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
6 Documents Found
![Huey Newton interview](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Newton speaks on the politics of the Black Panther Party from inside the Alameda County Jail. Especially significant comments on the Panthers offer to send members to fight with the National Liberation Front of Vietnam against US Imperialism's war; the party is small but has great influence; the US empire will be defeated through developing international solidarity; the BPP is an internationalist party.
Newton also discusses the Soledad Brothers case, George Jackson, the Marin Courthouse Rebellion.
![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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![Lacouture on Nyugen Huu Tho](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 582Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Jean Lacouture speaks on Nyugen Huu Tho, the chairman of the NLF central committee. He says that Tho is a “theoretical socialist… leftist liberal under communist influence.”
![Political Freedom in Viet Nam](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Pham Xuan Canh discusses elections in Vietnam and the “political freedom” of the Vietnamese people.
![Soldier desertion in Viet Nam](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Reports on Vietnamese soldier desertion of the National Liberation Front. Reasons listed include men wanting to return to their families, fear and disagreements with leaders of the NLF. The report states legal consequences of those who desert and measures taken to improve the living situations of soldiers in order to reduce high desertion rates.
![Colin Edwards: Vietnam as One Country](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Interview with Colin Edwards. Discusses the problematic idea of a clear division between North and South Vietnam. Gives various examples of how Vietnamese people see Vietnam as one country and how individuals involved in the war are not confined to one region. Discusses diversity of people involved in the National Liberation Front and the history of US support of right wing parties in Vietnam.
6 Documents Found