Book cover for Negroes With Guns, by Robert F Williams. Shows a silhouette of a black man with a rifle. By Martino Fine Books - https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Wf8AylM-L.jpg, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59623478

Today in #LaborHistory 2/26/1925: Robert Williams was. #CivilRights, #communism, armed self-defense. Wrote #NegrosWithGuns. Inspired #BlackPanthers. Falsely charged with kidnapping & fled to #Cuba & later #China.