Our last Black History month rebel is Donald
DeFreeze, the one time leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).
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The following was originally
printed in Otto’s War Room on February
29, 2012:
Our final tribute to Black History month is to Donald
DeFreeze, also known as Cinque Mtume or Field Marshal Cinque. He was the
leader of the American guerrilla group Symbionese Liberation Army, in the early
1970s.
The group was small, probably not numbering more than 30,
with a few hundred supporters. The group had an emblem, a seven headed Cobra.
DeFreeze picked it because it symbolized the seven principles of Kwanzaa, with each head representing
a principle. He was the only black person in the organization
They became world known for kidnapping media heiress Patty
Hearst.
The SLA moved to Southern California to try and
recruit from the Black Community there. Instead they were discovered by police
in a safe house. Police had a shoot-out with them. The house was set on fire
and cops let it burn to the ground. Some witnesses claim some members of the
group tried to surrender but where shot down. The Fire Department was prevented
from putting out the fire to make sure all inside where killed. Not all members
were killed, but the major leaders in the SLA were lost and the
groups soon fell apart. No political leftist group has tried such an armed
rebellion since that time. -សតិវ អតុ
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