May 30, 1972: 52 years ago, May 30 1972, the Afro-American Liberation Army (also known [...]
52 years ago, May 30 1972, the Afro-American Liberation Army (also known as the Black Liberation Army) claimed responsibility for an attempted bombing at San Francisco’s Portuguese consulate, carried out in solidarity with the liberation struggles in Angola and Mozambique
4 members of the AALA were soon arrested by the FBI in their Haight apartment, which allegedly contained guns, dozens of sticks of dynamites, and two marijuana plants. The AALA/BLA was founded by former Black Panthers who sided with Eldridge Cleaver in his split with Huey Newton
