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Unite: Bobby Must Not Fry
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| Title | Unite: Bobby Must Not Fry |
| Creator | [Unknown] |
| Publisher/Affiliation | [Unknown] |
| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1970 |
| Notes | Alternative title: U.S. Troops Out Now!... Pigs Out Now!
Announces: 1.) "April 15 - Demonstration to present demands - Seattle School Board, 3:30, 415 4th Ave N. (by Seattle Center)." 2.) "Free Rock Concert, Sun., Apr. 12 1:00, Seward Park."
Calls for: 1.) Free Bobby Seale. 2.) "We want all military recruiters kept off campus, and the schools must stop aiding the draft boards. The U.S. must immediately withdraw all troops from South East Asia, Africa, South America, and all outposts of imperialism." 3.) We want all pigs out of our schools NOW!! We will no longer accept being cramped by fascist rules, dictatorial teachers, or Hitler principals. When we walk down the halls or sit in class we want to feel FREE!! We want to start running our schools so that they serve OUR needs."
Quote from document: "An unarmed people are slaves or subject to slavery at any given time. --Huey P. Newton, Political Prisoner"
Quote from document: "If each person today in school would demand what he is entitled to right now by law, our schools would come to an absolute halt. --Frank Fidler, Principal, Roosevelt High School"
Background information: Between 1970 and 1971, Bobby Seale was "tried for the 1969 murder of a Black Panther suspected of being a police informer. The six-month-long trial ended with a hung jury." (Bobby Seale. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 17, 2004, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=3007 )
Note on date: 1970 is penciled on document. |
| Intended Purpose | Mobilization
Event publicity
Opinion
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| Issue Area | Vietnam protests - anti government
Human rights - general
Racism
Age of Aquarius - Yoga, mysticism, sex, drugs, rock 'n roll
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Human rights--United States
Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Seale, Bobby, 1936-
Rock concerts--Washington (State)--Seattle
Education--Washington (State)
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| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | VTN076 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | DS559.62 W3 Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection, Box 7/7 |
| Object Type | Flier
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| Physical Description | 27.5 x 21.5 cm |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 400 dpi in color, saved in JPEG format and resized to 600 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2004. |
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