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Black Unity (vol. 1, no. 1), 1970-08

 Item

Scope and Contents

[cover contains artowrk of Black soldier raising rifle in a pose of victory, with text including "We want all Black people to be exempt from military service" and "Free Bobby"]; "from MERCENARY to SERVANT of the PEOPLE" [written by June Hilliard, Asst. Chief of Staff, Black Panther Party]; "to my BLACK BROTHERS" [Black armed revolution/separatism]; "Copliments [sic] to Black Brothers"; "Revolution in the U.S."; "The Trial of Los Siete" [trial of Los Siete de la Raza (Jose Rios, Nelson Rodriguez, Mario Martinez, Tony Martinez, Gary Lescallet, Bebe Melendez, and George Lopez), charged with murding police officer Joseph Brodnik on May 1, 1969 in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood. All seven were acquitted]; "A Note From Marine Corp History" [quote of Major General Smedley D. Butler on gangster capitalism]; [back cover contains artwork of people in broken chains, arms gripping beams, with chain link and barbed wire behind them. Text with art reads "We, the black people in the military, will turn our guns around, for if we should die it should be for the cause of our people."

Dates

  • Publication: 1970-08

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Extent

From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet

Language

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository

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