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![George Jackson interviews](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/19/1970Call Number: PM 027Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Karen WaldCollection: George Jackson
Karen Wald interviews George Jackson; first on tape is the latest; second is the earlier, same as descriptions above (PM 002/004)
![First communiqué of the Weather Underground, Declaration of War](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Delivered by Bernardine Dohrn, this is the first public communiqué since the group went underground. The announcement touches upon the following topics: The lines are drawn and revolutionary violence is the only way. Weather is officially underground. A call to youth culture “guns and grass united in the revolution”. And a declaration of solidarity with the Black Liberation struggle.
![Interviews with Soledad Brothers](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/17/1970Call Number: PM 058Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Dave Stevens, PA Director of KPFKCollection: George Jackson
Interviews with Fleeta Drumgo, John Cluchette and George Jackson about prison, their histories, Jonathan Jackson and the Marin County Rebellion.
George Jackson on his early history, talks abaout reading and studying inside, racism in prison, Jonathan Jackson’s death and the possibility of his own death. Interview with George is most substantive of the three.
John Cluchette on the first Soledad incident, political views of prison, on George and Jonathan Jackson
Fleeta Drumgo on his political views of prison. Gets cut off at the end.
![Manifesto of the Panther 21](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 3/1/1970Call Number: KP 013Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Committee to Defend Panther 21, Radio Free PeopleProgram: Seize the Time Series IICollection: Panther 21
An open letter to Judge John Murtaugh by Michael Cetewayo Tabor in response to Murtaugh’s request of the Panther 21 to obey his rules and keep complete silence during their trail in his courtroom. This manifesto response, spoken in the courtroom, gives a history of America since colonialism until present day 1970 through the African-American experience. Topics mentioned are: colonialism, slavery, the constitution, Amendments 13,14,15, the Reconstruction Era, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board, public segregation, COINTELPRO. Key people mentioned: NYC District Attorney Frank Hogan, Judge Charles Marks, Black Panthers Joan Mury and Lee Barry. Manifesto ends with each Panther 21 stating their name.
![Que Viva, Viva la Raza](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 9/1/1970Call Number: LA 026Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Dave Stevens, Rich SteinCollection: Xican@
Story of the Chicano Moratorium held in East LA on August 29, 1970 protesting oppression of Chicanos and the Vietnam War. Police attacked the protest, killing reporter Ruben Salazar (LA Times and KMEX-TV). Voices include protesters and police reports.
![Interview with Huey Newton](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/11/1970Call Number: KP 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Elsa Knight ThompsonProgram: KPFA generalCollection: Huey Newton
This interview with Huey P. Newton took place shortly after the Marin county courthouse rebellion incident. It is the first press contact with Newton after his release from prison. Newton discusses how the Panther party looked to form alliances with the Vietnamese on an ideological level and speaks of common goals of oppressed people, with special attention to organizations like the Women's Liberation Front in the United States and homosexual rights advocates.
This tape includes a brief discussion of the movement to decentralize the police in Berkeley, CA., and has a brief discussion of Eldridge Cleaver in exile and the expectations of the United Nations to return Cleaver to the U.S.
![George Jackson interviews](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/19/1970Call Number: CD 046Format: CDProducers: Karen WaldCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Karen Wald interviews G. Jackson; first on tape is the latest; second is the earlier, same as descriptions above (PM 002/004)
![News Mix, 10/4/1970](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Mix of different news stories including Jimi Hendrix’s funeral, problems with overcrowded New York Jails, continued fighting in Vietnam, and the Cambridge, Massachusetts mayor’s remarks about ending drug dealing by “creating an army of bounty hunters.”
![War in Vietnam programs](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CD 154Format: MP3 CDProducers: PacificaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Anti-war movement broadcasts; testimony about US war crimes; GI testimony - programs largely from WBAI in 1970-1971. Includes Winter Soldier Investigation in Detroit, Dewey Canyon III & Mayday Demonstrations in Washington, DC.
![Que Viva, Viva la Raza](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 9/1/1970Call Number: CD 158Format: CDProducers: Dave Stevens, Rich SteinCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Story of the Chicano Moratorium held in East LA on August 29, 1970 protesting oppression of Chicanos and the Vietnam War. Police attacked the protest, killing reporter Ruben Salazar (LA Times and KMEX-TV). Voices include protesters and police reports.
Same as LA 026