Share this @internewscast.com

By the 1970s the BLA and the Weather Underground were among the few anti-war activist groups still active. Between the two groups there was common cause, as each sought to accomplish similar ends through violent confrontation and other forms of direct action, as Cengage Learning explains. Both groups primarily saw themselves waging direct revolution against the American government. The police officer killings at the hands of the BLA soon grew too much for the Weather Underground, though. As a result, the Weather Underground, once allied with many Black revolutionary groups, began to distance itself from the BLA (per NPR).

Nevertheless, members of the BLA continued to attack, capture, and kill police officers. By the mid-1970s, many leaders aligned with Black Liberation Army were captured or killed by law enforcement agencies. The BLA’s last leader, Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur (pictured), fled to Cuba, while many members of the Weather Underground, including University of Chicago law professor Bill Ayers and Kathy Boudin, were on the run (via The Hill). By the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, some charges against the Weather Underground were dropped. As a result, several members of the Weather Underground emerged from hiding.

Source: This post first appeared on

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like

Urgent Search: 9-Year-Old Girl Missing on Family Road Trip – Authorities on High Alert

Melody Buzzard in 2023 (Santa Barbara County Sheriff). Authorities in California are…

Police Report: Bar Altercation Leads to Shooting After Patron is Pursued

Share A man from Texas has been apprehended following a deadly incident…

Son Charged with Killing Parents Following Addiction Intervention

Inset: Camden Burton Nicholson (Orange County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Orange County Superior…

Breaking: Body Found Amid Ongoing Search for Missing College Student Sparks Investigation

On Thursday, authorities in Vermont discovered a body in proximity to the…

Man Detained for Playing Darth Vader’s Theme Near Military Personnel Files Lawsuit

FILE – People talk with National Guard soldiers on the Ellipse, with…

High School Student Detained for Carrying Firearm with Tampered Serial Number

By Staff Reporter GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a recent development, 18-year-old Devon…

Teen Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Girlfriend: A Cautionary Tale of Youth Violence

Troy Aguilar-Olmos (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Maricopa County Superior Courthouse…

Attorney General James Requests Court to Silence Lindsey Halligan

Left: Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter…

New Evidence Sparks Renewed River Search for 1990 NSW Murder Case

Warning: This article mentions a deceased Indigenous individual, including their name and…

Unveiling Epstein’s Dark Secrets: The Untold Story of His Power-Play and the Elusive Client List

In her memoir “Nobody’s Girl,” published posthumously, Virginia Giuffre reveals unsettling claims…

Florida Woman Arrested for Alleged Neglect and Abuse of Elderly Disabled Mother

A woman from Florida faces charges of neglecting an elderly or disabled…

FBI Arrests Suspect in Chilling TikTok Death Threats Against Pam Bondi

Attorney General Pam Bondi appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing…