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Report on the murder of George Jackson
Date: 9/12/1974Call Number: PM 054Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Prison MovementCollection: George Jackson
Report on assassination of George Jackson, including press conferences with warden James Park, Warden Lewis Nelson, State Director of Corrections Raymond Procunier, Georgia Jackson, and DA’s John Thorne and Floyd Silliman. Squeal last ten minutes of tape.
Death of George Jackson
Date: 7/9/1974Call Number: PM 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Deloris CostelloProgram: George Jackson assassinationCollection: George Jackson
Montage of interviews and press conferences; interview with Georgia Jackson and George Jackson 3 weeks before his death, some music. Dub over the phone.
The Slaying of James Carr
Date: 9/19/1974Call Number: PM 116Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Pacifica Radio-KPFKCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
A discussion of facts and theories surrounding the death of James Carr and analysis of who stands to benefit from the slaying. Earl Ofari of the LA Free Press, Jerry Cohen of the LA Times, and Donald Freed from Citizen Research Investigation Committee (CRIC) are interviewed by Mary Bess of Pacifica Radio. A taped phone conversation between Lewis Tackwood and Sergeant Brown of the Los Angeles Police Department is listened to and examined in the effort to determine who is to blame for the slaying of James Carr.
The Death of George Jackson
Interviews and sound bites of several different people and groups about the death of George Jackson and the six people killed at San Quentin Federal Prison. Includes interviews with Willy Brown, shoppers at a Berkeley grocery store, and Ronald Reagan. Police riot in San Francisco courtroom 8/26/71.
Interviews with Herman Bell
Compilation of interview clips with Herman Bell. Among the topics discussed are Bell’s bank robbery conviction in San Francisco, the history of black rebellions in America, and methods of encouraging people to organize and participate in revolutionary change. There are frequent references to the Black Liberation Army, Black Liberation Army, SLA, Symbionese Liberation Army, and the Weather Underground. Prison conditions and police harassment are also brought up.
Interviews with Herman Bell
Date: 9/16/1974Call Number: CD 542Format: CDProducers: KPFACollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interview done by Claude Marks with Black Liberation Army member Herman Bell. Bell discusses the need for organizing within the black community and the means of strengthening itself through resistance and struggle. The SLA and Black Liberation Army are discussed extensively. 6/13/1974
Compilation of interview clips with Herman Bell. Among the topics discussed are Bell’s bank robbery conviction in San Francisco, the history of black rebellions in America, and methods of encouraging people to organize and participate in revolutionary change. There are frequent references to the Black Liberation Army (BLA), Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), and the Weather Underground. Prison conditions and police harassment are also discussed. 9/16/1974 & 9/25/1974
Huey Newton statement, read by Bobby Seale, on the death of George Jackson
Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party reads statement written by Huey Newton expressing grief on the death of George Jackson.
Is SLA's Cinque the First Black Lee Harvey Oswald?
This article includes an interview of Mae Brussell, a conspiracy researcher by writer Stephanie Caruana. Mae Brussell gives an explanation of why she believes that the Symbionese Liberation Army is a hoax by the C.I.A.
An Activist Radical Views the SLA
Publisher: Los Angeles TimesDate: 5/26/1974Volume Number: 26-MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This article appearing in the Los Angeles Times on May 26, 1974 was written by Tom Hayde and is an overview of the Symbionese Liberation Army after the shootout on May 17. Hayden gives the negatives and the positives of the SLA and his own response on the shootout.
BGF solidarity with SLA open letter
Publisher: BGFDate: 3/1974Volume Number: MarchFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This communique is from the Black Guerrilla Family that calls for an end of sufferng and the oppression of the people. It outlines what oppression looks like, supports the SLA in their movement, and calls for action against oppression to be taken, but to be objective when taking action.
