“Anyone who witnessed the murders of Black leaders like Fred Hampton in [1969] under the FBI’s COINTELPRO operations knows the lengths to which they are willing to go to crush progressive movements.”
Author: historyiswhat
“‘Brave Hearted Woman,’ a 90-minute documentary film on the death of Indian activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, touched the hearts of a good-sized crowd at SF State’s McKenna Theater Tuesday and raised disturbing questions about American law officials’ dealings with Indians.”
“Many feel that they are the objects of a vendetta and have a genuine fear that the FBI is ‘out to get them’ because of their involvement in Wounded Knee and in other crisis situations.”
“Aquash participated in the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee and the struggle that has ensued since then on the reservation against repression by local and federal authorities.”
“Every war is evil — whether it ends in victory or defeat. Evil on the one hand for the combatants and on the other for the neutrals. I do not believe in ‘beneficent’ wars.”
“…Lilian pleaded guilty, remarking that ‘there seemed little to say, as her whole crime appeared to be that of telling the truth.'”
“After the uprising in 1885 the guard room at Fort Battleford became quite inadequate to accommodate the large number of prisoners arrested.”
“Therefore, how futile it is for an Anarchist above all to take sides with any government. He not only discredits himself with his comrades but he places himself in a ridiculous position with those whose side he adheres to.”
“How can that break down which has not been built up? How can that become debauched which already is debauched and debauching?”
“There are many who perceive that they have been tricked out of their homes and jobs by a cheap phraseology, the emptiness and deception of which they now feel keenly enough.”
