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Black Bloc

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Black Bloc, Black Block
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an informal grouping of militant, mainly anarchist, protesters who act together during anti-capitalism, anti-war, etc., protests, often wearing black hoods and black clothing


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In this memoir, he reflects back on those years, often ruefully, and also discusses some events of his later years, including standing and watching Black Bloc anarchists smash store windows during the so-called "Battle in Seattle" protests against the World Trade Organization and recognizing them, as he once did the Weathermen, as heirs of his group.
This line up includes Yorkshire four piece The Black Bloc, who will headline the event.
We're going to kill you," but if they genuinely believed they were confronting the notorious Black Bloc of anarchists who had caused violent mayhem in parts of the city during demonstrations earlier in the day, they were mistaken.
 
 
 
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