THE BLACK INK
February, 1974
Davis attacks
New South
Sterling Swann across intense Black faces.
Associa/e Editor “If you ask Marie Hill about the
'sK!»- Angela Davis, Black activist. North Carolina is the same racist
was the key speaker at a rally • state that put her on death row,”
-^aiB^I^^^MWWiiiiimiiK sponsored by The North Carolina Ms. Davis cried as the audience
Alliance Against Racism and responded with potent applause,
ft- Political Repression in Raleigh’s “The only thing new about North
''' ^ Memorial Auditorium on Carolina is that old racism
M 'fr'fMil; February 19. becomes more bodacious,” lashed
\ The North Carolina chapter is a out the ringing voice.
'?U''component of . a national Despite her criticism of the “New
organization started in 1973 to South,” Ms. Davis’speech showed
study racism and injustice in the some optimism. “We want to say
United States. Presently interested that indeed, there is a New South
in prisons, the North Carolina on the agenda, we are the ones who
^ ‘ alliance has finished a statewide built it and it will be the new south
study of prisons. of the people,” she said to
In introducing Ms. Davis. Rev. thundering applause.
Ben Chavis addressed the While pounding away at the
problems of the state. “We come “New South’s” foundation, Ms.
.. . —^ ^uiia here to organize our State,” Chavis Davis used the North Carolina
Bobby Seale, chairman of the Black Panther Party, U868f8Cl8l 6X^preS *p® 9 ^ defiant voice. “North correctional system as her choice.
In Memorial Hall. Seale was sponsored jointly by the BSM and the Carolina unio . Carolina belongs to the people,” she reminded the audience that
feature story of the speech will be in the next edition of Black Ink. she told the modest audience of North Carolina has an
(photo by approximately 500. In concluding overabundance of prisons, 89 in
the introduction, Chavis pledged total. She also lashed out at the
Tj “fight racism and oppression.” “slave labor” used by the state in
■ C C Applause echoed across the constructing and maintaining
ceiling and empty seats as Ms. public highways.
Emma Pullen said that this was merely to get her Davis approached the podium. Perhaps most damaging to the
FjJitor In-Chief a aa Reflecting a controllel smile, she corrections system was the
Ed„orJnCh,ef name and address. No charges saluted vv^th the fist and began her revealing of racial statistics of
Linda Norwood and her were he . u j ,u rcm speech. inmates. North Carolina has a
roommate, Jackie were waiting for Linda approac e ^ HHhhIB “Sisters and Brothers, I am glad Black population of 25%, yet
the campus bus on the evening of Centra onimi ee or a vie to speak to you tonight,” seventy five percent of the state’s
January 18, on Franklin Street. the matter, ona eorge, vice Mj||[||||^^ cried Ms. Davis as members of the prison inmates are Black.
Jackie could not find a dime, so chairman sat in on a mee ing i audience strained to catch a Ms. Davis enlarged her scope to
Linda offered to pay for both of Lew arren an in a spare ^ glimpse of the prominent speaker. include discrepancies in justice
them. But as the bus pulled up in as awoun o She labeled North Carolina “a throughout the country. She
Jackie, had located a dime, she got was t at, irs o a , ^ disaster area in terms of racism, asked, “Why is it that Ben Chavis
on in front of Linda, paid and took rKAinoiatc repression and Black progress.” faces 200 years on ten charges while
3 ® ‘ hp hflfi “To make progress, we must first Spiro Agnew walks free with secret
When Linda got on she had two t see me CharlOS James destroy the myth of the New service protection?’
*;u.o»^Sn3lfaL’rp“ STaT ™ had'caW W„™ (pfio.o b, Phil G.ddl.) Sou.h." c—
the other when Jackie told her that about the incident as soon as it ^ -m-S ^ dx
she had paid. Linda took a seat. happened. Linda, her parents and |_Q1*VP'V UiyGS UnQv
The bus driver, Charles Jackson, Warren rode the bus with Jackson VX ill ▼ V J Ul. ^
asked her if she had paid her dime. to get his side of the Curtis Howard seven people alive that actually contrary, if a sister or brother
He insisted that she did not. In the course o e inee ing, Writer studied the teachings of Marcus would stop and think, we are the
Driving on down Franklin there was some cursing ‘i* if vnn’rp white vou’re liBht Garvey, leader of one of the only mortals on this planet with
Street, Jackson said that he started x™ t if vnn’r» hrnwn tick around earliest; Black nationalist groups, kinky hair. This in itself proves us
explaining to a guy who got on at Wallace said t at if « .’r* Rtark pet back kBlack people have to be a unique and special people.”
the next stop that he and the other curse them direct y. ti es ou y allowed themselves to be Besides being an exceptional
drivers were having problems with have given her parents t e respec K/^.v, ,h*nrcepnt anrf nast miseducated. people in features, James said that
students riding the bus free. that they deserve. Linda s parents “The solution to this ancient Black folk were created first when
There is a disagreement as to saw none o t e a minis ra ion 'Jl* ^.^prvwhere these three problem of ours is to respect those God created the world. “Out over
who started the profane verbal while they were up ere. one peop ^ have that look like you,” James the world, there was nothing but
,„aul,. L,.da says .h„ ,h. bus pom, he, mother became so hnes ^^,Lso„ing e^Pl^ined, "We ha.e e.eVy ,igh, in BLACKNESS," James explained,
driver did. Jackson maintains that frustrated with the whole incident man wac inferior to the world to believe that Jesus “As an afterthought God said let
he was provoked into responding that she asked,^ Do students run ^ man Christ is a Black person. It would there be light. After this process
after Linda called him every white this universitv? \ r hcri« i iamp« be bad for a sister or brother to get was complete, we were placed on
S.O.B. that she could think of. Lew Warren turned over the case A««fding heaven, recognize Jesus as the AFRICAN continent.
Getting off in front of Chase ° *" Jlinivprcal African Imnrovement Black, then have him walking or “Because we were brought over
Cafeteria, Linda offered to pay him interrogating the three witnesses 'miaia^ “RIack flying around with white wings! in slave ships after being hussled by
the other dime in an expression that the bus driver ast at ® says pp_r,ip u„vp Seen led around bv the “No longer should we wonder some jive white pimps and some
that even she admits was not very will attest to the fact that Linda did why our hair is kinky or our brothers with constipated minds
nice. fBut, he refused It, ordenng coniiniwd on p. s BRAINWASHED!” James, one of nostrils a^ wide,” James for a few bottles^of liquor to ajand
Li^nda got on the bu^^^^^ by going thro^^^^ process t^o people!”
and refused to get off. The driver pholr durino Black History Week, Feb. 10-15. imitate the white man. All evidence BSM is the balancing of our
took her, off the bus route to the l^noir au g j (photo by Morell Pridgen) seems to imply this. But on the education at UNC.”
Chapel Hill Police station, Jackson