KTLA News: "Bobby Seale comments on the Zebra murders and the Symbionese Liberation Army" (1974)
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The KTLA newsfilm collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound.
Title: “Bobby Seale comments on the Zebra murders and the Symbionese Liberation Army.” Date: May 14, 1974.
Summary: In a press conference, activist Bobby Seale comments on police and government intelligence agencies targeting leaders of the Black Power movement in what he believes is an organized conspiracy. Seale mentions the extreme police actions in San Francisco targeting the Black community during investigations into the series of killings that became known as the "Zebra murders." Seale further comments on his belief that the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), and their spokesperson, Donald DeFreeze, also known as General Field Marshal Cinque Mtume, were part of a government conspiracy intended to discredit the positive aspects and genuine leaders of the Black Power movement.
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Complete Record: The KTLA newsfilm collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound. Title: “Bobby Seale comments on the Zebra murders and the Symbionese Liberation Army.” Date: May 14, 1974. Summary: In a press conference, activist Bobby Seale comments on police and government intelligence agencies targeting leaders of the Black Power movement in what he believes is an organized conspiracy. Seale mentions the extreme police actions in San Francisco targeting the Black community during investigations into the series of killings that became known as the "Zebra murders." Seale further comments on his belief that the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), and their spokesperson, Donald DeFreeze, also known as General Field Marshal Cinque Mtume, were part of a government conspiracy intended to discredit the positive aspects and genuine leaders of the Black Power movement. Learn more about this UCLA Film & Television Archive project: ucla.in/1SONCuw © 2023 The Regents of the University of California
Transcription
I'm saying the whole so-called zebra hunt uh the SLA is all uh planned uh constructed uh constructively and contrived by the powers that be and the agencies of those uh Powers uh via the police department from the CIA on down what you have for what purpose would they do this well let's start let's start with sinq himself the evidence is released by Donald freed himself uh the amount of times this man has been in and out of prison he was uh deliberately let go uh uh many times he was not uh they didn't attempt to uh kill him like the attempted to kill Hue Newton and I they didn't run him to three and four trials like uh most of the Black Panther Party members um I begin to look around and I be to ask the question you know um the FBI they find they they they they found and captured our um uh Angela Davis they say they found and captured our uh rap Brown I mean what's the G you know it's a gimmick going here you know what I mean with all their technological equipment Etc
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