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
![Palestine Refugee Crisis](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Two leading experts discuss serious crisis in plight of Palestinian refugees and the role of the United Nations. Dr Musa Alami was one of the most well known and respected Palestinian nationalist leaders. He describes a "Boystown" project which John H. Davis was also involved with.
![Chaim Herzog on Zionism](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 442Collection: Colin Edwards Collection
KCBS "in-depth" program with Chaim Herzog a former President of Israel and Alfred Lilienthal, a leading anti-Zionist. Very nice statement at end distinguishing anti-Zionism from anti-Semitism.
![Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DPFLP)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Detailed Interviews with two spokesmen for the DPFLP.
![Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DPFLP)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Detailed Interviews with two spokesmen for the DPFLP. Also interview with a man who works with refugee aid.
![Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DPFLP)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Detailed Interviews with two spokesmen for the DPFLP.
![US Officials' Statements on Vietnam](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
A compilation of US Officials' statements on Vietnam. Speakers include: Dean Rusk, Henry Cabot Hodge, Curtis LeMay, David Lilienthal, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Henry Jackson, John Tower, George McGovern, Eugene McCarthy, John Srennis, Earl M. Wheeler, and others. Topics also include: Communism, Soviet Union.
![Carl Oglesby Speech, "Let Us Shape the Future"](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Carl Oglesby, President of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), delivers speech, after his return from Vietnam, at anti-war rally, considered to be "a landmark of American political rhetoric." He condemns the “corporate liberalism," American economic interests disguised as anti-Communist benevolence, that, he argued, underpins the Vietnam War. He says, "Don't blame me for sounding Anti-American. It's mowed my liberal values and broke my American heart."
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