Colin Edwards Collection
The Freedom
Archives is
honored to contain hundreds of programs on many topics produced by
Colin
Edwards. Colin Edwards (1924–1994) was an outstanding internationalist
journalist and writer who created a huge body of work. Colin came from
Wales
and was a fervent Welsh nationalist. Following service in WW II, he became a combat correspondent in Malaya, then in
Burma, Indochina
and Korea. Later, as an independent journalist with Canadian Broadcasting, the BBC and Pacifica Radio among others. He
did important on-the-scene interviews and documentaries on
anti-imperialist national
liberation struggles in the Middle East, especially Palestine, on Asia,
particularly Vietnam, and on many other struggles, including the civil
rights, Black
Power, and student antiwar movements in the US. Edwards also worked
closely with Moshe Menuhin—a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist (and the
father of
world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin).
The interviews with Moshe Menuhin are in the Archives collection, as is
all of the audio work of Colin Edwards, with the exception of
interviews and
writings on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, which reside in the National
Library of
Wales. The collection was
entrusted to the Freedom Archives by Mary Edwards, his widow, who lives
in
Oakland.
Documents
2 Documents Found
![An Israeli "Dove"](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: CE 355Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Israeli Peace Movement activist and Filmmaker, Yitzhak Yeshorun discusses his prize winning film “Green Fields” and personal views about broader Palestinian-Israeli problem and Israeli Peace Movement. He claims that within Israel there are different interpretations of Zionism, but the majority do not support the discrimination against its Arab citizens. Although he claims to support the rights of Palestinians, by supporting the creation of two independent states, he supports the Zionist endeavor to maintain Israel as a militarized Jewish state.
![Daniel del Solar Manager's Corner](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 7/29/1972Call Number: CE 670Format: Cass A & BProgram: Manager's CornerCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Daniel del Solar as KALW Station Manager responds to listeners, including a section near end of Side A where he comments on the controversy about Colin Edwards commentaries on the Middle East and why, according to him, Colin was removed from the air.
2 Documents Found