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Discussion of the role of self defense in African and African American liberation.
Call Number: AFR 045Format: Cass A & BProgram: The Question of African ManhoodCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Discussion on the role of self defense in African and African American liberation. Robert Harris, Elombe Brath, and Vicki praise Robert Williams’ work and courage to free the black people. Elombe Brath speaks about the “May 8th Case” in New York in which 8 people were arrested for not cooperating with the state. Robert Harris speaks the struggle for African liberation and comments on how the conditions currently are the same as what Robert Williams faced in 1961. He concludes by calling the people to use self - defense to struggle against the state as Robert Williams did. Elombe Brath celebrates the memory of Robert Williams. He talks about the Williams’ sacrifices and work toward liberation, and the support he received from both blacks and whites. He points out that the people need to be educated to get anywhere in life. Lastly, Robert Harris speaks about African Nationalism and his admiration of Robert Williams because he rose to the challenge to free the black people and fight the media. He contemplates the role and importance of self defense in the struggle for liberation.
Radio Free Dixie
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Track 1 - News reports: HUAC & Muslims, Mayor Yorty & LA, St Louis demonstration-police killing, German soldiers & Nigeria, Detroit, Monroe struggle--*RFW response - exile-- Track 2 - ABC News radio-- Track 3 - end of 1963 news-- Track 4 - music off radio-- Track 5 - music
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Vietnam speech on Radio Free Dixie refers to March on Washington, Vietnam Day Committee with emphasis on Black struggle. There is a statement from South Vietnamese National Liberation Front (NLF), Ending "With all our hearts we are.."
Peking Rally
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Includes Robeson "Old Man River" in Chinese, Rally is Oct 10th, in solidarity with Struggle of Afro-American people in US. More than 10,000 people. RFW (edited) report on human rights under Kennedy (1963) - recorded off radio with mic. Note that broadcast delayed due to JFK assassination. Rally presided over by Kuo Mo Ro, head of cultural relations with
foreign countries/Chinese Peace Committee. His speech is summarized by Chinese reporter. Praises Williams and emphasizes need for violence and upheaval to make social change and quotes Williams on this and on self-defense as an American tradition, example of Monroe. A component part of the worldwide struggle. Same battle-line against US imperialism, represented by Kennedy. Australian poet Rewi Alley's speaks. Then Williams: thanks Mao etc. "Govt of USA world's greatest hypocrite and enslaver...a threat to the peace and security of the world." Recent report on civil rights of Kennedy administration designed as a whitewash. Coexistence with savage beast not possible. Three Ghana students beaten in US and JFK expresses his regret, but never regret enough to deal with the cause. Neo-colonialism. Compare to Hitler's Germany--but Williams says it was the US that provided example for the Nazis. Cuba. Vietnam. South Africa and Portugal--the same savages who bomb little girls in USA. Govt of USA an enemy to all the world...a common street dog has more rights than a Black American. Take pride that our people are fighting back. "We are bound to win--the world struggle of all the oppressed people of world (applause)." Closing quote--against our common enemy...thanks chairman Mao for his statement...applause...let our battle cry be heard around the world--Freedom Now or Death! Report on other speakers: South Vietnam with translation, expresses solidarity with Negro struggle. Japanese national peace committee chair, with translation. South Africa...strong speaker. Many of my people in jails. Brazilian social activist, with translation. New Zealand. Silent tribute to WEB DuBois. Adopted a message of support to American Negroes, which is read and translated to applause. Refers to March on Washington and Birmingham bombing. Song--all are brothers...then ends with Old Man River in Chinese.
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Includes an editorial from 7/8/64 Washington Afro-American about the murder of educator and civil rights activist, Lemuel Penn.
Ordeal of Change
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Ordeal of Change Reading. Sound very poor.
The Question of Afro-American Manhood, Part 1
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Intro to RFW by Elombe Brath. Tells part of NAACP NY rally story. First speaker is Robert Harris--wild maniac Europeans in North Carolina. Negroes with Guns… I'll not befriend my exterminator! Brother Kwando Kinshasha, was one of Panther 21--the book Negroes with Guns--a Negro with a gun is an African...refers to Battle of Algiers...a landless nation..summary of "how we greet Robert Williams--the converting of words into deeds!" Refers to Africa, Haiti, South Africa--three lessons of RFW--organization, struggle, and self-defense. A fellow warrior in our peoples struggle in our peoples struggle and for self-determination. Next is Vicki Garvin....4 years in Ghana and six years in China.. She says: I'm honored to be here...met him in the 1950s...close relationship with Malcolm X--Rob took the initiative to heads of states of five countries...only Mao responded in 1963. 1 million people mass demonstration, when Mao's 2nd statement after MLK assassination. Brath mentions liberation theology, Aristide. Father Lawrence Lucas speaks--speaks on the idiocy of non-violence--very militant--refers to Colin Powell killing for the crackers—the criminal justice system--"because it is criminal and it is far removed from justice. " ("Theologically speaking, for the FBI agents who are here taking notes..."). NY 8 plus case. Roger Wareham, Dec 12th movement, next speaker. Robert Williams begins speaking, welcomed back to Harlem: Harlem has special place in my heart. Mosque #7--Malcolm minister, collected money--for guns and ammunution. We were united. Even had a white Catholic priest who was helping us. Importance of each other--what a united front is, what it means. how did he get to cuba? to china? because of YOU. picture in post office—500 agents to his case...FOIA files.. Demonstrations in the south--torture of civil rights demonstrators. Gotta have a deterrent. We rose up! Young people on a (drug) trip—shooting up--Opium comment--China, British brought it in...when I left here students were making revolution—when I came home, they were sitting in the yard, everybody sleepin'--a drug problem. In China, how they overcame it. "We are the only people in the world who require our leaders to die to prove that they are genuine!". Support from Japan--tells Kissinger story. Refers to Birmingham Sunday, told little Chinese girls about it. "Uncle when you go home--when we get grown we gonna liberate them." Land base area--Chen Yi send trips. Got to forge this link with people. Tells story about Cuba and his sons and air force officers. Told them to fire--I did it for you! Take this parachute and remember. Mentions Radio Free Dixie...playing jazz...when I came back Knight publications were whispering he was an agent. Detroit--University of Michigan, center for Chinese studies. We have to be on guard, educate our people. we are losing our muscle--muscle comes from young men--they are killing them off. tells story of prison in Britain, hunger strike. put him in hospital. chaplain.
The Question of Afro-American Manhood, Part 2
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William continues. Tells the British imprisonment story. What makes you so determined? Story of forefathers. Guests of Ho Chi Minh, dinner at Vietnam embassy, thank and congratulate you. "Because we read your publication on urban guerrilla warfare, and we decided to have the Tet offensive! " We got to start to train our youth. My motto--I would prefer to live 30 seconds than to live 1000 years crawing at the feet of my oppressor. Tells story of Hotel Teresa, NAACP. Band national anthem--boooed--booed again. Group of young men, lift him up, and he spoke. Drowned out Joe Williams...Got to try to reclaim the glory that once was Harlem...you can't quit. The secret to power is unity...if you don't have that you just can't make it. Willing to die. always on guard. we introduced molotov cocktail to the freedom movement. All women and children started making molotov cocktails. UNITY! You can move mountains if you're united. Tells China story of "old man who moved mountains." Question Period begins.Tells story about Ho Chi Minh when he lived in Harlem; founded French communist party. Young people--how pass on the legacy? 3 kinds of allies...all the way, part the way, on the fence...don't push them off the other side. How teach history to masses of Black youth? Tells about John Brown society. Gotta have some showmanship. Talks about his two pistols, legal so long as unconcealed. Governor got upset. "Legal but setting a bad example"--no 14th amendment--when he brings law and order I'll put these guns away. I've lived a full life. King said...RFW I was born to get killed...but I have already outlived him. Radio Free Dixie...I could say what I wanted to. Issue of slang...Black English in schools. So foreign friends can understand. Cuban women, story about radio broadcasts---why is he obsessed with "cats" all the time. Marshal Chu Teh was an opium addict. Tells his story. Kicked the habit cold turkey. Some of most brilliant minds have fallen prey. Tells story of Mao's statement. Talks about cultural revolution. Comment on Communism and strategy in China. Short quote--"the man who writes our textbook is not going to tell our history." Plug for black papers. The type of education that we need. Closing by Elombe Brath.
The Question of Afro-American Manhood, Part 2
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This is a duplicate of RFW 025.
Songs and Conversations
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Children's Palace & Worker's Palace, Shanghai - Songs and Conversations
