Friday, June 19, 2009

"I Aint Scared of You Motherfuckers ..."

4 comments:

og said...

If a Man cannot find something to live then find something to die for. Its getting ready to get tuff in Amerikkka

pink said...

What's the context of this pic? I've never seen it before.

Anonymous said...

i think it's the trial of denmark vesey

Anonymous said...

I’m not sure of the context, but this picture captures the essence of Louis Allen, murdered by the KKK on January 31, 1964 in Liberty, Mississippi.

When Louis Allen found out that the KKK had a contract on his life, he said, “If they get me, they won’t be gettin' a scared black man.”

Louis Allen was an eyewitness to the cold-bloodied murder of Herbert Lee in Liberty on September 25, 1961 by Mississippi State Legislator Eugene Hurst. Lee a NAACP member had assisted Bob Moses’ initial voter registration efforts in Mississippi.

Allen witnessed the murder, but was initially afraid to testify against Hurst. However, Allen’s conscience eventually led him to tell the truth. Once the KKK found out about Allen’s change of heart—via the federal to local white supremacist grapevine-- the hit was organized on Louis Allen.

Herbert Lee, Louis Allen and numerous other, unsung, grassroots black people, particularly in Mississippi are the real reason why Barack Obama sits in the White House.