So the concept is this, basically/ We're gonna walk on this nation / We're gonna walk on this racist power structure And we're gonna say to the whole damn government: Stick 'em up motherfucker, This is a hold up / We come for what's oursquote by: robert george seale (1936)
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Spectators of Suicide (Heavenly)this soundbite is taken from a speech by bobby seale during a rally. Bobby Seale was the chairman and co-founder, along with Huey Newton and Bobby Hutton, of the Black Panther Party for self defence, an organization formed in 1966 to guard against police brutality in black neighborhoods and provide social services. Eventually the party developed into a militant Marxist revolutionary group with thousands of members in several major cities.
In 1969, Seale, as one of the 'Chicago Eight', was charged with conspiracy to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Charges against him were eventually dropped, but not before he had been bound and gagged to silence his courtroom outbursts. In 1970-71 he was tried for the torture-murder of former Panther Alex Rackley, who was suspected of being a police informant. That trial ended in a hung jury, and afterward, Seale moderated his more militant views, leaving the Panthers altogether in 1974.
In 1978 he published his autobiography, 'A Lonely Rage', which described the emotional and psychological changes he had undergone as a black activist. His 1970 book, Seize the Time, portrayed the story of the Black Panthers and the political views of Huey Newton.
Throughout the 1980s Seale continued to develop and support organizations dedicated to combating social and political injustices. He still lectures about his past and current experiences struggling for civil rights for African Americans. In 1987 he published 'Barbeque'n with Bobby', the proceeds from which go to various non-profit social organizations.
original text:
Let's get into the inner workings and the meaning of this. Let's get into the inner workings and the meaning of a black revolution and why black people have a right to take what's theirs.
So the concept is this, basically: The whole black nation has to be put together as a black army and we're going to walk on this nation. We're going to walk on this racist power structure. And we're going to say to the whole damn government, 'Stick 'em up, motherfucker. This is a hold-up! We come for what's ours!'