During their late 1960s and early 1970s they connected with the violent
factions of the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), the
SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), and the Black Panther party.
They went through confrontations with the FBI and police, and were arrested
for robbing the Ku Klux Klan and various other ventures with
Revolution in mind. Member
Abiodun Oyewole received a 12-to-20-year jail
sentence, but served less than four years.