[Peace-discuss] Fw: An American hero & the need for the 2nd Amendment

[unionyes]

Also Carl,

I just remembered that there was a parallel movement during the same time 
period ( 1964 -68 ) in Monroe North Carolina, led by an ex-army veteran 
named Robert F. Williams.
He was forced to flee the country however for almost ten years, living in 
Cuba and broadcasting a radio program with a high powered transmitter into 
the Southern U.S called " Radio Free Dixie ".
There is a film that documents this story called " Negroes with Guns ", 
which we hope to broadcast sometime in the future on Labor's View TV.

Thanks to Jim Eyman for educating me on this piece of ignored and censored 
history.

David J.

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> To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
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>> Great article Carl !
>>
>> Interesting enough, Bogalusa La., was the center of violent gun battles 
>> and massacres between 1905 and 1925 during attempts to organize the mixed 
>> race, but predominately African American, Timber and Mill workers into 
>> Unions. The first attempt was by the IWW and then later the Carpenter's 
>> Union ( UBC ). On Nov. 22nd 1919, five Carpenter's Union Organizers were 
>> murdered in Bogalusa by 20 members of a local vigilante group which was 
>> funded by the Great Southern Lumber Company and composed of local 
>> businessmen, supervisors for the Great Southern Lumber Company, and local 
>> law enforcement, all of whom belonged to the Klan.
>> Although there were several witnesses, none of the vigilantes were 
>> convicted of course.
>> A monument was proposed by the AFL-CIO ten years ago commemerating this " 
>> Bogalusa Massacre ". I am not certain if it was ever built.
>>
>> David J.
>>
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>> From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
>> To: "peace discuss" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:46 PM
>> Subject: [Peace-discuss] An American hero & the need for the 2nd 
>> Amendment
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>>> Anent some comments of mine about opposing the use of armed force in 
>>> America in 1775 - and even more in 1861 - it was asked if there were any 
>>> circumstances under which I would support armed insurrection. Robert 
>>> Hicks seems to me to provide a noble example:
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/us/25hicks.html?ref=obituaries
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