A Plan for Black Liberation (articles by the Progressive Labor Party)
Brooklyn: Progressive Labor Party, [1969]. A compendium of articles and statements by the Progressive Labor Party on the question of black liberation and black nationalism. Although the PLP initially supported “ghetto rebellions” and various strains of black nationalism, by the late 1960s they viewed any form of nationalism as “bourgeois” and “reactionary” and completely isolated themselves from the black liberation struggle. They had antagonistic relationships with the Black Panther Party, who barred them from the United Front Against Fascism conference, and other black nationalist organizations. Bill Epton, a black National Committee member from Harlem, was consistently used by the organization to promote their rigid ideological platform and he contributes six of the pieces included here.
The articles and statements include: “A Statement by the Black Liberation Commission of the PLP: Program for Black Liberation,” “The Question of Black Women,” “Who Were the Ghetto Rebels?,” “Social and Economic Data on Afro-Americans,” “Progressive Labor Party National Committee Statement on Racism: Black Workers: Key Revolutionary Force,” “Rulers Coopt Nationalist Demands: Black & Brown Students Used,” “‘Third World’ Cliques are Anti-Working Class,” “A Review: The Enemy Likes This Program,” “Jones-Karenga Hustle: Cultural ‘Rebels’ Foul Us Up,” “Black Capitalism: A Bad Dream: Rulers Use Black Power,” “Black Liberation Struggle: Black Workers Must Lead,” “Blind Action Won’t Win: Study Marxism-Leninism!,” and “Black Workers Organize!: Marxist-Leninist Party Key.”
Stapled, illustrated wrappers, 63, [1] p., illustrations & photographs throughout. Faint owner's stamp to the top left corner of the front wrapper, else a fine copy. Item #13021
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