False Flag Clothing

False Flag Clothing

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False Flag Clothing is a positive and militant clothing brand about justice, freedom and knowledge.

- Unity is strength -

03/31/2023

"Chicago 1969: When Black Panthers aligned with Confederate-flag-wielding, working-class whites

Inspired by Malcolm X and other international black thought leaders, the Black Panthers embraced armed struggle as a potential tool against organized racial oppression – a radical break from the philosophy of nonviolent protest.

In his short time as a Black Panther leader, Fred Hampton wanted to advance the group’s goals by forming a “Rainbow Coalition” of working class and poor people of all races.

Eventually, Young Patriots rejected their deeply embedded ideas of white supremacy – and even the Confederate flag – as they realized how much they had in common with the Black Panthers and Latino Young Lords.

The coalition, bringing together seemingly polar opposite Black Panthers and Young Patriots, showed that real interactions allow people to understand that their struggles are not essentially different..."

Text by Colette Gaiter

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