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After seeing the response here, how would
you compare the University with the response
you've seen at other schools?

The response is much the same at every
university. It hasn't crystallized yet, and I'm not
sure when it will.

Do you plan to take action against the
National Guardsmen at Kent State?

We have been contacted, but we haven't
taken any action yet. I still work for the Law
Center for Constitutional Rights, and I'll take
action if they take action. I don't work for
money anymore.

Do you think the Moratorium march on
Washington had any effect?

I think it had an enormous effect in
Washington, but not enough. Shutting down
the universities will have more effect, and if it
doesn't the time may come when we have to
burn down all the universities. The time of
peaceful marches is over.

What do you think will happen to the
National Guardsmen who shot the students at
Kent State?

Nothing. The same thing that happens
every time the police murder someone.

Are you in favor of violence?

I am against mass violence. All violence will
come from the National Guard, the police, and
court injunctions. Where it always comes from.

Do you think Rap Brown is still alive?

Yes, I think Rap is still alive.

When did you last see him?

I spoke to him on February 26, but I
haven't seen or heard from him since.

Do you know where he is?

No, I don't. No one will believe when I say
"I don't know," but I honestly don't.

Do you think a black man can get a fair trial
in this country?

No, I don't, but you have to take this case
by case. I'm sure that black people get fair trials
in some cases like accidents and divorces, but
no controversial blacks get fair trials.

Who are some controversial blacks?

Rap Brown, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver,
any of the Panthers, and any of the people
connected with the black man's liberation. J.
Edgar Hoover just made Rap Brown number
eleven on the F.B.I.'s most wanted list. He'd
never miss a chance like that. Poor people can't
get fair trials either.

You said people have a right to resist a
court?

You have the right to resist a courtroom
when it becomes oppressive. Chicago was
oppressive.

You said you are against capitalism, what
type of system do you advocate to replace it?

I'm not sure. I'm still not against private
property, but I'm coming very close to that
idea.

Then Bruce Wine, a leader of the strike
movement, dashed in, dodged between the
cameras and light stands and asked Mr. Kunstler
to come to help lead the march to Carr's Hill.
Mr. Kunstler thanked us and walked back
through the underground cement catacombs of
University Hall to the main hall to speak to the
strikers.

"Where can we cat?" he said.

"The Boar's Head," someone shouted, and
several people booed and laughed.

"The White Spot," shouted someone else,
and more people laughed.