We Charge Genocide

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This edition contains the historic We Charge Genocide petition that William L. Patterson and Paul Robeson presented to the United Nations in 1951, as well as William L. Patterson’s 1970 Foreword, Ossie Davis’ brief Preface, and a Prologue by CPUSA leader Jarvis Tyner. The petition presented specific, documented evidence of inhuman and racist practices in the United States. The innumerable beatings, frame-ups, arrests, and murders of Black Americans continued unabated, and no adequate remedial measures were taken by government authorities. As the assault on Black lives continues unabated, the We Charge Genocide petition is more important than ever.