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Amilcar Cabral Amilcar Cabral
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: KP 044 R1Format: Reel 1Collection: African liberation movements
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League
Date: 1/11/1980Call Number: AFR 010AFormat: Cass ACollection: Zimbabwe
Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League speaks about the Zimbabwean people losing their land, outside forces imposing their power, and the oppressive nature of colonialism on language and culture. She calls the women to fight for liberation, and explains how they can be part of the struggle.
Conference on liberation struggles in Zimbabwe and the Congo. Conference on liberation struggles in Zimbabwe and the Congo.
Call Number: AFR 034Format: Cass A & BCollection: African liberation movements
Conference on liberation struggles in Africa, particularly Zimbabwe and the Congo. Judy Clark of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League speaks on the ongoing struggle for liberation and reconstruction in Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, and Congo. The ZANU Women’s League raises support for women fighting for liberation and equality. Serge Mukendi of the FLNC (Congolese National Liberation Front) speaks on the history of the struggle for independence in the Congo, and calls the people to fight for liberation against white colonialist structures. Judy Clark again speaks on the legacy and power of Patrice Lumumba in the continuing struggle for liberation in the Congo. Alajo Adegbalola, Minister of Defense for the Provisional government of the RNA (Republic of New Africa), speaks on the importance of the unity of the RNA in fighting for liberation in Africa. He also speaks on the history of black person’s struggle in America and the Civil Rights Movement.
African American historians discuss the African tradition and history in the United States. African American historians discuss the African tradition and history in the United States.
Call Number: AFR 040Format: Cass A & BProducers: WBAIProgram: WBAI African Liberation Day Special ProgramCollection: Africa- General Resources
A WBAI radio program recorded in 1997. African Historian John Henrik Clarke, Historian and Temple University African American Studies Professor Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, and Syracuse University African American Studies Professor Horace Campbell discuss the African tradition and history in the United States. They speak about the forced migration of Africans to America, the history and injustices of slavery and the development of African consciousness.
Pan African Congress Chairman Pokela on the PAC and conditions in South Africa. Pan African Congress Chairman Pokela on the PAC and conditions in South Africa.
Date: 11/8/1982Call Number: AFR 069Format: Cass A & BCollection: South Africa
Judy Jensen of the Material Aid Campaign for ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) interviews PAC (Pan African Congress) chairman Pokela about the PAC campaigns in South African townships and cities. He speaks about how the PAC insists on conducting an armed struggle and guerilla warfare, and also that Gatsha Buthelezi is an independent and not the voice of PAC, although he is a member. Pokela speaks about the Soweto Uprisings. He talks about how one must go back into the history of Soweto to understand the significance of the uprisings, and how Africans can achieve their own independence, and their own rights. He talks about how the Soweto Uprising campaign is similar to PAC campaign, and then speaks about workers’ rights and job conditions. Side B is a continuation of Side A PAC Chairman Pokela speaks about unification between the PAC and Black Consciousness Movements, thereby uniting the people internally. He speaks about the need for all Africans to be united, and speaks about how other African countries such as Algeria, Angola, and Mozambique have been good examples for black South Africans. He speaks about the possible involvement of women in the PAC. Lastly, he says that Nationalism, Pan Africanism, and Socialism are central to the PAC.
Amilcar Cabral Amilcar Cabral
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: KP 044 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: African liberation movements
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Amilcar Cabral, Part 1 Amilcar Cabral, Part 1
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: CD 550Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Amilcar Cabral, Part 2 Amilcar Cabral, Part 2
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: CD 551Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Two Women Speak Out Two Women Speak Out
Authors: Shulamit Hareven and A. Clare BrandaburPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingVolume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 25Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
See No Evil, Speak No Evil by Shulamit Hareven (1984) and West Bank by Moonlight (1985).
South Yemen: Hitched to a Red Star - A report from the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen: Hitched to a Red Star - A report from the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Author: Eric RouleauPublisher: Middle East Research and Information ProjectYear: 1972Format: ReportCollection: Revolutionary Movements and History
This report originally appeared as two articles in the English edition of Le Monde.