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First news story on KPFA after the death of George Jackson. Read copy only, no actuality.
Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner
Call Number: CD 011Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This CD is visual, NO SOUND, of paintings, poetry, essays of Tom Manning, political prisoner held at the making in Springfield, MO medical detention center (a federal prison) in 2002. Note that this can only be viewed on a PC, P II or better with W95,98 or XP operating system. Will not open on NT or W2000.
Eldridge Cleaver speaking at California Hall
Date: 11/21/1968Call Number: KP 033Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Cleaver, Eldridge
Eldridge Cleaver addresses California Hall on prison rehabilitation. Cleaver offers his views on the sadistic nature of prison guards and alludes to the fact that no real rehabilitation can actually happen in prison under the control of the “sadistic fiends and cruel men who control that apparatus”. Cleaver reveals his dislike for mayor Alioto, Reagan. Good sound bytes about LBJ (Lyndon Baines Johnson) having blood on his fingers.
Arthur Eve on Attica
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: PM 156Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Rob CrockerProgram: WBAICollection: Attica
Arthur Eve, black Assemblyman from Buffalo, New York and a member of the Attica rebellion observer committee speaks about what happened during the rebellion. He was one of the first people to enter the prison at the rebellion’s inception.
He talks about the involvement of the other observer committee members (Bobby Seale, Kenyatta, The Young Lords, FIGHT, Tom Hicks).
Arthur Eve wrote to Governor Rockefeller asking him to come to Attica to avoid massacre. Eve talks about how the prison officials lied to the prisoners, about Frank Smith and his torture by prison officials.
Hugo Pinell
Date: 1/1/1984Call Number: V 019Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interview with Hugo Pinell. Arthur Cribbs reporting.
Hugo Pinell Interview with Arthur Cribbs.
Date: 1/1/1984Call Number: V 017Format: BetaCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Hugo Pinell Interview with Arthur Cribbs.
George Jackson: 30 years later
Date: 11/1/2001Call Number: CD 028Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
30 Years After the Murder of George Jackson:
A 29-minute documentary about the origins of the modern anti-prison movement
Master Mix for Prisons on Fire CD
August 21st, 2001 marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of George Jackson in San Quentin prison. Through his writings and leadership inside, George Jackson embodies the legacy of the prison movement.
Who was George Jackson?
Why was he targeted by the prison administration?
What makes him important to the anti-prison movement today?
Featuring historical materials, including George Jackson, from the Freedom Archives. Other voices include:
Angela Davis, UC Santa Cruz professor, who supported George & Jonathan Jackson
David Hilliard, former Black Panther Party leader
Ruchell Magee, prison activist and leader, still in prison for his political activities
Georgia Jackson, mother of George and Jonathan Jackson
Harry Belafonte, performer and human rights activist
James Baldwin, outspoken writer and social activist
David Johnson, Hugo Pinell, Luis Talamantez and Sundiata Tate, all charged with the San Quentin rebellion following the murder of George Jackson
Narrated by Jonathan Jackson, Jr.
Knowing what happened in the early 1970s prison movement is essential for youth, communities of color and progressives to effectively confront today's unprecedented prison growth. We bring you this history through the voices of the people who were there - taking young people back to a time that, in today's context, seems unimaginable.
Freedom & Security
Date: 1/1/1951Call Number: CD 082Format: CDProducers: KPFACollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
On-air symposium at KPFA in 1951 about the imprisonment of two Communist Party USA officials. Participants: Lew Hill (Founder of Pacifica), Reverend Ray Cope (Unitarian minister, Berkeley), Larry Sears (Berkeley Law Professor).
Nuh Washington: Last Interview Part 1
Date: 3/21/2000Call Number: V 023Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Last recorded interview with Sheik Albert Nuh Washington made just weeks before his passing. He thanks people for their efforts to get him out on compassionate release. New York State refused his dying wishes. He also speaks extensively about his own history and reflects on his life, from prison to his history as a muslim, a Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army
Nuh Washington: Last Interview Part 2
Date: 3/21/2000Call Number: V 024Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Last recorded interview with Sheik Albert Nuh Washington made just weeks before his passing. He thanks people for their efforts to get him out on compassionate release. New York State refused his dying wishes. He also speaks extensively about his own history and reflects on his life, from prison to his history as a muslim, a Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army
