MikeDunnAuthor ,
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Today in Labor History July 4, 1977: The George Jackson Brigade planted a bomb at a power station in Olympia, Washington, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary. They were a revolutionary group founded in the mid-1970s, based in Seattle, named after George Jackson, a prisoner and Black Panther who was shot and killed during an alleged escape attempt at San Quentin Prison in 1971. The Brigade was composed of both communist and anarchist veterans of the women's liberation, LGBTQ and Black Nationalist movements.

mistnipobocka ,
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@MikeDunnAuthor Nice historical reminder - the only strange thing I perceive from the text is the fact that, as far as I know, communist anarchists are opposed to all kinds of nationalism. So they probably wouldn't have supported black nationalism, but only opposed the notion of blacks being seen as less valuable than any other human being...(?)

MikeDunnAuthor OP ,
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@mistnipobocka

The post said "veterans" of black nationalist movements, not "current" members. Some people did move on from Maoism, Stalinism and/or leninism to anarchist or other anti-authoritarian movements. TBH though, I don't know the specific details on the members of this group, or their actual politics. And, as you probably know, there are a lot of people who call themselves anarchists, and maybe like some of the ideas of anarchism, who nonetheless support electoral politics, various forms of nationalist movements, and even some reformist/liberal ideas.

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