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THE CAMPUS ECHO
Thursday, May 15, 1969
PLEASE READ BLACK REVOLT!
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EAGLE STAFF CONTESTANTS: Left, Hosea Miller fnwn
Charlotte and right, Regrinald Basden from Kinston were selected aS
two of the most fashionable men on campus. Barbara Cathey, cen
ter, was selected as Miss Eagle Spirit.
Brewer Speak On Anti-Black
The best-selling THE BLACK
POWER REVOLT has gone into
its fourth major printing as the
book passes the first anniver
sary of its publication by Por
ter Sargent’s Extending Hori
zons Books.
Reviewers and commentators
from coast to coast had ac
claimed the volimie when it
was published April 22, 1968,
shortly after the assassination
of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King.
The Negro Book Club, which
had named THE BLACK POW
ER REVOLT as its April selec
tion a year ago, has since placed
the book high on its best-seller
list, ranking it a close second
to Malcolm X’s autobiography.
Today THE BLACK POWER
REVOLT appears on required
reading lists in more than 750
schools, colleges and universi
ties in the United States. Its
widespread classroom use may
suggest that Americans finally
are ready to face realistically
the deep social questions that
have kept blacks and whites
locked in domestic crisis for
generations.
A collection of 36 essays, let
ters, and speeches, THE BLACK
POWER REVOLT traces the his
tory of the black power concept
to its beginnings in seventeenth
century America and provides
philosophies of many spokes-
m e n of the movement today.
Twelve of the essays were writ
ten especially for the book.
Many of the others are not avail
able elsewhere.
Among the contemporary
writers in the book are Floyd B.
McKissick, Chuct Stone, Stokely
Carmichael, Alvin F. Poussaint,
LeRoi Jones, Nathan Wright Jr.
Historial figures include: Ben
jamin Banneker, Nat Turner,
(ACP)—A counter-revolution
is emerging on some college
campuses as students are or
ganizing to oppose disruptive
demonstrations.
One group calls itself SPASM
—The Society for Prevention of
Asinine Student Movements. It
was bom at Wichita State Uni
versity where students staged a
“milk-in” as a “peaceful, intel
ligent and legal demonstration”
in protest of protests.
At Michigan State University
Marcus Garvey, Frederick Doug
lass, W. E. B. DuBois.
Floyd B. Barbour, Boston
writer and teacher, edited the
volume.
The book has been translated
into Spanish and Italian editions.
Tom Wicker, Jonathan Kozol,
Julius Lester, Nat Hentoff, Tru
man Nelson, and Howard Zinn
are among well-known writers
who have praised the collection.
Herbert Kenney, in the Boston
Globe: “To have read the book
is to applaud the confidence of
the Negroes in the democratic
process ...”
Robert Maynard, Washington
Poet: “. . . the book is the best
to date.”
Howard Schwartz, Rider Col
lege: “The message which emer
ges from all these readings is
that the rhetoric of Black Pow
er did not begin with Carmi
chael in 1966, but dates back to
the arrival of the first Negro
slaves on American shores in
1619. This cry for Black Power
which we analyze today began
almost 350 years ago.”
John Barkham, Saturday Re
view Syndicate: “White readers
will find this grim but salutary
reading.”
Ralph Friedman, in the Ore
gon Journal, has written: “This
could easily be the best book on
the black upsurge that has yet
been published.”
The Arizona Tribute: “We are
pleased to discover that a book
of this magnitude and dynamic
approach has been made avail
able to readers in the United
States.”
THE BLACK POWER RE
VOLT has been selected for the
libraries of the Eastern regional
system reading list.
pitals—a student answer to dis
turbances on other campuses.
Sgt. Allen Force, a native of
San Francisco who is heading
the drive, said he intends to
show that “the activists, rioting
and burning buildings are a
small minority representing col
leges falsely. The average stu
dent doesn’t dare to get up and
speak against these activists.
This blood drive gives this stu
dent an opportxmity to say what
he believes without any parti-
cuar talent for rhetoric.”
By John M. Brewer, Jr.
Througout this disillusioned
land, a blistering eruption of
black ideals has penetrated the
minds of black and white peo
ple. This present upheaval of
values, ironically has alienated
many blacks from the original
concept of black pride, black
power, and black unity. Why,
then, if white people believe
and live in white pride, power,
and unity can’t blacks do the
same?
One cause that I would like
to point out is the battle be
tween rhetoric and reality. This
concept stems out of the stages
that appear from rhetoric to
reality. Many black psychologists
say that the black man is “lip
orientated.” Meaning that all of
the action takes place on his
face and not in the battle
grounds. However, I would like
to take the preceding statement
a step further, with a few modi
fications.
The black man is not a cow
ard but due to the dehumaniza
tion of his mind, social assimi
lation, and class degradation—
he is not experienced in the daily
transformation of rhetoric into
reality. Let us familiarize our-
ourselves with the scene. Black
power as we know is a current
topic in American tpday. And,
many young people are aware of
its existence. Today’s Negro
rhetoric derives its initial im
petus from Black Power. The
individual involved perhaps has
a weak knowledge base.
Therefore, he is not capable
of understanding the profound
concept that Black Power de
livers. He becomes frustrated,
and forgets it, or reads a book
called Black Power and advo
cates it. Let us say he embraces
the concept of black power.
Along with this concept the
individual stands around long
enough to carry his personal in
securities along with a superfi
cial ‘‘rap and call me brother”
into the movement. This involve
ment is not wrong by any means,
but the end product seems to
keep a persistent polarization of
“you Negroes,” we blacks” in his
front pocket. That is not to say,
that all black oriented groups
consist of these brothers or sis
ters. And yet, when a student
exclaims “they'think that they
are so black and bad”—evident
ly a lot of truth leaks through
the bag of reality. Granted there
is nothing detrimental about be
ing in a liberation group, in
fact, we need all of our people,
but the first problem is the
truth about an idea. Let us take
a hypothetical case of a student,
who enters the movement.
Raymond, a black student at
NCC wants to be a revolutionist.
He fears dismissal if caught
writing in revolutionary terms.
So his new name is Malik 215X.
Throughout his college experi
ence Malik successfully tears
down every brother, sister, ad
ministrator, and uncle tom on
campus with his super black in
tellectual approach to revolu
tion.
However, one day revolution
really does come to his sphere
of influence. What will Malik
do? In his publication, The Black
Fig, he calls for armed tactical
guerilla type insurrection to aid
the rebellion. And yet, can Ma
lik’s proposed idea of the above
really work. Let us follow the
five factors of an Idea along
with Brother Malik’s know
ledge.
1. Readiness. An idea has to
have a road test. One must see
the dependent factors and inde
pendent factors of an idea.
Malik, an inexperienced boy
never took any extensive classes
on his proposed tactics. Even
the books that Che Guevara,
Mao, and Malcolm X have writ
ten—have never been put in
practice by Brother Malik.
2. Interacting forces pro and
con. Malik, and his boys have
successfully alienated campus
middle class factions and some
students from his group — but,
never has he studied the enemy.
3. His short and long range
goals are ‘‘to become a mental
operation on the minds of indi
vidual students for the black
student revolution.
4. Inflow. There was no inflow
of constructive thought — just
mass mockings.
5. Support of forces that un
dergird and reinforce the idea.
There was no input into their
ideas, no technical skills, finan
cial existence, and system to
perpetuate any success except
“DEAD TERMINOLOGY” called
“NEGRO RHETORIC.”
An idea should receive due
credit whether it be from an un
cle tom, superman, or just a
black brother or sister. However,
ehere has to be a follow-up.
Rhetoric is a shall. This shell
muht be put into some sort of
form, the form being something
that is conducive to input. In oth
er words, if one has an idea
about liberating black people
and it receives no sort of input
then it must be revised or re
jected.
The next responsibility is to
organize the basic skills neces
sary to make it a reality. There
must be an answer, or product,
or success. In short, if rhetoric is
not turned into reality—rejec
tion must occur. There are so
many stages one must go through
in order to perfect an idea.
However, the most primitive and
empty is the imrealistic wor
ship which needs technology*
when we have an idea.”
So I invite you fellow students
LIFE TAKEN
VERY LIGHTLY
For the coed who doesn’t have
a thing to wear for -■ the next
protest march, a London bouti
que has just the thing. Featured,
is a dress in deep red, shiny,
aluminum backed Milium (sheds
water) with large, clear plastic
inserts center back and front
ui>on which to scrawl your
message.
Struggle Continues
The war for sex equality is
still raging. The Equal Employ
ment Opportunities Commission
has announced its verdict that a
man makes just as good an air
line stewardess as a woman.
Any airlines which refuse to
hire men as flight cabin attend
ants violate the law.
Man Bites Dog
Clark Kissinger an ex-leader
of the Student for a Democratic
Society, wrote the following
note to his draft board upon
receiving an induction notice:
■‘I am currently employed doing
full-time anti-war work among
civilians. If it is your desire
however that I be transferred to
doing anti-war organizing among
the troops, I shall cheerfully
repKDrt for induction.”
A Quote
Laws have no force until they
are broken.
CHANGING TIMES
At one time a poor man was
a fellow with no money; now,
he is a fellow with a piocket full
of credit cards.
Makes Sense
George Jessel, a comedian
who is well over the traditional
three-score years and ten, re
cently wore a Nehru jacket.
With lifted eyebrows, a friend
asked him if he weren’t too old
to be wearing such youthful at-
Nehru a teenager?”
UGH
You show me a stopped-up
tire. Reported Jessel; “Was
Chinese Chimney and I’ll show
you a Hong Kong flu.
EAGLES’ MAKES
1970 SELECTIONS
The 1970 Eagle Staff, under
the direction of Edgar S. Grier
as editor, has selected the can
didates for Most Fashionable
and Miss Eagle Spirit for the
1970 edition of the Eagle. The
persons chosen were as follows:
Sylvia England, Yvonne Flow
ers, Margo King, Alice Peebles,
Cynthia Goodrich, Lana McCla-
ry, Carolyn Hayes, Steve Himi-
phrey, Billy Rose, Reginald
Basden, Floyd Williams, Elmer
Reed, James Stevenson, and
Hosea Miller.
Barbara Cathey, a junior ma
joring in Physical Education was
selected as Miss Eagle Spirit.
Barbara is from Charlotte, N. C.
and she has participated in many
campus organizations.
The staff also selected Yvonne
Flowers as Miss Eagles. She is
a sophomore majoring in Pre-
School Education.
All of these persons will be
featured in color for the 1970
yearbook and the pictinres will
be taken before school is out.
Several magazines have shown
interest in using some of the
pictures for their own publica
tions.
to talk not about our “hang ups”
but to take the technology from
the man and use it for the black
man’s benefit. Maulana Ron Ka-
renga would say—■
“We’re not for isolation but
interdependence — but we can't
become interdependent unless
we have something to offer.”
more than 10,000 students have
signed petitions condemning “in
timidation, violence and disrup
tion.”
A group of U. S. Marines
studying at Purdue University
have organized a drive to col
lect 500 pints of blood for hos-
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