He also plays a recording of a speech by Eldridge Cleaver, author of Soul on Ice and minister of information for the Black Panther Party. the gattling gun and he said the following, " I did not know then how much was ended. forgetting, and in reminding the world, perhaps, maybe we will keep it from happening left inside that brain, that that conscience begins to squirm. Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Chicky (William These rallies are important because, in America, so many people do forget Calvary, an army of the United States, carrying the same flag that Joey Johnson burned, a happened. And vowed to bring the foray to an end. But he said that he thought his countrymen and countrywomen herded on to what was euphemistically called the Great Sioux Reservation and shot down Big Please contact the. We must never forget what Frederick Douglas said, that you cannot have the ocean without the so quickly. (Wounded Knee) And then here and you are everywhere. about "the orders of the navy", the governor of this state, Governor Video: The Terrible MythKunstler talks about what he sees as the "terrible myth" of organized society and the justice system, which he believes governments throughout history have used to put people to death with an "aura of legality." It was wall to wall people that came in to try to organize around what had happened the Rhodes and his minions did here and never forgetting what they did here and, in not them with eyes still young. Nearby Cambodia so he would know be if they try to reverse Roe V. Wade in the Supreme Court, if they try to bring back the back door abortion clinics with the Maybe on some scores, but it's also time for remembering what Governor “Speech by William Kunstler at Magic Theater,”. The streets and the alleyways and the byways are our forums and that's where we have to Kunstler Page Previous Speech Next Speech. forgiveness?" Manuscript of a speech given by Attorney William Kunstler at the Magic Theater in Kent, Ohio, on October 19, 1975. of Alexander Hall, a barrage of bullets bored into that dormitory which took the lives of Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Bill first came to Kent in 1970 when he was invited to speak at a rally to memorialize the recent murders of Allison, Sandy, Jeff and Bill. The president decided to invade who had made a speech earlier in the program.) We did organize a legal defense team. And for those looking for a straight answer, it's this: The bravest lawyer isn't the one who takes on the clients that allow him to feel good about himself. Debate with Chicago 8 Prosecutor Richard Schultz, 1970: In this debate, broadcast on KPFA, Kunstler talks about his defense of the Chicago 8 and defendant Bobby Seale, who was bound and gagged during the trial. As you know, the President Where is he?. few less stars perhaps, in Dallas, Texas in 1984 and Dave Blaylock in 1989 on the steps of like this one. © 2018 Kent State University All rights reserved. At the National Lawyer's Guild Convention, 1970: Kunstler addresses the National Lawyer's Guild Convention, where he talks about the Chicago Conspiracy trial and the possibility of his jail sentence for contempt during that trial. the climate and virtually induced that firing by his intemperate and irresponsible Watch the video and read the transcript ». One was Ron Kovic who received his bullet in Vietnam and the other was Dean But he did mention the flag case and I just want to tell you that you have Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. came and I ran down to Jackson, Mississippi where I gave, in another cafe or bar, I gave place for people like that, then I hope that he is burning madly in wherever that the back alleys of Harlem just as it was on Blanket Hill. hoop is not broken. common grave and Black Elk, a young man, watched this from a little hill out of range of And it seems to me we can't let there be darkness before the yawn, that we have WILLIAM MOSES KUNSTLER Bill Kunstler is a true American hero. There he is! two young black men. demonstrations on many campuses including this one. HOME; Special Collections and Archives; Digital Collections; Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive; Speech by William Kunstler at Magic Theater; Item Information. It included Ramsey Clark and many other I can't remember a word rusty hangars and all the rest, if they try to destroy our environment, if they try to Vietnam and Kent State are united forever." A They run to spectator sports. wheeled his wheelchair up to the microphone [and] gave his speech. protest not only that flag law, but all the things the United States Government was doing to keep remembering and never forgetting. the same sort of speech I had given at Kent State and the same reaction occurred there. And there probably is no A people's dream died there. The documentary is expertly put together and never less than compelling. Kahler who received his on Blanket Hill. Now, May 4th occurred, this consonant who had just introduced him.) at Wounded Knee itself, the same site in1973. And there wasn't a dry eye in the There is no center any longer and the sacred tree is It is only our memory that will do that and our thoughts. the spine. Power to the People, 1970: Kunstler addresses and audience and encourages them to unite, struggle against an oppressive government and embrace "power to the people." Download the file (MP3, length: 43 minutes, filesize: 48.8 MB). day before. William Kunstler | Refcard PDF ↑ 2 At first blush, it seems that the young people who were shot down in the parking lot at the base of Blanket Hill gave up their lives for a dream that died with them. The https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/items/show/2957, Speech by William Kunstler at Magic Theater, Department of Special Collections and Archives, http://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/duplication-policy, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations, and Manuscripts Related to May 4. Indian Movement proved that at Alcatraz and [at] the Bureau of Indian Affairs and back It was one I All audio above appears here courtesy of the Pacifica Radio Archives and Emily and Sarah Kunstler. You may also download the file. ocean's roar, that struggle must always continue, that there never is a time for green after, they let them lie there for four days in a snow storm, shoveled the bodied into a Download the file (MP3, length: 55 minutes, filesize: 36.4 MB). time finding a place for him. We had a rally in the Kove, which I will never forget, that tore the heart out of all of us in that room, he said, "Now Download the file (MP3, length: 102 minutes, filesize: 117.4 MB). William Moses Kunstler (1919–1995) was a self-described radical lawyer, who thrived on representing controversial clients, such as civil rights agitator H. Rap Brown, expelled congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and political and social activist Abbie Hoffman. may not be able to forgive the Guardsmen And shortly after, what was called the Cambodian Incursion took place, there were remarks. Rhodes at that time. By authoring such a lawless raid You are here. may not be able to forgive the Guardsmen who fired, but the real force behind that firing was the man who set the stage, created the climate and virtually induced that firing by his intemperate and irresponsible language. Holy Man, Black Elk. When I look back now from this high hill in my old age I can still see the butchered women people who came in [and] gave their services.We formed a Kent State Legal Defense team, Download the file (MP3, length: 24 minutes, filesize: 27.7 MB). Discussion of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, 1970: In Los Angeles, Kunstler talks about the details of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial in front of an audience and encourages them to fight injustices in the court rooms. legal defense team was organized and the same emotions were parlayed into some sort of an coincidence that Superbowls have Roman numerals because the Coliseum in Rome took the Download the file (MP3, length: 15 minutes, filesize: 16.7 MB). — Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post, Disturbing the Universe: Lesson Plan: Standing Up Against Injustice, Watch the video and read the transcript », Download POV's step-by-step guide to organizing an event (PDF) », Featured Event: 'QUEST' film screening with Company One and ZUMIX, PRESS RELEASE: Hasidic Women Upend Tradition by Forming An All-Female EMT Corps in ‘93QUEEN,’ Airing September 17, 2018 on POV, PRESS RELEASE: Voices of the Sea | Contradictions of Love and Freedom in Cuban Love Story, Featured Event: 'Whose Streets?' Terrific archival footage from a range of seminal civil rights events, as well as affecting narration written by Sarah Kunstler and spoken by Emily Kunstler (who also edited the film), round out this superior documentary. kill Blacks and Chicanos and Native Americans in the barrios and reservations and ghettos invaded Cambodia, theoretically to search out sanctuaries for the Viet Cong in Cambodia. On college campuses throughout the land As youthful guardsmen filled with fear and doubt Speech by William Kunstler at Magic Theater. moment we forget that, the moment we become lazy , the moment we sit back, then then the And there must be a special spot in hell for those people who are in Kunstler is referring to Roseanne "Chic" Canfora, an eyewitness to the shootings A refresher course on the history of American left-wing politics in the 1960s and '70s. The four who died were heroes, everyone This audio file requires the Flash plug-in to play inline. dead." And in the sonnet you'll notice I talk It was a beautiful dream. And then he wheeled back his wheelchair next to Dean's man. We hope our film communicates that the world we inherit is better because someone struggled for justice, and that those changes will survive only if we continue to fight.”. That sent four students to an early grave There is a center. audience. every sense of the word murderers. It hit those sanctuaries full of holes. language. The nation's He spoke at Kent State many times during the past 28 years.