Harlem New York July 5th members of the New York Trenton and
members of the New York Trenton and
members of the New York Trenton and Newark chapter of the new Black Panther
Newark chapter of the new Black Panther
Newark chapter of the new Black Panther Party march along Frederick Douglass
Party march along Frederick Douglass
Party march along Frederick Douglass Boulevard to 125th Street in New York
Boulevard to 125th Street in New York
Boulevard to 125th Street in New York City they have come to celebrate a
City they have come to celebrate a
City they have come to celebrate a festival that call the fourth of July
festival that call the fourth of July
festival that call the fourth of July it’s an ironic and accusatory title
it’s an ironic and accusatory title
it’s an ironic and accusatory title highlighting the fact that American
highlighting the fact that American
highlighting the fact that American independence in 1776 did nothing for
independence in 1776 did nothing for
independence in 1776 did nothing for enslaved blacks in fact the constitution
enslaved blacks in fact the constitution
enslaved blacks in fact the constitution when ratified measured all slaves as
when ratified measured all slaves as
when ratified measured all slaves as only three-fifths of a person Frederick
only three-fifths of a person Frederick
only three-fifths of a person Frederick Douglass argued that July 4th had a
Douglass argued that July 4th had a
Douglass argued that July 4th had a different meaning for African Americans
different meaning for African Americans
different meaning for African Americans than for whites at that day July 4th
than for whites at that day July 4th
than for whites at that day July 4th 1776 the vast majority of black people
1776 the vast majority of black people
1776 the vast majority of black people in North America were enslaved and then
in North America were enslaved and then
in North America were enslaved and then for the remaining another 90 years they
for the remaining another 90 years they
for the remaining another 90 years they found themselves also enslaved
found themselves also enslaved
found themselves also enslaved shaaka Shakur’s the leader of the Harlem
shaaka Shakur’s the leader of the Harlem
shaaka Shakur’s the leader of the Harlem chapter of the new Black Panther Party
even in the midst of Barack Obama’s
even in the midst of Barack Obama’s historic run for the White House the new
historic run for the White House the new
historic run for the White House the new Black Panther Party rejects the idea
Black Panther Party rejects the idea
Black Panther Party rejects the idea that politics will provide any real
that politics will provide any real
that politics will provide any real change in early 21st century we see
change in early 21st century we see
change in early 21st century we see considerable expansion of black economic
considerable expansion of black economic
considerable expansion of black economic political prowess and the visibility and
political prowess and the visibility and
political prowess and the visibility and a diversity of by people in popular
a diversity of by people in popular
a diversity of by people in popular culture and the proliferation of black
culture and the proliferation of black
culture and the proliferation of black people in various aslong as a power
people in various aslong as a power
people in various aslong as a power speak to the progress that clearly has
speak to the progress that clearly has
speak to the progress that clearly has been made and that doesn’t mean that
been made and that doesn’t mean that
been made and that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still vestiges of white
there aren’t still vestiges of white
there aren’t still vestiges of white supremacy and for those reasons there
supremacy and for those reasons there
supremacy and for those reasons there are vestiges of black nationalist
are vestiges of black nationalist
are vestiges of black nationalist sentiment the Panthers are calling on
sentiment the Panthers are calling on
sentiment the Panthers are calling on the gathering crowd to show their
the gathering crowd to show their
the gathering crowd to show their disdain for the u.s. system by walking
disdain for the u.s. system by walking
disdain for the u.s. system by walking on the flag being over the white
on the flag being over the white
on the flag being over the white represents the white man the devil the
represents the white man the devil the
represents the white man the devil the devil who brought you over there watch
devil who brought you over there watch
devil who brought you over there watch how many people are scared to step on
how many people are scared to step on
how many people are scared to step on that right you might on you for for
that right you might on you for for
that right you might on you for for honey is we’re always in a war for the
honey is we’re always in a war for the
honey is we’re always in a war for the hearts and minds of black people African
hearts and minds of black people African
hearts and minds of black people African people because we all know July 4th just
people because we all know July 4th just
people because we all know July 4th just passed by and we want people to
passed by and we want people to
passed by and we want people to understand especially black people to
understand especially black people to
understand especially black people to understand that we have no reason
understand that we have no reason
understand that we have no reason celebrating the independence that we
celebrating the independence that we
celebrating the independence that we don’t possess if we were looking around
don’t possess if we were looking around
don’t possess if we were looking around our neighborhoods
our neighborhoods
our neighborhoods we live in the worst conditions and this
we live in the worst conditions and this
we live in the worst conditions and this is supposed to be the best country so
is supposed to be the best country so
is supposed to be the best country so how can we possibly begin to talk about
how can we possibly begin to talk about
how can we possibly begin to talk about independence when we’re not even
independence when we’re not even
independence when we’re not even independent from European colonialism on
independent from European colonialism on
independent from European colonialism on any level be it mental physical or
any level be it mental physical or
any level be it mental physical or spiritual
spiritual
spiritual the new Black Panther Party burns the
the new Black Panther Party burns the
the new Black Panther Party burns the flag to show their hatred for the US
flag to show their hatred for the US
flag to show their hatred for the US government they are calling for a new
government they are calling for a new
government they are calling for a new system of government for and by blacks
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