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,AU?OR 3 ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,NUH ,WA%+TON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,?IS IS A COLLECTION ( WRIT+S BY ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON1 A MAN :O MANY AN>*I/S1 NATIONALI/S1 & ANTI-IMP]IALI/S MAY HAVE HE>D ( 9 PASS+1 BUT AB\T :OM V]Y LITTLE HAS BE5 MADE BROADLY AVAILABLE4 ,AS Y\ READ ON1 ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS MAY P]PLEX OR EV5 ANG] Y\1 = C]TA9LY :AT WE HAVE H]E >E IMPORTANT & ELOQU5T WORDS BY A MAN :O DEVOT$ HIS LIFE TO ! CAUSE ( FRE$OM--FRE$OM FROM COLONIALISM & NATIONAL OPPRESSION = ,NEW ,AFRIKA & FRE$OM FROM ! M5TAL %ACKLES WE ALL WE> >\ND \R M9DS4 

,A /AUN* ADVOCATE ( ,NEW ,AFRIKAN LIB]ATION & ! ]ADICATION ( CAPITALISM1 ,BALAGOON WAS ALSO AN AN>*I/ & A P>TICIPANT 9 >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,S]V+ A /9T 9 ! ,U4,S4 >MY 9 ,G]MANY1 HE & O!R ,BLACK ,G,IS =M$ A CL&E/9E DIRECT ACTION GR\P CALL$ ,DE ,LEGISLATORS1 :I* SET \T TO PUNI% RACI/ SOLDI]S ) BEAT+S OR WORSE4 ,UPON HIS RETURN TO ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HE GOT 9VOLV$ ) ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY = ,SELF-,DEF5SE4 ,BALAGOON WAS ONE ( ! ,PAN!R #b#a1 :OM ! GOV]NM5T ATTEMPT$ 7UNSUCCESSFULLY7 TO FRAME 9 #a#i#f#i4 ,MANY ( HIS E>LIE/ WRIT+S CAN BE F\ND 9 ! COLLECTIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY ( ! ,PAN!R #b#a1 ,LOOK = ,ME 9 ! ,:IRLW9D4 ,AS ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY DIS9TEGRAT$ DUE TO BO? \TSIDE PRESSURE FROM ! POLICE & ,F,B,I & 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS BETWE5 DIFF]5T P]SONALITIES & POLITICAL L9ES1 ,BALAGOON JO9$ ?AT FACTION ?AT BECAME ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY1 AN IMPORTANT =MATION ?AT 5GAG$ 9 >M$ CONFRONTATION ) ! /ATE1 BREAK+ COMRADES \T ( PRISON1 ATTACK+ ! POLICE1 & C>RY+ \T EXPROPRIATIONS 7AKA ROBB]IES7 ( CAPITALI/S4 

,?R\<\T HIS POLITICAL J\RNEY1 ,BALAGOON REMA9$ A CRITICAL OBS]V]1 (T5 COMMITT+ HIS ?\<TS & IDEAS TO PAP]4 ,LUCKILY1 WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO ASSEMBLE AT LEA/ A PORTION ( HIS WRIT+S 9 ?IS BOOKLET4 ,\R GOAL 9 PUBLI%+ ?IS IS NOT SO MU* TO TELL PEOPLE AB\T AN UNKN[N SUP]H]O OR PROPHET ( REVOLUTION--!RE >E TOO MANY ( ?OSE ALREADY4 ,WE HAVE NO D\BT ?AT ,BALAGOON HAD HIS FAULTS & MADE ]RORS JU/ LIKE ! RE/ ( US1 & 9DE$ WE >E 9 NO WAY CLAIM+ TO AGREE ) EA* & EV]Y ONE ( HIS IDEAS4 ,YET IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT !SE WORDS BE PUBLI%$ TOGE!R1 AT LONG LA/1 NOT ONLY AS A TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE :O PROVIDES A GOOD EXAMPLE ( :AT A FREE?9K+ & UNCOMPROMIS+ REVOLUTION>Y CAN BE BUT ALSO = \R [N SAKE4 ,AS REVOLUTION>IES !RE IS A LOT WE CAN LE>N FROM ,BALAGOON'S WORDS1 AS WELL AS FROM HIS DE$S4 ,:ILE HOPEFULLY KEEP+ \R [N CRITICAL S5SE--H[ ELSE W\LD HE HAVE WANT$ IT8--!RE IS MU* TO BE F\ND 9 HIS OBS]VATIONS1 /RATEGIES1 & IDEAS ?AT %\LD BE TAK5 S]I\SLY & DISCUSS$ BY ?OSE :O FI<T = A BETT] DAY N[1 ALMO/ FIFTE5 YE>S AFT] HIS DEA?4 

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