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

[John W.]

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:30 PM, unionyes <unionyes at ameritech.net> wrote:



> 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.
>

Yes, "Negroes With Guns" was on WILL two or three years ago during Black
History Month.  I recorded it.




> ----- Original Message ----- From: "unionyes" <unionyes at ameritech.net>
> To: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:24 PM
> Subject: Fw: [Peace-discuss] An American hero & the need for the 2nd
> Amendment
>
>
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>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "unionyes" <unionyes at ameritech.net>
>> To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] An American hero & the need for the 2nd
>> Amendment
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 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
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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