Sing a Battle Song : The Revolutionary Poetry, Statements, and Communiques of the Weather Underground 1970-1974

Editors' preface; acknowledgments; when hope and history rhyme\*; revisiting the weather underground; from weather to climate; timeline; you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows; part i; Sing a Battle Song: Poems by Women in theWeather Underground Organization; contents; SONG; SISTERHOOD IS NOT MAGIC; WAITING\*; FOR ASSATA SHAKUR\*; PEOPLES' WAR; DAY OF THE MONSOON; SPIDER POEM; PRAIRIE JANE; IN MY STEEP AND SCARY PATH; RIDING THE SUBWAYS; FOR A TROUBLED SISTER; WOMANCHILD'S POEM; FOR OUR STREET; FOR A FRIEND WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS; STRAIGHT TALK; FOR TWO SISTERS.;Outraged by the Vietnam War and racism in America, a group of young American radicals announced their intention to "bring the war home." The Weather Underground waged a low-level war against the U.S. government through much of the 1970s, bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison, and evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. Editors' preface acknowledgments when hope and history rhyme* revisiting the weather underground from weather to climate timeline you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows part i Sing a Battle Song: Poems by Women in theWeather Underground Organization contents SONG SISTERHOOD IS NOT MAGIC WAITING* FOR ASSATA SHAKUR* PEOPLES' WAR DAY OF THE MONSOON SPIDER POEM PRAIRIE JANE IN MY STEEP AND SCARY PATH RIDING THE SUBWAYS FOR A TROUBLED SISTER WOMANCHILD'S POEM FOR OUR STREET FOR A FRIEND WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS STRAIGHT TALK FOR TWO SISTERS. FOR L. WOMEN'S LAMENT OPEN OPEN OPEN* RETURN OF THE POWS* FOR OUR MEN SPRING 1974 NIGHT IN CHILE THOUGHTS ON BLOOD DEBTS POEM FOOD LINES IN OAKLAND FOR THE SLA AVOCADO TREE VENOM I VENOM II REUNION COMMON VICTORIES WELCOME BATTLES part ii looking backward the weather eye introduction chronology and table of contents a declaration of a state of war headquarters honk amerika dr. timothy leary message to daniel berrigan fall offensive hall of injustice criminal courthouse new morning--changing weather the bombing of the capitol george jackson attica. The bombing of the pentagoncommon victories clifford glover 103rd precinct a collective letter to the women's movement mary moylan's letter the bombing of itt headquarters for latin america health education and welfare rockefeller and the drug law victory to the ponce cement strike* weather underground organization bombs kennecott corporation* part iii PRAIRIE FIRE contents i. arm the spirit ii. vietnam iii. on the road: impressions of us history iv. imperialism in crisis: the third world v. imperialism in crisis: the home front vi. against the common enemy bibliography. Outraged by the Vietnam War and racism in America, a group of young American radicals announced their intention to "bring the war home." The Weather Underground waged a low-level war against the U.S. government through much of the 1970s, bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison, and evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. Sing a Battle Song brings together the three complete and unedited publications produced by the Weathermen during their most active period underground, 1970 to 1974: The Weather Eye: Communiqués from the Weather Underground; Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism; and Sing a Battle Song: Poems by Women in the Weather Underground Organization. Sing a Battle Song is introduced and annotated by three of the Weather Underground’s original organizers—Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, and Jeff Jones—all of whom are all still actively engaged in social justice movement work. Idealistic, inspired, pissed-off, and often way-over-the-top, the writings of the Weather Underground epitomize the sexual, psychedelic, anti-war counterculture of the American 1960s and 1970s.