What are some examples of past black blocs in North America?
The black bloc wasn’t invented in Seattle in 1999. There have been numerous black blocs at demos throughout the 1990s. One of the biggest was the 1999 black bloc at Millions4Mumia in Philadelphia, which numbered around 1500-2000. This was a good example of a nonviolent black bloc whose purpose on that day was to show solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal and to remind the Leftists in the movement that they shouldn’t take us for granted (in fact several post-M4M articles in the Left press completely ignored the anarchist presence at Millions 4 Mumia).
The black bloc wasn’t invented in Seattle last December. There have been numerous black blocs at demos throughout the 1990s. One of the biggest was last year’s black bloc at Millions4Mumia, which numbered around 1500-2000. This was a good example of a nonviolent black bloc whose purpose to show solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal and to remind the Leftists in the movement that they shouldn’t take us for granted (in fact several post-M4M articles in the Left press completely ignored the anarchist presence at Millions 4 Mumia). A brief listing of notable black blocs 1992- Washington, DC – Black bloc during anti-Gulf War Protest. Windows of World Bank smashed. 1992 – San Francisco – Columbus Day – BB marches to protest 500 years of First Nations genocide. 1999 – April 24 – Philadelphia – 1500-2000 anarchists march in black bloc during Millions 4 Mumia march. 1999 – November 30 – Seattle – Black Bloc engages in some “anarchist shopping” in downtown business district 2000 – April 16 & 17 – Revol
The black bloc wasn’t invented in Seattle in 1999. There have been numerous black blocs at demos throughout the 1990s. One of the biggest was the 1999 black bloc at Millions4Mumia in Philadelphia, which numbered around 1500-2000. This was a good example of a nonviolent black bloc whose purpose on that day was to show solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal and to remind the Leftists in the movement that they shouldn’t take us for granted (in fact several post-M4M articles in the Left press completely ignored the anarchist presence at Millions 4 Mumia). Does the black bloc promote violence? Again, the black bloc is a tactic used at major protest actions. The tactics used by a given black bloc are decided by those in the bloc. There isn’t always agreement within the bloc about tactics, but there is tolerance of different tactics. Why do black blocs attack the police? Because they are in the way. While most anarchists oppose police brutality and seek an end to policing and prisons, our main target
