“The announced function of the police, “to protect and serve the people,” becomes the grotesque caricature of protecting and preserving the interests of our oppressors and serving us nothing but injustice. They are there to intimidate blacks, to persuade us… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“A deep-seated ambivalence has always characterized the official response to the political prisoner. Charged and tried for the criminal act, his guilt is always political in nature. This ambivalence is perhaps best captured by Judge Webster Thayer’s comment upon sentencing… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“When we begin to get in this area, we need new friends, we need new allies. We need to expand the civil-rights struggle to… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“Now in speaking like this, it doesn’t mean that we’re anti-white, but it does mean we’re anti-exploitation, we’re anti-degradation, we’re anti-oppression. And if the… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“With the declassed character of lumpenproletarians in mind, Marx had stated that they are as capable of “the most heroic deeds and the most… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“Reading and rereading this collection, I encounter the generosity, frailties and strengths, contradictions and contributions of “disappeared” rebels and heretics, of prophets and soldiers… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“The announced function of the police, “to protect and serve the people,” becomes the grotesque caricature of protecting and preserving the interests of our… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“A deep-seated ambivalence has always characterized the official response to the political prisoner. Charged and tried for the criminal act, his guilt is always… — Joy James Copy Share Image
“I’m not a Democrat, I’m not a Republican, and I don’t even consider myself an American. If you and I were Americans, there’d be… — Joy James Copy Share Image