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
![FSM Retrospective: A Student Saga](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 732Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Long Version Tape 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 733Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Long Version Tape 2](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 734Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Radio Version Tape 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 735Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Radio Version Tape 2](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 736Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Hour Version Tape 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 737Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Hour Version Tape 2](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 738Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![FSM: A Student Saga Unknown Version Tape 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 745Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This recording is a retrospective documentary on the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the fall-winter of 1964, narrated by Colin Edwards. Primarily derived from audio and interviews with students, faculty, and UC administrators, this documentary looks at the FSM, specifically the events of Sept. 3rd and 4th and the fallout of the student arrests and police brutality. Among the themes explored include the origins of the movement in civil rights activism, along with the underlying tensions between the students and UC President Clark Kerr’s ideology. Kerr advocated modeling the university as a “multiversity” and a “knowledge factory,” while FSM activists such as Mario Savio believed the “hallmark of the university is inquiry;” ergo there was a tension between a more bureaucratic, business-oriented model and one more democratic and humanistic one is an underlying theme. The role of police in the breakup of the Sproul Hall sit-in, reports of police brutality, and whether police should even be allowed on a university campus, is also explored.
![Faculty Interviews Nov. 30th Reel 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 751Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Colin Edwards interviews three faculty members regarding the events of November 1966. Professor Peter Scott talks about football players working with the police and the role of non-students in the protest as well as explaining what that term actually means. Professor Zelnick talks about student, faculty, regent, administration views on the December 8th resolutions supposedly providing more power to the faculty and students for example regarding disciplinary issues.
![Faculty Interviews Nov. 30th Reel 2](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 752Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Part 2 of Colin Edwards interview with three faculty members following the November 30th 1966 events. Professor Stocking talks about his definition of the term non-student, talks about the cultural situation on the Berkeley campus and how the administration continues to misread the culture, and that the leaders of the protests are some of Berkeley's best and brightest students. The interview concludes with conversations on student amnesty, police brutality, faculty divisions and the fear of UC Berkeley of outside political forces.