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![Martin Luther King Jr. "Something is happening in our world"](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Collection: Martin Luther King Jr.
Excerpt from "I've been to the Mountaintop" speech. This speech was given April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple, Church of God in Christ Headquarters, in Memphis, Tennessee shortly before Rev. King was assassinated.
![Interview with Herman Bell](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Date: 8/31/1977Call Number: CD 541Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interviews with Herman Bell on August 31, 1977 at USP Marion. He speaks mainly about prison conditions, control units, behavior modification, the injustice of the prison system.
![Racism and the War on Drugs](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
In a panel discussion, several speakers express their views about how racism and the war on drugs are connected. Racism is found in every step of the criminal justice law enforcement process. Blacks and Hispanics are unfairly targeted in the war on drugs. The speakers advocate that federal law enforcement change, and that mandatory minimums, crack laws, and guideline sentences be revised.
![Judge Bruce Wright on racism](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Date: 11/4/1989Call Number: PM 428Format: Cass A & BProducers: Konnections, Commitee to End the Marion LockdownCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Introduction by Nancy Kurshan and preliminary comments by Jose Lopez. Lecture by Bruce Wright, judge, scholar, poet and activist for social justice. Using his own experience as a Black man, he describes the history of US racism and the criminal justice system.
Transcript available for download: http://freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.wright.speech.bangs.whispers.1989.pdf
![Judge Bruce Wright on racism](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Date: 11/4/1989Call Number: CD 818Format: CDProducers: Konnections, Committee to End the Marion LockdownCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Lecture by Bruce Wright, judge, scholar, poet and activist for social justice. Using his own experience as a Black man, he describes the history of US racism and the criminal justice system.
Transcript available for download: http://freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.wright.speech.bangs.whispers.1989.pdf
![Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton Speaks at University of Chicago](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Same as PM 115 R1 at 7 1/2 ips Part 2
Chairman of Illinois for the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, speaks at the University of Chicago about the U.S. prison system and the fight for equal rights among people of color. Speech gives insight on Black Panther Party’s school of thought regarding education and politics, with a focus on the “Breakfast for Children Program” and the defense fund for Black Panthers needing bail, including Bobby Seale, Huey Newton, Dennis Moral, Bobby Hutton, Michael “Mickey” White, and Bobby Rush. Question and answer session with the audience at the end of the tape gives depth to the Black experience at this time.
![Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton Speaks at University of Chicago](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Same as PM 115 R1 at 7 1/2 ips Part 1 & 2
Chairman of Illinois for the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, speaks at the University of Chicago about the U.S. prison system and the fight for equal rights among people of color. Speech gives insight on Black Panther Party’s school of thought regarding education and politics, with a focus on the “Breakfast for Children Program” and the defense fund for Black Panthers needing bail, including Bobby Seale, Huey Newton, Dennis Moral, Bobby Hutton, Michael “Mickey” White, and Bobby Rush. Question and answer session with the audience at the end of the tape gives depth to the Black experience at this time.
![Maya Angelou reads "Harriet Tubman"](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Black Liberation
Excerpt of Maya Angelou reading "Harriet Tubman" by Margaret Walker at at 1972 benefit for Angela Davis.
![Prisons on Fire](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Date: 12/15/2001Call Number: CD 030Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Quicktime Master for Prisons on Fire CD
Fantasy Studios
![George Jackson: 30 years later](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Date: 11/1/2001Call Number: CD 026Format: 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.