Outlaws of Amerika: communiques from the Weather Underground

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Description
"This pamphlet was prepared by the Liberated Guardian Collective and other friends of the Weather Underground. Text of most of the communiques from documents sent to The Liberated Guardian, others from the YIPPIES, and The Berkeley Tribe and other papers." Transcribes communiques no. 1-9, with dispatches and documents dated 1970 to May 1971, including "Seattle," "Isla Vista," "Marin County," "Long Island City," and "Boston." Except for communiqes no. 4 (an open letter from Timothy Leary after his Weather Underground-assisted escape from prison, introduced by Bernardine Dohrn) and no. 8 (signed by Dohrn), all communiques were issued to explain the purpose of specific Weather Underground bombings.
Names
Dohrn, Bernardine (Contributor)
Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996 (Contributor)
Liberated Guardian Collective (Associated name)
Weather Underground Organization (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1971
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: Liberated Guardian
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll Counterculture O98 1971
Topics
Hồ, Chí Minh, 1890-1969
Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996
Black Panther Party
Weather Underground Organization
Anti-imperialist movements -- United States
Anti-racism -- United States
Black power -- United States -- 20th century
Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States
Civil rights -- United States -- 20th century
Communal living -- United States
Counterculture -- United States
Discrimination -- History -- United States -- 20th century
Feminism -- United States
LSD (Drug) -- United States
Marxism -- United States
National liberation movements -- Puerto Rico
Political persecution -- History -- United States -- 20th century
Political satire, American
Racism -- History -- United States -- 20th century
Radicalism -- History -- United States -- 20th century
Student movements -- History -- United States -- 20th century
Students -- Political activity -- United States -- 20th century
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements
Terrorism -- United States
Genres
Portraits
Pamphlets
Notes
Content: Illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout, including installment of "Class War Comix" and photograph of 1970 Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day parade.
Content: Subscription coupon to journal The Liberated Guardian on verso of last leaf, with list of other Liberated Guardian publications for sale.
Acquisition: Purchase; BeatBooks; May 30, 2012; 008305
Physical Description
Extent: 48 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Issued in white card wrappers with title printed in red on front wrapper, with Weatherman logo of rainbow (gold, yellow, pink) pierced by red lightning bolt.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 11127801
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19634913
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8dfc9090-6103-0135-44b7-31c3df6492e4
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