Black Workers for Justice on FBI raids
‘We must break our silence!’
Published Oct 6, 2010 5:01 PM
The following statement was issued on Sept. 28. Write to BWFJ at P.O.
Box 1863, Rocky Mount, N.C. 27802.
Dr. King, Malcolm X, 1964.
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As African-American activists engaged in the many struggles for social and
economic justice and human rights, we are outraged by the recent FBI raids on
anti-war activists in several U.S. cities, alleging they have connections to
terrorism.
We’ve seen these FBI and government raids and attacks on African-American
leaders and activists during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Medger Evers, Malcolm
X, Martin Luther King Jr., and members of the Black Panther Party, among
others, were assassinated, jailed, beaten and driven into political exile for
leading demonstrations and speaking out against racism, U.S. wars and other
injustices
We are further outraged that these raids are happening under the Obama
administration, as his election as the first Black U.S. President, grew out of
a history of massive protests against racism and unjust wars.
Those who profit from these wars and U.S. support for oppressive governments
like Israel and Colombia hope that by having a Black President, it will
discourage African Americans from speaking out in protest against these raids,
and against attacks on other social justice fighters. Dr. King said that during
times like these, “We must break our silence!”
We know full well that these attacks, while starting against anti-war
activists, are aimed at all activists that organize and mobilize against the
many injustices caused by a system that places profits and domination over
human needs.
It’s time for all struggles against injustice and for human rights in the
U.S. and internationally to close ranks against these attacks and against the
rapidly growing attack on all democratic rights that is shaping the direction
of U.S. society. They come for the anti-war activists today; and they will come
for us tomorrow. Stop the raids!
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