Independent Collections
These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.
Subcollections
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Colin Edwards Collection
Materials representing the life-work and journalism of a Welsh radio correspondent and journalist who worked for Pacifica stations, the BBC and many other broadcasters. -
Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This collection is produced by journalist Colin Edwards and represent a comprehensive account of the Free Speech Movement and its effect on the political climate of UC Berkeley. -
Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
Kiilu Nyasha is a revolutionary journalist and former member of the Black Panther Party. Kiilu still hosts Freedom Is A Constant Struggle, which now appears as a TV program. -
“Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
KPFA weekly news program running from 1973-1976 featuring in-depth coverage of liberation struggles around the world. -
“The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon was a radio program broadcast on KPFA from 1971-1973. This news show focused on issues of national liberation, political prisoners, Vietnam and other major national and international topics.
Documents
2 Documents Found
![LeRoi Jones - Negro Politics](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/20/1964Call Number: CE 143AFormat: 7 1/2 ips Side AProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About 1964 Presidential Election (Goldwater v. Johnson), the failure of whites to integrate Blacks during Reconstruction, where that put Blacks. Also comments on Martin Luther King preventing real social reorganization (references MLK's response to the bombing of 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham).
![Saunders Redding - History of Negro Writing](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/20/1964Call Number: CE 144AFormat: 7 1/2 ips Side AProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About a new literary approach to Blacks in US history. Richard Wright's writings give rise to historians like Van Woodward, John Hope Franklin, Kenneth Stampp who now include Blacks in popular history. Covers history of Negro writers conferences (Paris 1957, Rome 1959) and how Blacks are establishing themselves within the mainstream literature of the US. Includes references to Black writing during the Harlem Renaissance.
2 Documents Found