have been swayed by dupes. In the final analysis, those who have become part of the treacherous poisonous slander. Eldridge's minority have with premeditation sought to usurp cult of the individual, instead of ad­ clique has attempted to subvert and the power of the Central Committee and hering to our Party's philosophy. Still twist our Party into an instrument re­ establish (l dictatorship, these will be others have taken their criticism out­ flecting a myopic and reactionary posi­ defeated. The arms of our Party are side of our organization, thus adversely tion, by use of the tactic of slanderous those of our people; therefor e, our reach affecting our people, and have sown demagogy. However, in the main the is long indeed. se eds of disunity within our ranks. In adventuristic, reactionary policies as I stand fast with the decisions of our short, many people seem confused. well as the insane lies of the Eldridge Central Committee. I view those who Some have been led astray because clique have been spurred by Party mem­ consciously or otherwise move in a they were unable to comprehend our bers, and our people as a whole. And manner to disrupt or distract our Party Party's historical duty, and/or lack the rightly so. The people have accepted from the task at hand as traitors, to be ability to grasp the magnitude of the our survival programs, thereby refit­ dealt with as such. To those who have task of transforming society. Our ting Eldridge's claim to his "seat in been audacious enough, foolish enough Party is not the tool of anyone, or any the white house". } to utter threats against our Central self-proclaimed clique. As an instru­ " Our people judge by action, and not Committ ee or attempt to implemen t ment of the emerging lumpen pro­ by empty emotional demagogy. They, their threats, let them understand that letariat, we steadfastly reject emotional our people, have had enough of empty there exist no asylums, no sanctuaries. appeals, calling for the abandonment of promises; and, view with growing skep­ Take heed that the memory ofourParty our class goals. We reject the slan­ ticism public statements emanating is as long as our reach, and that our derous and irresponsible tirades laun­ from whoever currently holds 0 his seat retribution is cold and final. ched by adventuristic opportunists, who, in the white house''. Party members by their action and inaction, have or should know that our unity is based upon ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE would sell out and destroy the only the principles of Democratic Centra­ political party which has the inherent lism. It is dialectical in appearance and ALL .POWER TO THE YOU1'H potential (because it personifies the in es~ence. It is the pillar upon which LONG LIVE OUR PART Y PURGE aspirations of the emerging lumpen rests our ability to survive, junction YOUR COMRADE, proletariat) of transforming not only and develop as a dynamic force, re- Randy Williams llf~ BLACK PAN'lliER. SATIJRDAY. MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 16 PROSPECTSFOR REYOlUll ·ONARY INTERCOMMUNALWARFARE

"ANY LINE THAT CLAIMS TO BE nological development was at a low REVOLUTIONARY MUST GIVE A CON­ level ••• and its backbone, the army, had CRETE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: been broken I · HOW TO OVERTHROW THE POWER The next revolutionary formula to OF THE CAPIALIST STATE? IN OTHER evolve from the depths of oppressed WORDS, HOW TO BREAK ITS BACK­ people to alter the course of history BONE, THE ARMY...... " . and defeat capitalism and imperialism was the theory and practice of protract­ Regis Debray ed warfare based upon guerrilla attacks. This has been the fundamental strategy Comrades, in applying this important for seizing political po'Jl.'.er in China, question to our specific situation within Korea, Vietnam, Cuba and .Algeria •. the territorial boundaries of the U.S., Internal and external contradictions our objective task becomes one of great in each respective country persuaded difficulty, but not impossible, as some their revolutionary vanguards to repud­ revisionists and defeatists will have the i a~e the orthodox strategy of Bolshev­ masses of oppressed people believe. In­ ism and move in the direction of pro­ deed, it' s not necessary for us to be tracted guerrilla warfare, waged by the military, logistical experts to determine masses of the peopleo The essential if a head-up struggle to the death, on a conditions that prevailed in these purely military level with the enemy countries was qualitatively different choosing the terrain, would be the means Romaine Fitzgerald than the preconditions that led to the to our goal of Revolutionary lntercom­ Russian revolution. Each of these 1coun-, munalism. Aside from this mistaken and political power wielded by the tries was reduced to a colony or semi­ idea, if applied to our unique internal bourgeois class, serve as an example colony by a racist European Mother and external conditions, being absurdly that we might duplicate in the U.S.? country or an international bureaucracy adventuristic, senseless suicide and sa­ To free ouselves from any dilemma of imperialists. Their countries being crifice of human life would be the reac­ that may be created by the phenomena invaded, the social glue of the people- - tionary consequences on our overall of the present or illusions from the national culture was destroyed, and the revolutionary struggle to implement past we must place things in an histori­ population forced to submit to the Revolutionary lntercommunalism and cal perspective. whims of racist dogs. Revolutionary we would suffer crushing defeat and be The first successful overthrow of the nationalism in a socialist context de­ retarded tenfold. bourgeois capitalist state and replacing veloped as a natural result of racist The precondition for the implementa­ with socialism through violent revolu­ oppression and imperialist exploitationo tion of Revolutionary lntercommunal­ tion occurred in Russia in the year of Hence, the precondition which pre­ ism throughout the world is, in the 1917. The strategy: swift assault and vailed throughout these struggles, a words of Huey P. Newton, the defeat seizure of central government atPetro­ peasant population dispersed over the of world enemy number one, the U.S. grad factories by the workers and pro­ underdeveloped country-side, gave de­ Imperialist (Empire) ruling-circle and gressive forces. Historically, this in­ cisive advantages to the revolutionary the many paramilitary agencies that en­ surrection type revolution has become vanguards against the well-equipped force their policies of racist oppression, known as Bolshevism. (militarily) imperialist adversaries and economic exploitation and assassination There were many external and inter­ their lackeys. The masses would not of servants of humanity. However, in nal contradictions in the Russian poli­ cooperate in these areas because of de­ this period of time and space in the ln­ tical arena at that time which permitted cades of naked terror perpetrated tercommunal Revolution, the revolu­ this event to take place. The most fun­ against them. They saw the revolution tionary forces within the territorial damental: internal weakness of the was clearly in their interest. This large boundaries of the U.S. Empire cannot armed forces which are supposed to area, which the urban communities were match ounce-for-ounce the military protect the interest of the capitalist economically dependent upon, was virt­ firepower of the fascist-imperialist ro­ state. A weakness which resulted from ually impossible to secure if the people bots. But to realize our liberation the the applica tion of external pressure by were determined to oppose with arms in military has to be defeated or won over the German Army (First world war of hand. The countryside became liberated to the side of the revolution. imperialism) led to enormous losses in territory, because the mobility of the If this is the objective reality posing men and military equipment, demoral­ guerrilla forces and popular support the most crucial problem to the revolu­ izing and breaking their will to fight. among the people kept the enemy on the tion, then by what method and tactic do Another internal factor of primary im­ defensive . The reactionary forces could we resolve the armed shield of the op­ portance was · the low level of material not launch the sustained offensive neces­ ptessor? ls there no means by which production that was inadequate to meet sary to liquidate the liberated zones. the revolutionary forces ·can break this the basic needs of the people in peace Military defeat and economic collapse t.orm idable backbone (military force) time, which certainly could not be done force the ene my to disengage. The march that has ever been known to mankind? in times of war and sustain any offen­ on the city to seize the central govern­ Do we wait until the pigs become sym­ sive of the military forces. Consequent­ ment was met with litt le or no res is- pathetic to our just cause and decide ly, the wretchedness and starvation of tance00. the milita ry, the backbone be­ to delegate a large percentage of their the overwhelming majority of the came proven "pap er tiger s' ' I military power to the masses so their masses, ravaged by an unwanted war of It become s extremely impo rt ant at decadent madness can be over thrown? imperialism, motivated them toward this juncture of struggl e, Comra des , to (In revolutions, Comrades, political a new order of things. Finally, the in­ make these com parati ve analyse s and power is not given, it is seizedl)Or does ternal squabbling of the bourgeois determine what will be the cor rec t any preceeding socialist revolution, in central government failed to consolidate strategy for the defeat of the arm ed which the objective was to end private its authority over such a vast area in a ownership of the means of production period when communications and tech- conti nued on next page TiiE BLACK PANTI-IER. SATIJRDA Y. MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 17

TO SUPREME SERVAN~ MINISTER OF DEFENSE~ HUEY P&NEWTON: Dear Comrade: (conditions governing rural guerrilla war?) ... I take this momen t of thought to task as follows: My Nevertheless, in the present state of the Black Colony first concern being a man of many men and women in­ and the White Mother Country, relating to preparation volved with the antics of this second revolutionary ad­ and consciousness, the call as such to the theater of vance within the borders of Amerika on the one hand, diet guerrilla warfare is preposterous. Because th.e and my concern with the serious nature of the in­ totality of the performance • weighs heavily upon the fighting now manifested within the ran .ks of the Black shoulders of the "people", such lack of preparation Panther Party .. The people ' s Vanguard .. I wish to re­ and consciousness of the people has led the Party, flect a basic, but objective opinion about the circum­ under Huey's direction, to the correct line of thinking: stances and what should be done about it, or rather a "but we must remember that we must exhaust every suggestion of a logical revolutionary premise upon which possible tactic"... and it is evident that the context to resolve the issue in the best interest of the Party, the clarifies itself in Huey's following movementofthought people, and all principal allies. However. such cannot "Che has a problem in Bolivia because the peasants go unqualified , which for the purpose, l state such quali­ were so unconscious until he could not rally them even fication in the running lines: The National Une of the with the 'focos' • They did not understand why the Party, which is the axis of the Party's existence, is military, the regular military, was dropping. So what did indispensable and inherent with this examination and he do? He attempted to form certain programs that the conclusions that shall be drawn therefrom. Within he called survival programs .•. " this context the principled elements from which this Here we unfold the second basic conclusion that both analysis is worked may be stated as: 1) The National theses are correct -- the call to "intensify" by El­ Party line to struggle for self-determination; 2) The dridge, as well as the line to create conditions under Party line which summarizes the right of colonialsub­ which intensification may be conclusive to winning the jects to conduct a plebiscite among the oppressed peo­ contest, summed as "survival programs" by Huey - ­ ples; 3)The Party line which sanctions the struggle for and that the entire projectionary theme is one of timing. "education •. " which is merely systematized in­ The call to intensify the revolutionary struggle is un­ formation ..• "th at teaches us our role in this present timely as far as the masses are concerned. And the day society." fact can be easily measured by the character res­ sufficient to defeat the Amerikan political line in the ponse of the Black colonial subjects as well as allied - FORCEAND EFFECT Of THE struggle for the minds of the masses. forces to the present conditions of the diet struggle llACI PANTHERPARTY What this means in terms of. the Black Panther Party, going down in CAIRO. ILLINOLS••. Why haven 't there per se, is unmistakingly the evolutionary conclusion been mass demonstrations and protests in the Black First we must arrive at the force and effect Party of what was once merely a Black colony aspiration of Colony as a stand with the Cairo people? Why call for exis tence has produced upon the Amerikan society , hope, is the inner and international communal revolu­ a de-escalation of the military expeditionary forces in shortly summed as: 1) TI1e existence of the Black Pan­ South East Asia on a nationwide level of mobility and' ther Party has upset the character position of the tionary reality of the Black Panther Party, The legend of blood and sacrifice of the Party, coupled with the not address the escalation of expeditionary forces in bourgeoisie class, forcing this class from its lofty Cairo , Illinois? How does a level of consciousness call position within the stratification of the class makeup above, makes legitimate the Party's position as the Vanguard of the people. all of which reflects the bril­ for troop withdrawal of Amerikan soldiers from thou­ and relegating It between two extremes of existence: liant leadership of the Party, and shows such to be sands of miles across the sea, and not see the demand REVOLUTIONARY - COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, superior in quality , to any other ever produced by the to force the same withdrawal of a few hundred yards Where continual development of the Party will produce oppressed class of people in Amerika. from a small city under occupation within the country? the lclnd o1 pressure that will force this class to a These questions - as rhetorical as they may appear - concrete position from which to struggle, 1n short. the At this juncture we arrive at the first basic conclu­ are concrete reflections of the actual low level of Party has set the stage for capturing the revolutionary sion, that like it or not., for whom it may concern •.. consciousness pervasive in the mentality of the so­ potential of a section of the bourgeoisie class (the The Black Panther Party is the righteous Vanguard of called radical. and revolutionist in Amerika: and the liberal section) by forcing it to take concrete political this revolution. Not upon any self proclamation, but upon Fred Ahmed Evans incident is still too fresh in our stands again.st the conservative bourgeoisie, in a des­ correct evolutionary process within a revolutionary minds when equating the ·people's re sponse to condi­ per ate effort to head off violence on a large scale in prospect: a prospect that is synonomous with the "peo­ tions of "intensification", which is functionable only the growing revolution. ple". Therefore, "Panther Power,. ls "people power'; where discipline is focused on correct revolutionary 2) The force and effect of the Party on the "White thus it is resolved that: 1. The Panther Party ls power­ consciousness within the minds of a percentage of the radical movement'', .. the White radical movement has less without the people. 2, The people are void of di­ responding masses. been shattered from its surface irresponsibility and rection without the Panther Vanguard. 3. There's no In all the cases, the key word, which ls the essence forced to make concrete re-examination of its overall struggle for power within the ranks of the people; and of the total picture , is the word ''people." And my level of consciousness as related to the actual condi­ therefore, there cannot be any such struggle within opinion is that a plebiscite, reflecting the desire and tion of revolution and objectives conducive to over­ the Vanguard. will of the people will prove to be the one calling for throwing oppression in Amerika, This has forced the In my opinion, what does exist ls a breakdown in "survival programs". In the meantime, highly "war creation of a penultima te truth to be discovered by communications and discipline owing to a short sighted­ tense" comrades and brothers and sisters must put in history with the realization of urban guerrilla war­ ness that can easily be overcome, My analysis tells check any tendency to fire before they see the Whites fare and subsequently victory in the struggle of the me that the Panther Party has reached the apex of of their eyes, because it may m~an the difference oppi:essed. ''conditional" armed struggle · (or "self-defense"), between victory and failure. Until then, the only thing 3) The force and effect of the Party• s existence on which has been its '•cacoon" for metamorphosis. A that's for certain is that the movement of the Vanguard radical polit ics has produced a political inertia with an "ca coon" that it must leave behind in order to soar and the word of the Supreme Servant is revolutionary internal impetus of diplomatic politics and armed into its new existence, Essentially, this 1s what brother law. struggle. This has given the Party a maximum amount Eldridge is saying in the context of his call to intensify of political flexibility (what can't be won for the op­ the struggle, which would inevitably be characterized A Brother in Arms and Truth, pressed by diplomacy wlll be won by the barrel of the by systematic, tactical offensives in the theater: of gun) contained in the Panther position "by any means guerrilla warfare. This is a logical step, and one of Earl L. Satcher necessary'', which, over a span of years, will prove revolutionary correctness under certain conditions Folsom Prison PROSPECTS-FOR REVOLUTIONARY INTERCOMMUNAL WARFARE continued from las _t page the destruction or neutralization of the the defensive and unable to amass for a military as a precondition for seizing sustained offensive. This cannot be the forces of the U.S. empir~. We have political power, any attempt will lead case in the U.S., because technology seen through our short look at the his­ the people to ridiculous failure. allows the pigs to destroy any area tory of other revolutions that none can without even committing any ground serve as a literal example to deal with Nor can oppressed people in this forces. We have no strategy for the our unique situation. The internal and country place their hope on the theory enemy on this level. In the final analysis , external contradiction will not permit and practice of protracted warfare the strategy of protracted rural guer­ a quick assault and seizure of politi­ based on liberated zones (urban or ru­ rilla warfare based on a dispersed pea­ cal power, because of the mobility of ral areas) and rural populations in the s ant population is more absurd than Bol­ the reactionary military forces and the country-sides. The technological de­ shevik spontaneity. Surely it will not swiftness of communications and though velopment and material production per­ break the back bone•of the ruling-circle , the contradiction between the worker mits the pigs to have access to every the military forces. and the means of production is deter­ square mile in the entire region (the iorating and becoming more antagonis­ entire U.S.). Any suspected liberated . ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE I tic, it has not forced them to take any area could be wiped out in minutes (they revolutionary initiative. They continue will become free-fire zones)~ Liberated Romaine Fitzgerald to r~main a potent counter-revolutionary territory can only be established if the Political Prisoner force. Without support of the people and guerrilla forf:es can keep the enemy on Black · Panther Party TiiE BLACK PANTiiER, SA1URDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 18

TELEVISED DISCUSSION WITH HUEY P. NEWTON _, MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE BLACK PANTHER .PAR~ SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE

The Minister of Defense will be speaking on the David Frost Television Program. The following is the list of stations on whtch the program will be aired:

Station Date Network Channel Time Station Date Network Channel Time Station Date Network Channel Time 7:30-9:00prrn WAGA-TV ¥ay 14th CBS 5 4:30-6:00pm KCMO-TV May 21st CBS 5 9:00-10:00am KPLR-TV May 28th IND 11 Atlanta, Ga. Kansas City , Mo. St. Louls, Mo. May 23rd 3:30-4:30pm WJZ-TV May 14th ABC 13 4:30-6:00pm WGAL-TV May 14th NBC 8 4:30-6:00pm KSTP-TV NBC 5 Baltimore, MD. Lancaster, Pa. St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minn. May 14th 4:30-6:00pm WLBZ-TV May 21st NBC 2 4:30-6:00pm KTrV - TV May 14th IND 11 8; 30-10:00pm KPlX-TV CBS 5 Bangor, Maine Los Angeles, Calif. San Francisco, Calif.

KVOS-TV May 28th CBS 12 12N-l:30 pm WDRB-TV May 21st IND 41 8:30-10:00pm Louisville, Ky. Bellingham, Wash. KOGO-TV May 21st NBC 10 3:00-4 :30pm San Diego, Calif. WBRC-TV May 28th ABC 6 12N-l:30pm WTVJ-TV May 14th CBS 4 9:00-10:30am Miami, Florida Birmingham, Ala. (Frid ay only) KGSC-TV June 18th IND 36 7:30-9:00pm San Jose, Calif. WITI-TV May .21st ABC 4:30-5:30pm WCAX-TV May 20th CBS 3 4:00-5 :30pm 6 Milwaukee, Wisc, Burlington, Vt. WTSJ-TV May 21st NBC 18 9:00-10:30am San Juan, P.R. KMST-TV May 14th CBS 46 4:30-6:00pm WBZ-TV May 14th NBC 4 4:30-6:00pm Monterey, Calif . Boston, Mass. WRGB-TV May 21st Nee'" - 6 n:SOtMIJ: ...... 10:30pm-12M SCHENECTADY, N. Y. WSM-TV NBC 4 ,ff- __,.- WGA-TV · May 21st fmc 2 3:30-5 :00pm Nashville, Tenn. {Saturdays) • Buffalo, N. Y. WDAU-TV May 21st CBS 22 S:00-6 :30pm Scranton, Pa. 9:30-I0:30am - WCTI-TV May 21st ABC 12 May WICD-TV 21st NBC 15 4:00-5:00pm New Bern/Greenville, N.C. Champaign/Urbana, Ill K'INT-TV May 21st IND 11 8:30-10:00pm WNHC-TV May 14th ABC 8 4:30-6:00pm Seatt le /Tacoma, Wash. WMAQ-TV May 14th NBC 5 3:30-5:00 pm New Haven, Conn. Chicago , Illinois WNDU-TV May 14th NBC 16 _9:00-l0:30am May 14th WNEW-TV IND 5 8:30-10:00pm South Bend, IND. WKRC-TV May 14th ABC 12 5:30-7:00pm New York, N. Y, Cincinnati , Ohio May 20th CJOH-TV CTV 13 &. 8 ll:30pm-12:30 WICS-TV May 21st NBC 20 4:00-5:00pm WEWS-TV May 14th ABC 5 6:00-7:30pm Ottawa, Ontario Springfield, lll. Cleveland, Ohio KYW-TV May 14th NBC 3 4:30-6:00pm WTVN-TV May 14th ABC 6 9:30-11:00am Philadelphia, PA. WWLP-TV May 14th NBC 22 9:00-10:00am Columbus , Ohio Springfield, Mass. KOOL-TV May 21st 4:00-5:30pm KDTV-TV May 14th CBS 10 IND 39 7:30-9:00pm Phoenix, Ariz. Dalla/Ft Worth, Tex, WNYS-TV May 14th ABC 9 4:30-5:30pm KDKA-TV May 14th 4:30-6 :00pm Syracuse , N. Y. WKEF-TV May 14th CBS 2 ABC 22 9:/J0-10:30am Pittsburgh, PA. Dayton, Ohio WTVT-TV May 27th CBS 13 1:00-2:00pm WCSI-1-TV May 21st NBC 6 4:30-6:00pm Tampa, Florida KBTV-TV May 28th ABC 9 4:00-5 :00pm Portland, Maine Denver, Colo. 8:30-10:00pm WTOL-TV May 14th CBS 11 9:00-10:00am May 14th KPTV-TV May 21st IND 12 WKBD- TV 1ND 50 8:30- 10:00pm Portland, Oregon Toledo, Ohio Detroi t, Mich. WAVY-TV May 2J.St NBC 10 9:00-10:00am CHCH-TV May 14th IND 11 10:00-11:00pm CFRN-TV June 4th CTV 3 ll:35pm-l:OOam Portsmouth, Va. Toronto-Hamilton , Ont. Edmonton , Alberta WJAR-TV May 21st NBC 10 9:00-10:00am WSEE- TV May 21st 4:30-6:00pm CBS 35 Providence. R. I. KVOA-TV May 21st Erie, Pa NBC 4 3:30-5 :00pm Tucson, Arizona WXEX--fV June 4th ABC 8 4:00-5 :30pm WOOD-TV May 28th NBC 8 9:00-10:00am R1::hmond, Va. Grand Rapids, Mich. KTEW-TV May 28th NBC 5 11:00-12:00N NBC KCRL-TV May 14th 4 4:30-6 :00pm Tulsa, Oklahoma KHBV-TV May 21st IND 5 9:30-ll:0()pm Reno, Nevada Henderson/Las Vegas, Nev. WTfG-TV May 14th IND 5 8:30-10:00pm WSLS-TV May 28th NBC 10 9:00-10:00am Washington , D,C. KPRC-TV May 14th NBC 2 9:00-10:00am Roanoke, Va. Houston, Texas

WHTN-TV May 21st ll:30pm-12:30a ABC 13 WOKR-TV ABC 13 6 :30-7:30pm WKBN-TV May 14th CBS 27 4:30-6 :00pm Huntington, W. Va, Rochester, N. Y. Youngstown, Ohio

WTTV-TV May 21st IND 4 9:00-10:30PM WTVO-TV May 28th NBC 17 4:00-5:30pm KMJ- TV To be announced Indianapolis, Ind. Rockford, Ill. Fresno, Calif .

WJXT-TV May 21st CBS 4 9:00- 10:30pm KTXL-TV May 14th IND 40 7:30-9:00pm WDSU-TV May 28th NBC 6 10:30pm-12 M Jacksonville , Fla, Sacramento, Calif. New Or leans, La, THE BLACK PANTIIER, SATI.JRDAY, MAY 8, 1971 PAGE 19

October 1966 •• Black Panther Party Platform and Program What We Want What We Believe

l. We want freedom. We want power lo datermine the destiny of our We believe we can end police brutality in our black community by or­ Black Community. ganizing black se lf-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our black community from racist police oppression and brutality . The Second \\'e believe that black peop!e will not be free until we are able lo deter- Amendment to the Consfihtt:o.m of th e United States gives a right to bear mine our destiny . .·.•-- arms . We thet-efore beueve that all black people should arm themst'lves for self-defe nse. 2. We want full t•mplo~·mt•nt for our pt•oph•. 8. We want freednm for all blaek men held in federal. state, eounty \\'e bl•lil•n• that llll' fl•dl•ral gon•rnment is responsible and obligated to and cit~- pri~ons and jails . give every man emplo~·nll'nt or a guaranteed income . We believe that if the whitl' :\nwri<:an husinesslllL'l1 will 1101 gin• full emplo~·ment. th.en the We believe that all olack people should be released from the many means of produttton should be takL•n from the husinl•ssmen and placed in ja ils and prisons beca use th"'y have not received a fair and impartial trial. the conununit _vso that the pt•i,pll• of tlw comm unity tan organize and em­ plo~· all of its pL•oplL•and gin• a high stanclarcl of living . 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 communltiei., as defined by the Constitution of the United States. 3. Wt• want an end to the robber~ · b~· the CAPITALIST of our Hlad, (.'ommunit, · We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution .,;o that black people will receive fair trials . The 14th Amendment of-the We bel1en ,• that 1111:-,ran:-1 government has rohbed us and now we are U.S. Constitution gives a man J) right to be tried by his peer group . A peer demanding the on•rdu t• clt•bt of. forty acres and two mules . Forty anes is a person from a similar economic. social. religious . geographical , en­ and l\\o rnulL'S was promised JOOyears ago as restitution for slave labor vironmental, historical and raciaJ background . To do this the court will be and mass murder of hlad;. people . \\'e will a(-cl'pt the payment in currency forced to select a jury from the black ~community from which the black whi<:h will ht• clistributt.•d lo our many c·ommunities . The <;ermans are now defendant came. We have been , and are being tried by all-white juries aiding the Jews in Israel for llw genoci de of tht• .Jewish people . Th<' <;cr­ that have no understanding. of the "average reasoning r.ian" of the black mans murder ed six million Jews. The :\meritan racist has taken part 111 com~unity. tile m~Jghtl!'l"-OfO'•t-r.fin~ million black people: therefore. we feel that this is a modest demand that we make. 10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major polilical objective, a United Nations-supervised plebis­ 4. We wanl de<:ent housing. nt for shelter of human beings. cite to be held throughout the black colony in which only blat"k colonial subjects will be allowed to participate, for the purpose of determining the We _believe that if the white landlords will not give decent houstng to will of black people as to their national destiny. our black community. then the housing and the land should be made int~ cooperatives so that our community. with government aid. can build and When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one make decent housing for its people . people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. and to assume. among the powers of the earth, the separate and 5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this equal station to which the laws of nature and natunfs God entitle them,-a decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true -decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare history and our role in the present-day society. the cau::;es which impel them to the separation. • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowl­ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights ; edge of self. If a man does not have knowledge of himself and his position that among these are life. liberty . and the pursuit of happiness . That, to in society and the world, then he has little chance .to Telate to anything s a design to reduce them under ab­ 7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER soluh· dt•spolism, it is their right. it is their duty , to throw off SU(•h govern ­ of black people. nwnt. and to pro, ·ide new guards for their future security. SER VE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL

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