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A Life of Defiance: Dhoruba on Struggles Past and Present A Life of Defiance: Dhoruba on Struggles Past and Present
Author: Barbara RansbyPublisher: GuardianDate: 6/6/1990Volume Number: June 6Format: MonographCollection: Dhoruba Bin Wahad
Statement from U.S. Political Prisoners to Nelson Mandela, Deputy Vice President of the African National Congress Statement from U.S. Political Prisoners to Nelson Mandela, Deputy Vice President of the African National Congress
Author: Dhoruba Bin WahadYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Dhoruba Bin Wahad
Hard Time: Why the Left Goes to Jail and the Right Goes Home Hard Time: Why the Left Goes to Jail and the Right Goes Home
Author: James RidgewayPublisher: VoiceDate: 12/11/1990Volume Number: 11-DecFormat: ArticleCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Program for international Tribunal on Violations of Human Rights of Poltical/POW Prisoners in the US Program for international Tribunal on Violations of Human Rights of Poltical/POW Prisoners in the US
Date: 12/7/1990Volume Number: Dec 7-10Format: ProgramCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Official Event Program
Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons and Jails Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons and Jails
Date: 12/7/1990Volume Number: Dec 7-10Format: MonographCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Reproduction. Outline of Judgment and Verdict: Constitution of the Tribunal; Overview; The Right to Self-Determination (Native Americans, Puerto Ricans, Black People in the United States, Mexican People (Chicano) in the United States; Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; White North American Opponents of United States Government Policies; Criminalization and the Denial of the Rule of Law; Torture and Cruel, inhumane and Degrading Treatment; Verdict.
Before the Special International Tribunal on the situation of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of war Held in United States Prisons and Jails Before the Special International Tribunal on the situation of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of war Held in United States Prisons and Jails
Authors: Lennox S. Hinds and Jan SuslerDate: 7/31/1990Volume Number: 31-JulFormat: MonographCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Official Document from the Tribunal
International Symposium on Human Rights Violations of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the United States International Symposium on Human Rights Violations of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the United States
Publisher: International Tribunal on Political/POW Prisoners in the United StatesDate: 4/28/1990Volume Number: 28-AprFormat: MonographCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Contents: Introduction; New Afrikan/Black Political Prisoners and POWs- Conditions of Confinement; North American Anti-Imperialists and US Government Repression; the Price of Defending Freedom; International Pressure will be Necessary to Achieve more than Cosmetic Changes; Marketing War; Prison is a Reflection of teh Society it is a part of; Our Fight is Essentially the Work of the Heart and Spirit.
Why Anti-Authoritarian? Why Anti-Authoritarian?
Author: Larry GiddingsPublisher: Arm the SpiritYear: 1990Format: PamphletCollection: Larry Giddings
This pamphlet provides a background on Larry Giddings and his political activities that resulted in his incarceration. Larry also writes about his socio-political philosophy of anti-authoritarianism.
The Trials of Norma Jean Croy The Trials of Norma Jean Croy
Author: Sandra BodovitzPublisher: The RecorderDate: 8/13/1990Volume Number: 13-AugFormat: ArticleCollection: Norma Jean Croy
"At his retrial in May a jury found Hooty Croy acted in self-defense when he killed a police officer. But Norma Jean, convicted as her brother's conspirator, remains imprisoned. The prospects for winning her release soon seem unpromising."
A Child Lost in the Storm A Child Lost in the Storm
Author: Eduardo Galeano (Translated by Marilyn Buck)Publisher: El PaisDate: 3/28/1990Volume Number: March 28Format: MonographCollection: Marilyn Buck