The Bl a Was an Organization, but It Was Not Very Organized

The b l a was an organization, but it was not very organized. By the end of 19 71, they're scattered all over the eastern u mostly hardly in contact with any one other than their immediate running partners. They spent more time planning and executing robberies to keep themselves fed and sheltered than planning a revolution. But they kept killing cops. The night of january 20, seventh, 19 72 was freezing. Frigid winter winds whistled down the garbage strewn streets of new york's east village snow. Three black men passed, parting to allow the officers to walk between them. One of the men wore a long black coat, another a green fatigue jacket and a black aust