"Sorry to ruin your "fun" commies"

  • TossedAccount [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Also, he worked there at the same time that Malcolm X was a bellhop for the hotel.

    Holy shit. That perfectly encapsulates the Maoist influence on the Panthers.

    • Chutt_Buggins [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I don't know about any interactions they had, but to me that fact always made me wistful that there was no strong union movement active at the time...

      Imagine if Malcolm X and Uncle Ho had been able to have an influence on each other's paths, and what could have gone differently in that kind of dynamic.

      Organize your workplaces, reach out to everyone!