Sun (Detroit) 1970
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- Sun (Detroit) 1970
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- 6 scanned pages of the August 30th, 1970 issue of the Sun (Detroit).
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- Artists' Workshop Press
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- 8/30/1970
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- Artists' Workshop Press
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the apolitical
intellectuals
of my country
will be interrogı
by the simplest
of our people.
They will be asked
what they did
when their nation died out
slowly,
small and alone.
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No one will ask them
about their dress,
eir long siestas
after lunch, ` ;
no one will want to know
about their sterile combats
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They'll be asked nothing |
! justifications .
born in the shadow
On that day
the simple men will come.
Those who had no place
in the books and poems
of the apolitical intellectuals,
but daily delivered
their bread and milk,
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their tortillas añd egges,
those who mended their clothes,
those who drove their cars,
who cared for their dogs and gardens
and worked for them,
and theyll ask:
“What did you do when the poor
suffered, when tenderness
and life
burned out in them?”
Apolitical intellectuals
of my sweet country, ~»
you will not be albe to answer.
A vulture of silence
will eat your gut.
Your dwn misery
will pick at your souls.
And youll be mute,
in your own shame.
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on the map! |
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There seens to be an unspoken agreement between the frecks and the
pigs in this community, in which we leave them alone and they lesve us alone.
Of course, there are occaisonal busts(see this issue), but on the whol, the
repression scene ís very light--at lesast for white people. Its totally
different scene in the Black community. The incedent a couple of weeks ago
in “est Park where the pigs vamped on some thirteen year old #lack kida was
no isolated case, The Black community has presented forteen demands to the
“nn Arbor Shitty Council, none of which have been responded tc, ämong the
demands are the dismissal of the officers involved in the west Park incident,
dismissal of all charges against those arrested there, and turning West
“ark into s Black cultural center. ihis last wes already been hpopening,
and is the reason for continuos pig harrassment at the park--somehow the man
cant relate to a lot of Blac: people getting together...
Anyway, the whole thing has recieved virtually no support from the
freek community, despite publicity in the Argus. Why, we say as we take
snother toke off our joint, should we worry about it? After all, the pigs
dont bother US that much... A couple of things. One is that our lives and
the live= of Black people in this country are totally tied together. The
Black liberation struggle has always inspired and given lesdership to white
youth. The pigs respond to Black energy with brutal racist repression,and
a couple of weeks ago,the peonle responded with a righteuos ripoff/kidnapping
of a pig judge and jurors in larin, California. Bringing it all back home to
Ann Arbor, the people of the Black community are respomding to the sze kind
of thing. Uf course, the repression is not due entirely to the pigs racism-it also that Black people are really getting together and moving on the
honks who run this town. They deserve our total support in this.The reason
the freek community hasnt felt some of the same repression is because we've
sat by and let the pigs shit all over black people, we've kept in or place
and not really made any trouble for them. If we kecp on
in this manner, we shouldn't be surprised if the righteuos wrath of Black
people starts coming down on us too.
"The best way to support a revolution is to make your own"2-Abbie floffman
We have to create a new society, a real community in this town, defining our
own lives and terms of struggle instead of just exixting in the space set
aside for us by the pigs. We must create a new society out of the ruins of
the old ~--the dialectic between creution and destruction of the pigsystem
must be constant, We have to remember that the pigs are our enemies, are the
enemies of ALL the people, however nice they may come on. In fact, the nicest
ones are the worst, people like Staudemeir who get next to you, smiling
all the time, telling you how much they love you, while ali the time gathering
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OAKLAND (LNS)-Outside the old wooden
church in Oakland’s black ghetto, a sea of black,
brown, and white faces filled the sidewalks and
- streets. They had been gathering there for hours,
waiting in the hot sun. Two lines of Black
Panthers—in full uniforms of black jackets and
berets, were all that kept the crowd in check.
But people were unusually quiet. !
Two hearses pulled up in front of the church
and the crowd in the streets moved back to make
way for it. A brown mahogany casket, followed by
a grey one, were lifted out. “Panthers, salute!”
a voice shattered the relative quiet. Clenched
black fists shot up into the air, and fists from
the crowd were raised ín response.
Inside the church, Black Panther Party Chief
of Staff David Hilliard began the service: ‘“Where-
ver death may surprise us, let it be welcome,
provided that. this, our battle cry, reach some
receptive ear, and another hand reach out to wield
Our weapon, and other men come forth to intone
y other, r
Coursge n one hand, the assault rifle in the
My brother, comrade, friend
the true revolutionary, the black communist
guerrilla
in the highest form of development.
He died on the trigger, scourge of the unrighteous
soldier of the people.
Georgia B.,
To this terrible manchild and his wonderful mother,
To Angela Y. Davis, my tender experience
I dedicate this collection of letters,
To the destruction of their enemies
I dedicate
my life.
And then, from the depth of courage that is
known only to people who are at the total mercy
of the enemy, and dare to challenge that enemy, a
letter from a group of black prisoners in Soledad
our funeral dirge with the staccato singing of machine
maximum security “O” Wing. Fully aware of the
possible repercussions, they asked that their names
punsa and new battle cries of war and victory.’
be read at the funeral “as being present in full
Father Barl Neil, spiritual advisor to the Black
Panther Party read a fiery, moving statement from
and spirit.
a Berkeley mother, and another from the Berkeley
National Committee to Combat Fascism which
affirmed: “Your son set an example for every
revolutionary to follow. . You know, as all black
mothers know, that youth will make the revolution.”
And then, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton
came forward to deliver the eulogy. He began
with a letter from George Jackson, Jonathan’s
brother, a prisoner in Soledad Prison, where he is
ceremoniał revolutionary dress: in mind, body
“And that these few words be said in our
in the State of California, who may not know
Brother Jonathan, but know well his brother
George: Right on!. . .To the first of a new
breed of freedom fighters to ever tread on Americañ soil in the history of the United States. We
bury the body but embrace the ongoing spirii
Huey repeated the Panther tribute to fallen
on trial for. his life. Prison officials are charging
revolutionaries: ‘they have struck down the best
George Jackson and two other blacks for the death
of. a white prison guard, killed two days after
prison guards opened fire on prisoners, killing three
that humanity has produced.” And added, “and `
for this they will pay the price.”
“These brothers didn’t have murder on their |
blacks. The letter will be the dedication to George’s
forthcoming book:
To the manchild, tall, evil, graceful,
Jackson i
bright eyes, black manchild, Jonathan Peter
who died on 7 August 1970, `
ga i wpe ay
minds,” Huey said, “They had freedom.” Then,
ending with the words intoned by James McClain |
in the courtroom before they escaped, one hand |
placed upon his gun instead of the Bible, Huey’
concluded: “We have been enslaved for too many
years. The chains must be removed. We must
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ınformation for files and future busts. The University of Michigan sits
intact in the middle of our territory, a center of imperialism where they make
neat little things like the infra red tracing device that killed Che Geuvera.
Our brothers and sisters are turning to smack instead of revolution, maybe
because the concept of revolution is still abstract to them. What we have
to do is make it a reality on all levels, starting with things like the tribal
councils and making them really a basis for the community, and going on from
there, wWe should learn from our sisters and brothers in places like Berkely,
Isla Vista, Boston, who have followed the example of tñe Blacks: and the Vietcong
and are taking the struggle to a higher level--moving into the streets and
beyond into firebombing pigs snd pig institutions and businesses, all the
time building togetherness and tightness with each other as the fight grows,
and the need for that love of each other grows,.Its time we injected some of
that same love and energy into our own lives, its time vwe started figuring
out where we should move--its time to put our town in the map!!
ARMED LOVE AND POWERI!
SEIZ THS TIME, OUTLAWS!!!!2
OFF THE PIG!!!!1
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4
ANN ARBOR
TRIBAL COUNCIL
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The ANN ARBOR TRIBAL COUNCIL has been formed to bring
together the various segments of the Ann Arbor youth commun-
ity. At a time when polarization, fear and distrust exist
in our community, as well as around the world, we need
communication among the groups and individuals who are interested in helping the youth culture develop workable answers
to the problems that now exist. Bħy meeting regularly and
making the Tribal Council a truely representative coalition
Of groups with in the youth community, duplication of effort
can be eliminated and projects important to the welfare of
the community can be initiated and carried thru.
The weekly Tribal Council meeting's, every Tuesday
night's at 8:00 p.m. in the 0-Zone House Community Room,
can be used to present any information relating to problems,
achievements, and needs of the Ann Arbor community. And
with improved communication and participation by members of
the council, we can present our ideas and goals to the city
of Ann Arbor, with unified purpose and dedication to work
towards serving not only our own culture and ideals, but to
try to bring all of the people of Ann Arbor to a better
understanding of each other. To eliminate the constant
culture conflicts would give us all time and energy to
devote to improving the quality of life in Ann Arbor.
SERVE THE PEOPLE! !
The Ann Arbor Tribal Council
August 25, 1970
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theatre.
Mon 31 Aug—victory
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Sat 5 Sept 4:00.
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resisting arrest
and attempted murder of a
Lake Michigan. The entire
aid, to make food available at
MAD OX HITS DIRT
ER
Honky Guv'nuh Lester “Buttocks”
Maddox barely escaped death and the
people’s justice when the landing gear
of the plane he was riding in failed
and had to crash land. The spirit of
Ten days ago the Washtenaw County
šlack Economic Development League and
hé Welfare Rights Organization asked for
50,000 from the First Presbyterian Church
or welfare mothers and other recipients. :
hey were flatly refused. Twenty-four
ours later the two organizations siezed
$10,000 for back-to-school clothes for
children on welfare. The sit-in was
broken up by the arrest of four people.
mother, Charles Thomas, WCBEDL
he churc :
president, and two supporters, Vicki
Price and Pat Kosinski. They were.
The First Presbyterian Church of :
Following the arrests, the head priest
of St. Francis said to Charles Thomas,
Negotiations began; but to this day
hey remaiñ at a standstill.
nA Arbor, Michigan is the richest church
: Masttenav
County
with 1.6
oars in stock
holdings
and million
assets. . ,
Because of a large cut in federal funds .
Washtenaw County by the govern-
1
Ann Arbor. We -requested a sum of
t, there is not enough money to
e 1⁄4 of the children of welfare reci-
the People is stronger than the pig’s
technology!!
charged with trespassing.
“Spiro Agnew will probably come down
here and shake my hand.”
a —B.K.
. *** Contributions to support the
programs and work of the WRO and
1! BANK BOMBED
Someone attempted to burn down
the Feđeral Land Bank near Ann Arbor
Friday. Sheriff’s deputies reported
finding a bottle with a rag wick in it.
ThesBombing fucked up because it
went out and had not been placed
to do some heavy damage.
WCBEDL can be mailed to 1550 Westfield, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 or
iepts in this county.
to the Legal Aid Society, 201 South
uesday, August 25, a sit-in began at
t. Francis Roman Catholic Church in
Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI.
POWER TO THE WELFARE MOTHERS!!
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