Word: palmers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Palmer does not regret his hatred because he feels the white man deserves it. It is something he thinks young Negroes must live with if they are ever going to reach manhood and be of any use to their community...
Although the possibility of violence is very real for Palmer, he also believes that the black man is "naturally non-violent," and that Negroes as a group will strike out only to defend themselves...
...Palmer said he felt that the raids were a good thing because they helped to solidify the black community. His only evidence was a few ads in the Negro newspaper and a few meetings. But Stokely Carmichael, national chairman of SNCC, was equally confident. "Next time racist Rizzo brings his troops into our neighborhood," Carmichael said, "he'll have to answer...
Even if black solidarity in facing the police could be achieved, it would still leave Palmer with a much more pressing problem: the need to fund Negro radical programs without white money...
...could go to the federal government and get money, couldn't we?" asked Palmer. "But what would that be? That would be more white paternalism. And suppose we get a big foundation grant and they suddenly decide they don't like our ideology. They can say 'we'll take back our money,' then what happens to our programs...