Epton Bill (10 results)

23p. in English, 9 in Spanish; single issue of the tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, horizontal fold crease else good condition. Includes discussion from PL perspective of the split in SDS; cover story is "Trailblazing Black worker framed" (on Chris Wylie of the Sheetmetal Union).

Pamphlet. 33p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good condition. Written long after Epton has left PLP. On organizing the masses #1.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. V tsentre romana izvestnogo amerikanskogo pisatelya Eptona Sinklera 1878Nr.1968 '100. Biografiya patriota' obraz rabochego Pitera Gadzha, kotoryj stanovitsya shpionom i provokatorom dlya podavleniya rabochikh soyuzov i unichtozheniya krasnykh obedineniyami predprinimatelej v nachale KhKh veka v SShA.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. Amerikanskij pisatel E.Sinkler v svoikh romanakh Deltsy i Avtomobilnyj korol bichuet sovremennye emu nravy SShA v epokhu razvitiya kapitalizma.Eta kniga - gnevnoe obvinenie amerikanskim millioneram i monopolistam - prodolzhaet ostavatsya aktualnoj i v nashe vremya.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. Prizhiznennoe izdanie.Moskva, 1957 god. Gosudarstvennoe Izdatelstvo khudozhestvennoj literatury. Izdatelskij pereplet. Sokhrannost izdaniya khoroshaya. Dzhimmi Khiggins - kniga o prostom cheloveke, kniga o malenkom vintike iz gromadnoj, zhestokoj, nelepoj mashiny, kotoraya nazyvaetsya kapitalisticheskim obshchestvom.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Prizhiznennoe izdanie.Moskva, 1957 god. Gosudarstvennoe izdatelstvo khudozhestvennoj literatury.Izdatelskij pereplet. Sokhrannost khoroshaya. Bibliotechnyj shtamp.Roman Stolitsa The Metropolis, posvyashchennyj kritike zhizni bolshogo sveta Nyu-Jorka v khudozhestvennom otnoshenii stoit nevysoko, khotya i proizvel vpechatlenie sensatsii blagodarya soderzhavshimsya v nem faktam i razoblacheniyam. V romane avtor opisyval upadok nravov v kapitalisticheskom obshchestve Ameriki.

1.5 inch button, red letters on white background. Epton, Progressive Labor Party's leading Black militant, was convicted under criminal anarchy statutes for his part in Harlem street disturbances. An article in Time called him "Mao's man in Harlem." Very good.

Newspaper. Four panel newspaper, 11.5x15.5 inches; photos., paper faintly toned, else in very good condition. Advertising a "Rally for political freedom" with Bill Epton and other on January 8th, 1965 at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Blvd. Epton, Progressive Labor Party's leading black militant, was convicted under criminal anarchy statutes for his part in 1964 Harlem street disturbances. He left PL when it ceased supporting Black Nationalism.

[11p.], 8.5x14 inch mimeographed sheets stapled at corner, with shorter cover sheet added at the beginning; rather worn, foxed, and with some silverfish nibbles at edges, not reaching the text. Bill Epton had been the PLP's most prominent Black leader, but in this piece he criticized the group and declared a new Party-building plan. The cover letter begins, "Dear Comrades and Friends, This draft is about to be circulated to party members and friends. It is put out by all sorts of party enemies led by Bill Epton. We managed to obtain it one way or another. We want to make sure everyone reads it. You will probably get it from us even before the factionalists get it to you. We don't believe in suppressing internal struggle. We do believe in trying to use struggle - even antagonistic struggle - to strengthen the party. We believe the report will speak for itself, and clarify our line even more, possibly help us overcome shortcomings, and most important intensify our WORK.? Accuses the attached draft of perpetuating lies about Black members, or others, leaving. ?Except for Bill Epton and Gerry Steiner no one else who was recently in the party is organizing to set up this so-called new party. Possibly a few long-time-ago ex-members are, and assorted weirdos.? Suggests that it be discussed in Party meetings. ?One final note: Bill Epton was expelled by the New York City organization on June 9. Over 40 members-club organizers and section committee members-were there, as well as the leadership of Boston and New Jersey, The comrades cheered the call for Epton's expulsion. It was unanimous.?.

8vo, pp. [40]; self-wrappers; paper a bit toned, else a very good, sound copy. Rubberstamp imprint on front wrapper reads: "Progressive Labor Party / Student Club / P.O. Box 73, Station A / Berkeley, California / 845-8362." William Leo Epton Jr. (1932-2002) was a Maoist African-American communist activist. He was Vice Chairman of the Progressive Labor Party until about 1970. He was the first person convicted of criminal anarchy since the Red Scare of 1919. This pamphlet contains his entire speech made before receiving sentence in New York State Supreme Court for a conviction of 'criminal anarchy' relating to street disturbances in Harlem.