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DECEMBER 1.
Jnck McLean, BSM Chairman,
stfoUs over to Lenoir Hall for
more picketing.
("haiiip Ignores
Shaw Committee
On Tuesday, December 2,
Cha.ioellor J. Carlyle Sitterson
reje^-ed a meeting with a com-
mit from Shaw University to
rliscuss the cafeteria workers
strUu. at UNC.
Tliis committee, with Shaw
?'acu ly member Norman Forer
as -nr:.irman, sent a letter to
Sii.i' .-son calling UNC “the
I'jading academic institution in
this state” and asking for a mu
tual effort between the schools
to e:u5ure the workers “a just
resolution of their grievances
f nd the right for representation
of their choice.”
Let it be clear that as long
a.s t,ho chancellor and other high
officialt; continue to ignore ris
ing situations that warrant at
tention and as long as people’s
rights are denied on a so-called
democratic campus, other black
peule will become interested
and rijjhtfully want to help.
A cold shoulder from the
chi;iict-lior in the future will
only m&ke situations worse. If
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Honeymoon Over
Jock Mihm B
The violence created by the
Chapel Hill Gestapo force on
peaceful demonstrators is a
clear example that the South
ern part of heaven has been
captured by the roaring waves
of fascism in this country. The
irony is not that violence exists
in the country but that it exists
in the peace loving community
of Chapel Hill. The BSM is not
going to stand by and watch
innocent people harassed, in
timated, and beaten by a police
force that is no longer the ser
vant of the people but slaves of
demogogues. The BSM will
meet peaceful demonstration
with peaceful- demonstrations,
and force with force.
The BSM no longer labors
with the myth that Blacks at
the top of the administrative
channels will solve the problems
of racism in this country. One
has only to look at Cleveland,
Ohio, Fayette, Mississippi, the
ghetto of Washington, D. C.,
and our own community of
Chapel Hill to see that this
myth is now trapped in the
midst of deceit, caged in the
den of iniquity, and awaits
death on the outcome of the
ballot box. We realize this is a
calculated move to deceive the
majority of our people into
thinking that the country is
changing. Our people are now
beginning to simplify the com
plexities and contradictions of
electing Blacks to office. To
paraphrase Malcolm X, that
white society is trying to make
“chumps” of us, the majority of
our people are no longer
chumps. Our people are begin
ning to learn that we can do
what we want and not what is
dictated to us.
The University and town
officials have conspired in the
“honeymoon suite” of oppres
sion to avoid responsibility for
the incident of December 3rd.
The BSM realizes that this racist
:: K 1N K
universify was as much if not
more so responsible in this mat
ter. The University neglected
its responsibility to protect
members of the academic com
munity by alowing Saga Food
Services to break the contract
between them guaranteeing
minimal wages of $1.80 an hour
to full-time employees, job
classifications and by permit
ting the presence of the Chapel
Hill Gestapo forces on this
campus, endangering most im
portantly human life.
The University offered two
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By ANGELA BRYANT
At 5:45 P.M. I arrived at the
picket line. It was going as
usual except that the back door
of Lenoir (facing the pit) had
been locked. We had to picket
in the confined area north of
Lenoir. We proceeded around
in the circle singing songs and
chants. There were about seven
brothers standing along side the
picket line with helmets and
sign posts surveying the situa
tion. They were pepindicular
to Lenoir and in no way block
ing the entrance. There were
others similarly attired on the
other side of the picket line.
After about ten minutes of
picketing, I turned to see a
school bus being driven up by
the pigs. Some came out of
Lenoir and began talking to the
union and strike leaders. The
picket line stopped to listen to
what was happening. Then we
were told by one pig who be
an pushing the crowd back;
that if we did not disperse in
one minute we would be arrest
ed. The crowd of picketers
moved to one side and Gene
Gore, the union organizer,
stated that they were preven-
ing the continuation of the
picket line and that we were
waiting for this purpose. At
this point, Beaumont, the chief
campus pig, came out of Lenoir
and began conversing with his
subordinate pigs. Abruptly, we
were told if we did not disperse
in one minute we would all be
under arrest. The pigs then
started pushing the crowd back
through the one exit alley lead
ing to Raleigh Street.
Gene Gore announced that
the workers had decided they
would remain because they
were not breaking any law,
only picketing as usual. At this
point I heard a pig tell Gene
Gore that he was under arrest.
The pig grabbed him and beat
him with a riot stick after he
was handcuffed. Then they
started pushing the crowd back
with the sticks. One could not
help but protect himself from
the stick as it was trust up
against liim. As the pigs pushed
the crowd back, I was pushed
into the side alley in front of
the parking area.
After a few second I glanced
to the left and this pig jumped
out of the car and I saw him get
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Fm An African
BSUL NEWS SERVICE
Tht; serious Black student
recoRuizes that his education
i.i a .'lignificant tool in the strug
gle for the liberation of his
However minus the
.iper perspective and defini-
of himself and the problem
of hi? people, miseducation and
•’on'inutd slavery are the most
t utcomes of his efforts.
The Bi.ack student must fully
understa id that all Black p>eo-
ple are .Africans, whether they
r3 on the African continent or
not. ^iie.e are many Africans in
the Ani^ i'icans, Europe and Asia,
but ttiere is no such creature as
a BT.'tck-American or a Black-
German. America is of Europe
■jrid F’.rope is white; the Black-
AmeDcau is a Black-whiteman.
""rtaialy before one can define
and solv'e the problems of his
(,■. opie. I s must know himself,
nridst be clear that the Black
an African.
.1 ist simple explanation
• the problems of Africans is
ihat oj. centuries of European
do'Tunation. It is paramount to
understand the oppression of
Africa In *«'rms of the oppressor.
.. .rica V.not dehumanized by
the rainbow rulers but by
' j^opeanr. in a concerted pro-
griia of ' .:ploitation. The most
ccnsisteni and effective weapon
of the Europeans is the divide
and rule tactic. One should
''nte the situation of Africans
Ihr Unit*>d States and Nigeria
for a glimpse at the mastery ol
the art. The trick has been so
well performed in the United
States that many Africans in
that country do not even know
that they are Africans.
It has long been recognized
that Black unity is a weapon
capable of meeting the demands
of oppressed Black people and
providing a common base upon
which Black men might stand
to eliminate the source of their
oppression. Unfortunately what
has not been recognized by
enough Blacks is that there is
only one lasting type of Black
unity — Pan-Africanism. The
essence of Pan-Africanism is
the spiritual bond that all
Africans share as a result of
similar life styles and experi
ences before and after contact
with the European. The com
munal life style of the African
is the practical application of
the spiritual bond that is at the
base of Pan-Africanism. One,
of the most noticeable indica
tions of this bond is the crea
tivity of the African.
In terms of political analysis
the important feature of Pan-
Africanism is the fact that it is
based completely in the life of
the African. Regardless of the
social conditions in the parti
cular place that an African
might find himself, he can
still trace his roots and find
direction in E’an-Africanism.
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Chancellor Needs
Math Course
The Chancellor of this Uni
versity, in a reply to a charge
of Black enrollment, showed
again the bigotious attitude of
this University.
In a reply to accusations
made by an alumus, Donald
Furtudo, a Washington lawyer,
the chancellor proudly cited
EXACT STATISTICS of Black
enrollment. It is obvious that
the Chancellor is inexecusably
aware of the number of Black
students on campus. It is his
ability to almost shamelessly
state these figures, which marks
the University as an esteemed
bigot.
Mr. Sitterson states that there
are 321 Black students at UNC
out of more than 16,000 total
enrollment. He adds, however
that this is not so small as Mr.
Furtudo’s impression.
The Chancellor should apply
for a remedial math course be
cause one obviously cannot take
something from nothing.
After last year’s intensified
recruitment of Black students
by the University, what are the
statistics?
This year, there are 166
(Chancellor’s figures) Black
undergraduate students out of
over 16,000 undergraduate en
rollment. THIS YEAR’S BLACK
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLL-
ME^-’T IS 1.66 per cent of the
total tnrollment. At the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
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At Christmas
POOR GET POORER AND.
By CURETON JOHNSON
Christmas approacheth. Sing
ing — Scotch — Partying —
Prayer — Decorating — Drunk
— Worshiping — Wine — Eat
ing — Eggnog — Faith —,
Friends — Finance — Money,
money and more mula.
As James Brown would say,
“Santa Claus come straight to
the ghetto.” The massive pockets
of black poverty sown from
east coast to west could well
use some supernatural force to
lead it out of its condition. But
a white Santa has been avoiding
the “poor side of the tracks”
for many years, and if a black
Santa should appear his pockets
are bound to be filled with tears
instead of toys.
Most black people are p>oor.
During Christmas thp poor
get poorer and the rich get
richer.
Translation; Whitey gives
thanks; darky gets took.
Face it baby, its time for us
to decide whether we want to be
the “Three Kings” or the hum
ble shepherds. To many of us
the Yuletide season is a com-
petative game to see who will
give the gold, frankinscence or
my re.
In contemporary churches,
Christmas began as a feast day
celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ. Christmas began in
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