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Freedom Archives Productions

These materials were used in various Freedom Archives productions released between 2000 and 2013.

Subcollections

Documents

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks - Captured US Military Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks - Captured US Military
Call Number: CD 390Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Track 1 - Ho Chi Minh adresses the anti-war movements of various countries in Vietnamese, Chinese, French, English track 2 - US POWs speaking from captivity in Vietnam. Recorded by the National Liberation Front of Vietnam. Same as KP 169
Vietnamese Declaration of Independence Vietnamese Declaration of Independence
Call Number: CD 391Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Declaration of Independence of Vietnam read by Ho Chi Minh - in Vietnamese. 2 other statements - in Vietnamese Same as KP 172
Vietnam Victory Vietnam Victory
Date: 5/3/1975Call Number: CD 396Format: CDProducers: Nancy Barrett, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This is a Vietnam victory program. Same as NI 005 NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh
Date: 5/17/1980Call Number: FI 118Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano Echeverria, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poetry. music, and speech collage as a tribute to Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X. Section on racism in Boston, interview with an African-American woman by Barbara Lubinski on racism in Boston.
Vietnam Footage/1969 Events Vietnam Footage/1969 Events
Call Number: C 10 001Format: Beta SPCollection: COINTELPRO 101 Raw Materials
Historical footage of 1960s and 70s. First half focuses on Vietnam war, including: raw footage of evacuation of Vietnam, looting of the US Embassy in Saigon; interview with Vietnamese soldier; news cover with footage of surrender of Saigon and South Vietnam, April 30, 1975; Vietnamese people pulling down South Vietnamese Army monument in front of National Assembly building. 1969 events, including: inauguration of Nixon; US protest of Vietnam war; footage last remaining US troops in Vietnam; international protests against US in Vietnam; footage of police brutality; Nigerian hunger; Palestinian guerilla training and base in Southern Lebanon; Northern Ireland; death of Eisenhower; death of Ho Chi Minh; footage of “Chappaquiddick Incident”; election of Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes; integration of Mississippi school districts; Union Oil Co. platform—oil/natural gas leakage into Santa Barbara channel; Hurricane Camille in Mississippi; introduction of Boeing 747; controversy about musical “Hair"; Marijuana coming into US from Mexico; Woodstock, 1969; US Moon landing with Neil Armstrong audio
Vietnam Footage/1969 Events Vietnam Footage/1969 Events
Call Number: C 10 002Format: DV CamCollection: COINTELPRO 101 Raw Materials
Historical footage of 1960s and 70s. First half focuses on Vietnam war, including: raw footage of evacuation of Vietnam, looting of the US Embassy in Saigon; interview with Vietnamese soldier; news cover with footage of surrender of Saigon and South Vietnam, April 30, 1975; Vietnamese people pulling down South Vietnamese Army monument in front of National Assembly building. 1969 events, including: inauguration of Nixon; US protest of Vietnam war; footage last remaining US troops in Vietnam; international protests against US in Vietnam; footage of police brutality; Nigerian hunger; Palestinian guerilla training and base in Southern Lebanon; Northern Ireland; death of Eisenhower; death of Ho Chi Minh; footage of “Chappaquiddick Incident”; election of Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes; integration of Mississippi school districts; Union Oil Co. platform—oil/natural gas leakage into Santa Barbara channel; Hurricane Camille in Mississippi; introduction of Boeing 747; controversy about musical “Hair"; Marijuana coming into US from Mexico; Woodstock, 1969; US Moon landing with Neil Armstrong audio
FIAS: African Liberation Day 1977 FIAS: African Liberation Day 1977
Date: 5/21/1977Call Number: FI 290Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Freedom is a Constant Struggle celebrates African Liberation day by dedicating the show to liberation struggles in Southern Africa and solidarity demonstrations in Oakland. The show also celebrates the birthdays of both Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh by playing Malcolm X speeches on black nationalism, American hypocrisy and terrorism, and illuminating Ho Chi Minh's experiences with the American narrative of lynching post emancipation. As a whole this episode of Freedom is a Constant Struggle encapsulates the 1960/1970 histories of Pan- Africanism, unity, celebration, and continued resistance towards self determination.