Echoes of the Revolution
The struggle between Bay Area law enforcement and the Black Panthers is still going on after 35 years
"No," she says. "No more about that."
The ex-Panthers would like to hear authorities say as much, even as their reverence for the party's legacy precludes compromise. If they stop short of offering details or denials about the Panthers' own sins, and if there's a tendency toward self-absolution and revisionism among former members, there also remains the defiant loyalty to the cause: to give power to the people. Just ask Taylor. "I'll always be a Black Panther."
*Note: Former Black Panthers John Bowman, Richard Brown, Ray Boudreaux, Hank Jones, and Harold Taylor declined to comment to SF Weekly, citing legal concerns about the ongoing probe into Sgt. John Young's murder. Unless otherwise noted, quotes attributed to them in this story were culled from their statements at public forums held during the past year.
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