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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. 5, NO. 12
APRIL 5,1980
POLITICIANS
BEWARE'
GREENSBORO, N.C.-March 25,
1980, District Attorney Mike Schlosser,
in his desperate attempt to indict the
members and supporters of the Communist Worker^ Party, forgot to wear his
white sheet as he rushed to testify in support of the Klan/Nazi murderers of the
CWP 5. Earlier, the Klan/Nazis defendants
had brought a motion to dismiss all
charges stemming from the murders of
the CWP 5 on Nov. 3. The notorious
motion was based on the theory of
"selective prosecution" which charged
that prosecutor Schotosser was unconstitutionally discriminating against the Klan/
Nazis since no indictment had been
brought against CWP members and
_ friends. _/ -j j >.;.'..._•;_ '. ^
' As Schtossei suddenly snaked to the
witness stand, the dozen or so reporters
wejre stunned by this highly unusual
happening. As one reporter put it, "in 20
yeirs of coming to the courts, I have
never heard of a prosecutor voluntarily
testifying in a hearing of a defendant's
motion." True to the nature of this Klan
supporter, Schlosser stated that he has
"found reason to seek indictment on
some Communist members but was awaiting the return of evidence from the Federal Bureau of Investigation ."{New York
Times, March 26,1980).
From the very beginning, Schlosser
has made clear through his statements
and actions that he plans to indict Nelson
and other anti-Klan demonstrators, blaming them for the murders of their own
comrades. On Dec. 9, he was quoted in
th? Greensboro Daily News as saying that
althought many Greensboro residents
were "embarrassed" that the killings
happened in Greensboro, "perhaps an
even larger part of the community finds
as
SBOR03
WILL BE FREE!
P.6
Right On NYC
Transit Workers!
The Whole Country's Watching You!
R5 ' I:
Object Description
| Title | Workers viewpoint [1980-04-05] |
| Date | 1980-04-05 |
| 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 three pages from the April 5, 1980 Workers Viewpoint newspaper, a publication of the Communist Workers Party (CWP), that pertain to the "Greensboro Massacre" a November 3, 1979 Death to the Klan march that left five CWP member dead. Articles and editorials discuss the CWP reaction to Greensboro District Attorney Mike Schlosser`s prosecution of the defendants in the shootings, as well as the arrest of the Greensboro 3, CWP members Nelson Johnson, Wilena Cannon, and Rand Manzella, for subsequent protests. Also included is notice of a rally to be held April 19 in San Francisco and a resolution passed by CWP members in Chicago on February 15. |
| 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.00134.1164 |
| 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 | 884367697 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | 4.66.1164-01 |
| 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. 5, NO. 12 APRIL 5,1980 POLITICIANS BEWARE' GREENSBORO, N.C.-March 25, 1980, District Attorney Mike Schlosser, in his desperate attempt to indict the members and supporters of the Communist Worker^ Party, forgot to wear his white sheet as he rushed to testify in support of the Klan/Nazi murderers of the CWP 5. Earlier, the Klan/Nazis defendants had brought a motion to dismiss all charges stemming from the murders of the CWP 5 on Nov. 3. The notorious motion was based on the theory of "selective prosecution" which charged that prosecutor Schotosser was unconstitutionally discriminating against the Klan/ Nazis since no indictment had been brought against CWP members and _ friends. _/ -j j >.;.'..._•;_ '. ^ ' As Schtossei suddenly snaked to the witness stand, the dozen or so reporters wejre stunned by this highly unusual happening. As one reporter put it, "in 20 yeirs of coming to the courts, I have never heard of a prosecutor voluntarily testifying in a hearing of a defendant's motion." True to the nature of this Klan supporter, Schlosser stated that he has "found reason to seek indictment on some Communist members but was awaiting the return of evidence from the Federal Bureau of Investigation ."{New York Times, March 26,1980). From the very beginning, Schlosser has made clear through his statements and actions that he plans to indict Nelson and other anti-Klan demonstrators, blaming them for the murders of their own comrades. On Dec. 9, he was quoted in th? Greensboro Daily News as saying that althought many Greensboro residents were "embarrassed" that the killings happened in Greensboro, "perhaps an even larger part of the community finds as SBOR03 WILL BE FREE! P.6 Right On NYC Transit Workers! The Whole Country's Watching You! R5 ' I: |
