Symbionese Liberation Army

Symbionese Liberation Army

The Symbionese Liberation Army was an American paramilitary group that committed two murders, bank robberies, and other acts of violence between 1973 and 1975. Even though they never had more than 13 members, they became the top ongoing... [more]

The Symbionese Liberation Army was an American paramilitary group that committed two murders, bank robberies, and other acts of violence between 1973 and 1975. Even though they never had more than 13 members, they became the top ongoing media story during their underground fugitive period. They are famous for their spectacular kidnapping of wealthy media heiress Patty Hearst.

Most Indians would have never heard of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a revolutionary pro-black militant group in the US that lasted from 1973-75.It was founded by Donald DeFreeze, a black. He had escaped from prison while serving a sentence for robbing a prostitute.He was convinced that the large black prison population in the US was a white conspiracy against blacks. Therefore he started this group to liberate blacks, through violent...  
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