Ralph Featherstone

That same October, he attended a convention in New Mexico hosted by the Alianza Federal de Mercedes, which advocated for land rights for Hispano New Mexicans.

[3] Featherstone in his role with the SNCC supported the Palestinian cause, saying, "Israel is and always has been the tool and foothold for American and British exploiters in the Middle East and Africa."

[2] On March 9, 1970, while traveling with fellow SNCC staffer William "Che" Payne to the trial of H. Rap Brown, Featherstone was killed by a bomb along U.S. Route 1 in Bel Air, Maryland.

[8] Supporters of Brown alleged assassination by local white supremacists, and cited the FBI's COINTELPRO program as evidence of right-wing collusion.

[9] According to a statement published by the Spear of the Nation newsletter and approved by Featherstone's widow, Charlotte, the bombing was a political assassination intended for Brown.