Published on May 17th, 1968, the EVO issue had an article by Marshall McLuhan on Violence, coverage of the Beatles interview during their visit to New York City, and a piece about the Radical Theatre Repertory fund-raiser for the Black Panther Party of California, including their Ten Point Program.
1. We Want Freedom. We Want Power To Determine
The Destiny Of Our Black Community.
2.We Want Full Employment For Our People.
3. We Want An End To The Robbery By The Capitalists Of Our Black Community.
4. We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter Of Human Beings.
5. We Want Education That Teaches Us Our True History And Our Role In The Present-Day Society.
6. We Want All Black Men To Be Exempt From Military Service.
7, We Want An Immediate End To Police Brutality And Murder Of Black People.
8. We Want Freedom For All Black Men Held In Federal, State, County And City Prisons And Jails.
9. We Want All Black People When Brought To Trial To Be Tried In Court By A Jury Of Their Peer Group Or People From Their Black Communities, As Defined By The Constitution Of The United States.
10. We Want Land, Bread, Housing, Education, Clothing, Justice And Peace.
Sources:
The East Village Other Archive, Reveal Digital
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