The Greensboro Massacre of 1979
Rev Left Radio
Breht O'Shea
4.8 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Breht is joined by Nilija, Ember, and Cam - three organizers living in and around Greensboro - to discuss the Greensboro Massacre (1979) and its legacy.
Check out the People's Freedom Assembly here: https://linktr.ee/peoplesfreedomassembly
Remember and Honor our fallen Greensboro comrades:
- Sandra Neely Smith
- Dr. Michael Nathan
- Dr. James Waller
- William Evan Sampson
- Cesar Cauce
Outro Music: "Dittybop" by Bambu (feat. Rocky G, Kiwi, & Ruby Ibarra)
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| 0:00.0 | They shot these people down like dogs. |
| 0:14.4 | It was murder, but they went free. |
| 0:36.8 | This particular day we knew that they were going to be there doing the rally. |
| 0:51.3 | We thought they were just going to be in the blue car. |
| 1:10.2 | The fight broke out, and I remember one guy in particular run to the car that they had |
| 1:20.3 | parked and opened the trunk. |
| 1:24.9 | I knew what that meant. |
| 1:28.9 | They came out with the rifle and the gun and they started shooting. |
| 1:40.6 | We had a chance to see the bodies laying out. |
| 1:46.6 | It was trauma. |
| 1:49.2 | It was a culture shock. |
| 1:53.0 | All those things that we never expected just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. |
| 2:00.8 | This is a human body with the face almost shot off. |
| 2:06.8 | That image will be in my head. |
| 2:11.3 | I know the rest of my life. |
| 2:14.1 | Hello everybody and welcome back to Revolutionary Left Radio. |
| 2:26.3 | On today's episode I have three organizers from Greensboro, North Carolina on to talk about |
| 2:32.2 | the Greensboro massacre. |
| 2:34.0 | A really important and I think undercover event in American history as well as left-wing |
| 2:39.1 | history in this country. |
| 2:40.7 | Many of me today are Nielaizia, Ember and Cam to discuss this event, talk about its fall |
| 2:46.8 | out and to talk about how the community has responded over the almost 42 years since |
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