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Los Mascarones Los Mascarones
Date: 12/16/1972Call Number: RP 050Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Rodrigo ReyesCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Program features recordings, both studio and live of this theatre group. Los Mascarones sprang from the student movement at the University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1968 as a result of the massacre at the Plaza de los Tres Cultures (Tlateloco)
Navidad de la Raza Navidad de la Raza
Date: 12/23/1972Call Number: RP 051Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Members and friends of Communication Aztlan recall family Christmas traditions
Police brutality and the Earthquake in Nicaragua Police brutality and the Earthquake in Nicaragua
Date: 12/30/1972Call Number: RP 052Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano Echeverria, Nina Serrano, Isabel AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Ending the year with two topics of focus: the recent earthquake in Nicaragua, and police brutality in the Mission. Also community announcements
The Case of Ruchell Magee The Case of Ruchell Magee
Date: 7/26/1972Call Number: PM 144Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Sandy CloseCollection: Ruchell Magee
Lincoln Bergman & Sandy Close, who have been covering the Ruchell Magee case, discuss the progress of the case and the legal and political viewpoint of Ruchell Magee. recorded 7/20/72 with an update from 7/26/72
Cinqo de Mayo Play Cinqo de Mayo Play
Date: 5/3/1972Call Number: RP 067Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Rodrigo Reyes, Emiliano Echeverria, Rodolfo UsigliCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Dramatization of events surrounding the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Directed and produced by Rodrigo Reyes Co-produced and engineered by: Emiliano Echeverria Written by Rodrigo Reyes and Rodolfo Usigli
We Are Attica We Are Attica
Date: 2/1/1972Call Number: PM 151Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce Soloway, Dolores Costello, Paul Fisher, David RapkinProgram: Pacific Radio WBAICollection: Attica
In February of 1972 seven maximum security prisoners were finally allowed to give the press in-prison interviews. They give accounts of the inhumane state of health care, education, rules and punishments, race discrimination, exploitation of labor, and general oppression still evident within the prison. They also discuss the Attica Liberation Faction, the manifesto (partial reading included) and the effect of George Jackson’s death on the prisoners. They speak about the September 13, 1971 rebellion, the violent retaking of the prison, torture and murder of prisoners and guards by the government. Donald Noble from PM 152 and Frank Smith from PM 155.
Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble
Date: 2/14/1972Call Number: PM 152Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce Soloway, Cinda FirestoneProgram: WBAICollection: Attica
Interview conducted with Donald Noble, singled out as a “leader” of the Attica Rebellion and mistreated. He speaks on his past and present experience within the prison and what little changes occurred after the rebellion. He comments on the flawed press coverage of the prison and his hope for outside intervention. Excerpted in PM 151.
Inside Attica- An Interview with Frank Smith Inside Attica- An Interview with Frank Smith
Date: 2/14/1972Call Number: PM 155Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce SolowayProgram: WBAICollection: Attica
Bruce Soloway interviews Frank Smith, a prisoner and a leader of the Attica rebellion, isolated from the media since its violent end. Smith speaks on the torture he received following the rebellion, the premeditated murder of LD Barkley, the racial problems created by the institution, the inhumane treatment towards prisoners by the judicial and correctional department, and the lack of educational materials and health care within the prison. Smith emphasizes the need for communication between guards and prisoners and the need for the oppressed people of the United States to start act to change the conditions of their lives. After five years of incarceration Smith reports that Attica has changed for the worse. Excerpted on PM 151.
Arthur Eve on Attica 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.
Madame Binh Interview by CBS on 60 Minutes Madame Binh Interview by CBS on 60 Minutes
Date: 4/23/1972Call Number: KP 074Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Don Hewitt, CBSProgram: 60 MinutesCollection: Vietnam
Interview of Madame Binh by CBS on 60 Minutes