The pre-trial examination of Rafael Viera, accused of murder in the New Bethel shooting, heard testimony that may clear him of the charge.
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Controversy Continues in New Bethel
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 78, May 1-14, 1969
The central argument in the New Bethel Incident is over the administration of law in Detroit’s Recorder’s Court. [See The New Bethel Incident, FE #77, April 17-30, 1969.]
New Bethel Eye Witness
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969
Exclusive to the Fifth Estate An eye-witness to the New Bethel Incident has given the Fifth Estate an account of the shootings that contradicts both official police versions, and testimony of prosecution witnesses in two court cases.
The New Bethel Incident
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969
Members of the Black United Front mass on the steps of the Old County Building on April 3 in one of the many demonstrations of support for Judge George W. Crockett. During the day over 3,000 persons took part in …
Editors’ Notes
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 82, June 26-July 9, 1969
As we go to press word has reached us that Recorder’s Court Judge Robert Colombo has dismissed charges of sales of marijuana against John Sinclair. His trial on the charge of possession began on June 24 and may be in …
Justice in Detroit
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 79, May 15-28, 1969
A second man has been ordered to stand trial in the March 29 wounding of Patrolman Richard E. Worobec outside the New Bethel Baptist Church on Linwood.
Viera bound over
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969
The man accused of murdering a Detroit policeman at the New Bethel Church last March had his charge reduced from first to second degree murder.
Black Groups Lead Boycott of News
by Dena Clamage
Fifth Estate # 78, May 1-14, 1969
Pig-paper reporters don’t wear blue uniforms.
77, April 17-30, 1969
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # Archive
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City Unit Blasts Police
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 80, May 29-June 11, 1969
The Establishment press and the Detroit Police Department have been blasted in a report on the New Bethel Incident done by the Detroit Commission on Community Relations (CCR).
Case Study of a Racist Institution
by People Against Racism
Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969
“Along with the country as a whole, the press has too long basked in a white world, looking out of it, if at all, with white men’s eyes and a white perspective.” —Kerner Report, p. 389
Rafael Viera
by Gloria Larry House
Fifth Estate # 88, September 18-October 1, 1969
Editors’ Note: The following interview with Rafael Viera took place at a conference of the Republic of New Africa which was held in Washington, D.C. recently. Viera is awaiting trial on second-degree murder charges stemming from the fatal shooting of …
Editors’ Notes
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 78, May 1-14, 1969
ATTENTION GIs: We are interested in any and all written material given you while you are in the service. This includes everything from training manuals to Stars and Stripes. Also, any of you who would like to submit articles or …
Welcome to Detroit, Mr. Murphy
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 97, January 22-February 4, 1970
“Patrick Murphy is no great shakes as Public Safety Director. He is a poor administrator; he is weak, and he has no rapport with his men.” —Richard Judd, former aide to Sen. Wayne Morse on D.C. Affairs Committee, U.S. Senate
Traffic is Normal
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 76, April 3-16, 1969
Editors’ Note: The following is a press release issued by Detroit Police Commissioner Johannes Spreen at 3:25 am on March 30 following the shoot-out between two police officers and 12 armed black men following a meeting of the New Republic …
Judge Crockett Statement
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969
Editors’ Note: The following is a public statement on the New Bethel incident released by George W. Crockett, Judge, Recorder’s Court, Detroit.
The News—White Man’s Paper
by People Against Racism
Fifth Estate # 78, May 1-14, 1969
“Along with the country as a whole, the press has too long basked in a white world, looking out of it, if at all, with white men’s eyes and a white perspective.”
Editors’ Notes
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969
Recorder’s Court Judge Robert J. Colombo, the pig who sentenced John Sinclair to almost ten years in prison, recently renewed his subscription to this paper for two years. Because of the barbaric sentence he placed on John, we are cancelling …
Freeks Against Fuzz
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969
The first Detroit Pop Festival on April 7 at Olympia Stadium came off beautifully. All the stalwarts of the Detroit music scene were in attendance to create a ten hour musical trip for over 16,000 people that came to listen. …
Viera-Fuller
by Sam Stark
Fifth Estate # 106, May 28-June 10, 1970
A little more than a year ago, David Brown, Jr. of Compton, California sat isolated and frightened in a Wayne County jail cell awaiting trial on charges of assault with intent to commit murder.
This One’s Ours
by J.R. Kennedy
Fifth Estate # 97, January 22-February 4, 1970
After only three hours of deliberation on December 22 a half black half white Detroit Recorder’s Court jury found Alfred Hibbitt, member of the Black Legion, the paramilitary arm of the Republic of New Africa (RNA), innocent of assault with …
Cockrel Acquitted
by Chris Singer
Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969
A rose, is a rose, is a rose, is a rose. And a racist judge is, in fact, a racist judge. This is how attorneys for Kenneth Cockrel developed their case that the young black attorney should not be cited …
Police Love-in
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 82, June 26-July 9, 1969
Detroit Police Commissioner Johannes (The Lover) Spreen has called for another “love in” to improve police relations with the community.
The Woodstock Nation
by Joyce
Fifth Estate # 87, September 4-17, 1969
WHITE LAKE, N.Y. (Good Times/UPS) —The Woodstock Festival was a huge nonviolent explosion of people and music. The New York Times called it a nightmare but it was more of a fantastic dream. True, there were low scenes—three accidental deaths, …
Deee-Troit
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 101, March 19-April 1, 1970
It may take two or three years, but beware: Mayor Gribbs has let it be known that he is not adverse to a $1.00 admission fee to the Detroit Zoo, along with plans to raise the Sunday parking fee to …
View from the Top
by Thorstein Smith
Fifth Estate # 86, August 21-September 3, 1969
This column will be devoted to an exploration of Establishment thinking, as revealed primarily in power structure publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, etc. The assumptions of the writer are Marxian, Marcusian, and C.W. Millsian: in brief, …
Recorders Court Jury Fraud Exposed
by Sam Stark
Fifth Estate # 102, April 2-15, 1970
Accused persons in Detroit Recorder’s Court have been tried and, in many cases, found guilty by juries of which Blacks, other minority group members, Southern-born, foreign-born, working-class people, ADC mothers, students, bearded males, and persons convicted of moving traffic violations …
Mainers Against the Klan!
by Robcat
Fifth Estate # 399, Fall, 2017
It’s Late February in central Maine. A group of anarchists and other anti-racists have gathered at the Margaret Chase-Smith bridge in Skowhegan to respond to recent Ku Klux Klan activity around the state.
Rafael Viera on the Young Lords
by Roland Young
Fifth Estate # 100, March 5-18, 1970
The following article is a reprint of an interview with Rafael Viera, Chief Medical Cadre of the Young Lords Organization (YLO), that first appeared in the Black Panther Newspaper. Viera is one of three men that were indicted following the …
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