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WORKERS"
VIEWPOINT
End the Criminal Rule
of the U.S. Monopoly Capitalist Class,
Fight for Socialism!
The Proletariat and Oppressed People
and Nations of the World, Unite!
POLITICAL ORGAN OF THE COMMUNIST WORKERS PARTY, U.S.A.
VOL. 4, NO. 23
DECEMBER 26,1979
Atlanta Anti-Klan Conference Issues Unanimous Call
Demonstrate Against the
KKK-Feb. 2 in Greensboro
ATLANTA, Ga.-Over 300 people
at the recent anti-Klan conference here
unanimously called for a national demonstration on February 2 in Greensboro,
North Carolina. The conference held'
on December 14-15, was moved up
ahead of schedule by its sponsors, IFCO
(Intcireligious Foundation for Community Organization) and the SCLC
(Southern Christian Leadership Conference), because of the November 3
Greensboro massacre of five comrades
from ithe Communist Workers Party.
Progressive people came from all over
the Eastern seaboard and as far away as
Texas and OhiOj spurred on by the new
wave of KKK attacks, especially the .
murder of the Communist Workers
Party 5.
Deep Pool of Anti-Klan ,
Sentiment Just Beginning
To Be Tapped
The Communist Workers Party and
the Committee to Avenge the CWP 5,
progressive lawyers from groups like the
National Lawyers Guild and independents, students from Alabama, North
Carolina, Florida and Georgia, clergymen, workers from Birmingham and
Greensboro, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee from Ohio and members
of trade unions in the auto, steel, textile and electrical industries came to
the conference,
The broadness of the forces at the
conference reflects the U.S. people's
widespread concern over renewed KKK
and Nazi attacks. The conference just
Sfiah Flees
to Panama
...R6
scratches the surface of the deep pool
of anti-Klan, anti-capitalist sentiment in
the country.
Addressing the group gathered at
historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (once
Dr. Martin Luther King's church) on
Friday, speaker after speaker talked
about the new wave of Klan attacks and
the need to beat it back. One of the
clearest analyses of the Klan was given
by Anne Braden (Director of SOC—
Southern Organizing Committee for'
Economic and Racial Justice). "We have
not defeated the ideology from which
the Klan grows", she said; "We must
expose 'reverse discrimination' as a hoax
Continued on page 8
top: Phil Thompson, CWP Central Committee member, speaking to the 1st session of the conference at historic Ebenezer
Baptist Church, bottom: Almost every workshop passed resolutions specifically dealing with the Greensboro murders and the
need to avenge the 5. Leading this one is Anne Braden, at center, director of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Racial Justice.
Kansas Aircraft Machinists
Ground Red-Baiting Attacks
WICHITA, Kansas-On Saturday,
November 17, 40 Machinists Union
workers shut down the well-laid plans of
district and local misleaders to whip up
anti-communist hysteria and expel
John Spearman, a key steward from the
union. Defending the rank and file's
leading fighter, John, Cessna Aircraft's
workers marched into the .regular
meeting of International Association of
Machinist (IAM) Local 774. They challenged and beat back the organized and
vicious red-baiting campaign, a campaign personally orchestrated by Inter
national IAM President and self-proclaimed "socialist" William Winspisinger.
But at the first hint of struggle, the cowardly hacks abandoned the agenda and
adjourned the meeting over the loud
protests of the workers.
John Spearman, the main and immediate target of the campaign, is an
aircraft worker and steward who supports the Communist Workers Party. He
.helped organize Machinists United for a
Strong, Militant and Democratic Union,
a rank and file caucus, and an influential
city-Wide shop newspaper, Hammer
House. Machinists United, wliicli spearheaded the fight against the red-oaiting
on Novermber 17, has won a strong
fighting reputation by organizing day-today struggles ranging from breaking
open welded fire exits and combatting
sexual harassment in the plant, to pro
testing pohce brutality involving Cessna workers. Local 774, which represents 11,000 workers in two major Cessna plants, is fast becoming the pacesetter among the working class in Wichita.
continued on page 10\ °
Object Description
| Title | Workers viewpoint [1979-12-26] |
| Date | 1979-12-26 |
| Creator | Communist Workers Party U.S.A. |
| Biographical/historical note |
The Communist Workers Party (CWP) was a Maoist group in the United States. It was founded in 1969 as the Workers' Viewpoint Organization. The party is mainly remembered for the "Greensboro Massacre", a November 3, 1979 Death to the Klan march that left five of the CWP protesters dead. The CWP emphasized unionization and self-determination for African-Americans and enjoyed some success in textile cities of North Carolina. The party established branches in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Greensboro, West Virginia, Colorado and other locations. Prior to its reorganization as a political party, the group had been known as the Workers Viewpoint Organization. Under this umbrella, it directed groups as the Revolutionary Youth League, the African Liberation Support Committee, and the Trade Union Education League. Confrontations with the Klan were particularly acute in Greensboro, where the Klan attempted to disrupt the work of the CWP and vice versa. In July, 1979, the Klan held a rally and viewing of The Birth of a Nation in China Grove, N.C., which was disrupted by CWP members who burned a Confederate flag and taunted members of the KKK. There were also challenges in the press. These provocations were a precursor to the November 3, 1979. "Death to the Klan!" rally organized by the CWP. Members of the Klan were armed, as were some members of the CWP. Two members of the CWP and three rally participants were killed in the assault by the KKK. This was the incident that became known as the "Greensboro Massacre". In response to the acquittal of the accused killers, the CWP attempted to storm the 1980 Democratic National Convention and succeeded in setting off firecrackers in Madison Square Garden. Subsequent to the Greensboro massacre, the group moved towards a social democratic formation that would work for peaceful transition to socialism; it dissolved the Communist Workers Party and formed the New Democratic Movement in 1985. The New Democratic Movement lasted but a few years. The Greensboro Justice Fund is a still extant remnant of this movement. |
| Subject headings | Greensboro Massacre, Greensboro, N.C., 1979 |
| Topics | Greensboro Massacre, 1979 |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | These are photocopies of eight pages from the December 26, 1979 Workers Viewpoint newspaper, a publication of the Communist Workers Party (CWP), which pertain to the November 3, 1979 death to the Klan march, known as the Greensboro Massacre. Articles discuss (1) a planned demonstration in Greensboro on February 1, 1980; (2) job firings and harassment of CWP members following the events of November 3; (3) a forum held in Greensboro on December 13, 1979; and (4) reader reaction to the issue. There are also articles on anti-Communist activity around the county, union organizing issues, and responses to appearances by Senator Edward Kennedy. |
| Type | text |
| Original format | periodicals |
| Original dimensions | 11" x 17" |
| Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : Communist Workers Party U.S.A. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University |
| Source collection | RL.00134 Blanche M. Boyd Papers |
| Finding aid link | http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/boyd/ |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | Duke_RL.00134.1163 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
| Sponsor | LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html |
| OCLC number | 884367521 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | 4.66.1163-01 |
| Full text | WORKERS" VIEWPOINT End the Criminal Rule of the U.S. Monopoly Capitalist Class, Fight for Socialism! The Proletariat and Oppressed People and Nations of the World, Unite! POLITICAL ORGAN OF THE COMMUNIST WORKERS PARTY, U.S.A. VOL. 4, NO. 23 DECEMBER 26,1979 Atlanta Anti-Klan Conference Issues Unanimous Call Demonstrate Against the KKK-Feb. 2 in Greensboro ATLANTA, Ga.-Over 300 people at the recent anti-Klan conference here unanimously called for a national demonstration on February 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The conference held' on December 14-15, was moved up ahead of schedule by its sponsors, IFCO (Intcireligious Foundation for Community Organization) and the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), because of the November 3 Greensboro massacre of five comrades from ithe Communist Workers Party. Progressive people came from all over the Eastern seaboard and as far away as Texas and OhiOj spurred on by the new wave of KKK attacks, especially the . murder of the Communist Workers Party 5. Deep Pool of Anti-Klan , Sentiment Just Beginning To Be Tapped The Communist Workers Party and the Committee to Avenge the CWP 5, progressive lawyers from groups like the National Lawyers Guild and independents, students from Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia, clergymen, workers from Birmingham and Greensboro, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee from Ohio and members of trade unions in the auto, steel, textile and electrical industries came to the conference, The broadness of the forces at the conference reflects the U.S. people's widespread concern over renewed KKK and Nazi attacks. The conference just Sfiah Flees to Panama ...R6 scratches the surface of the deep pool of anti-Klan, anti-capitalist sentiment in the country. Addressing the group gathered at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (once Dr. Martin Luther King's church) on Friday, speaker after speaker talked about the new wave of Klan attacks and the need to beat it back. One of the clearest analyses of the Klan was given by Anne Braden (Director of SOC— Southern Organizing Committee for' Economic and Racial Justice). "We have not defeated the ideology from which the Klan grows", she said; "We must expose 'reverse discrimination' as a hoax Continued on page 8 top: Phil Thompson, CWP Central Committee member, speaking to the 1st session of the conference at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, bottom: Almost every workshop passed resolutions specifically dealing with the Greensboro murders and the need to avenge the 5. Leading this one is Anne Braden, at center, director of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Racial Justice. Kansas Aircraft Machinists Ground Red-Baiting Attacks WICHITA, Kansas-On Saturday, November 17, 40 Machinists Union workers shut down the well-laid plans of district and local misleaders to whip up anti-communist hysteria and expel John Spearman, a key steward from the union. Defending the rank and file's leading fighter, John, Cessna Aircraft's workers marched into the .regular meeting of International Association of Machinist (IAM) Local 774. They challenged and beat back the organized and vicious red-baiting campaign, a campaign personally orchestrated by Inter national IAM President and self-proclaimed "socialist" William Winspisinger. But at the first hint of struggle, the cowardly hacks abandoned the agenda and adjourned the meeting over the loud protests of the workers. John Spearman, the main and immediate target of the campaign, is an aircraft worker and steward who supports the Communist Workers Party. He .helped organize Machinists United for a Strong, Militant and Democratic Union, a rank and file caucus, and an influential city-Wide shop newspaper, Hammer House. Machinists United, wliicli spearheaded the fight against the red-oaiting on Novermber 17, has won a strong fighting reputation by organizing day-today struggles ranging from breaking open welded fire exits and combatting sexual harassment in the plant, to pro testing pohce brutality involving Cessna workers. Local 774, which represents 11,000 workers in two major Cessna plants, is fast becoming the pacesetter among the working class in Wichita. continued on page 10\ ° |
