Since I am new to Lemmygrad I decided to give my first post a go with my favourite Black Panthers/DPRK fact! Note that the image quality is terrible, I have tried various AI-enhancers without luck, the text should probably be replaced by hand, by a skilled individual, here’s the transcript:
Transcription that’s easier to read:
"I express my hearty thanks to your party for the revolutionary greetings sent to me on the new year. Last year your party and the progressive black people of America courageously repulsed the ever intensified fascist oppression and persecution by the U.S. imperialists and won great victory in the struggle for freedom, democracy, and the vital rights.
The Korean people watch with profound sympathy and express militant solidarity with your just struggle to abolish the cursed system of racial discrimination of the U.S. imperialists and win liberty and emancipation.
Convinced that the militant ties between the Korean people and the progressive black people of America will further strengthen and develop in the new year in the battle against U.S. imperialism, our common enemy. I wish you fresh successes in your struggle."
Kim Il Sung
Premier of the Cabinet
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
January 7, 1970
Here are some more photos from The Black Panther newspaper. (Random Twitter user)
The Black Panther Party sent delegations to North Korea and regularly reprinted Kim IL Sung’s words in their newspaper. The Panthers adopted the North Korean idealogy called “Juche” which called for self reliance politically, socially, economically, and culturally.
Want to learn more about DPRK from non-western sources?
You are right, here’s the original transcript, that’s my mistake.
Transcription:
"I EXPRESS MY HEARTY THANKS TO YOUR PARTY FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY GREETINGS SENT TO ME ON THE NEW YEAR. LAST YEAR YOUR PARTY AND THE PROGRESSIVE BLACK PEOPLE OF AMERICA COURAGEOUSLY REPULSED THE EVER INTENSIFIED FASCIST OPPRESSION AND PERSECUTION BY THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS AND WON GREAT VICTORY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND THE VITAL RIGHTS.
THE KOREAN PEOPLE WATCH WITH PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND EXPRESS MILITANT SOLIDARITY WITH YOUR JUST STRUGGLE TO ABOLISH THE CURSED SYSTEM OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OF THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS AND WIN LIBERTY AND EMANCIPATION.
CONVINCED THAT THE MILITANT TIES BETWEEN THE KOREAN PEOPLE AND THE PROGRESSIVE BLACK PEOPLE OF AMERICA WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP IN THE NEW YEAR IN THE BATTLE
OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OF THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS AND WIN LIBERTY AND EMANCIPATION.
CONVINCED THAT THE MILITANT TIES BETWEEN THE KOREAN PEOPLE AND THE PROGRESSIVE BLACK PEOPLE OF AMERICA WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP IN THE NEW YEAR IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST U.S. IMPERIALISM, OUR COMMON ENEMY. I WISH YOU FRESH SUCCESSES IN YOUR STRUGGLE."
KIM IL SUNG PREMIER OF THE CABINET DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA JANUARY 7 1970"
https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/txsoac/telegram_sent_by_kim_ilsung_to_the_black_panther/i3npyop?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Seems they too made the mistake, and I just blindly ignored the double paragraph when I made it easier to read.