~via Pennie Opal Plant~ 1967 ---> 2015 For all those who have answered the call for non-violent civil disobedience, all those taking militant action across the country this weekend, thank you! For all of those who misuse, misquote and water-down Dr. Kings words to shame our communities for taking action, in the interest of ALL oppressed communities and victims of state violence... here is your homework: ... (Negro communities) must fashion NEW TACTICS which do not count on government good will, but instead serve to compel unwilling authorities to yield to the mandates of justice... I am still convinced that a solution of non-violence remains possible, however non-violence must be adapted to urban conditions, the effectiveness of street marches in cities is limited because the normal turbulence of city-life absorbs that them as mere transitory drama quite common in the ordinary movement of masses. In the South, a march was a social earthquake, in the North it is a faint brief exclamation of protest. NON-VIOLENT PROTEST MUST NOW MATURE TO A NEW LEVEL... THIS HIGHER LEVEL IS MASS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. There must be more than a statement to the larger society, there must be a force that interrupts its function at some key point... If the jails are filled, the meaning will become even clearer. The Negro will be saying I am not avoiding penalties for breaking the law, I am willing to endure all your punishment because your society will not be able to endure he stigma of violently and publicly oppressing its minority to preserve its injustice. Mass civil disobedience as a NEW STAGE OF STRUGGLE, can transform the deep rage of the ghetto into a creative force. To dislocate the functioning of a city without destroying it, can be more effective than a riot because it can be longer lasting, costly to the larger society, but not destructive... ... WHERE DOES THE FUTURE POINT? The character of the next period is being determined by the response of the white decision makers to this crisis. It is a harsh indictment, but it is an inescapable conclusion that Congress is not horrified with the conditions of Negro life, but with the product of these conditions... ... The Negro revolt is evolving. Now it is more than a quest for desegregation and equality, it faces a system... and challenges it to create justice... A FAR GREATER STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION WILL UNFOLD...
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:22:51 +0000
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