Independent Collections
These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.
Subcollections
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Colin Edwards Collection
Materials representing the life-work and journalism of a Welsh radio correspondent and journalist who worked for Pacifica stations, the BBC and many other broadcasters. -
Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This collection is produced by journalist Colin Edwards and represent a comprehensive account of the Free Speech Movement and its effect on the political climate of UC Berkeley. -
Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
Kiilu Nyasha is a revolutionary journalist and former member of the Black Panther Party. Kiilu still hosts Freedom Is A Constant Struggle, which now appears as a TV program. -
“Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
KPFA weekly news program running from 1973-1976 featuring in-depth coverage of liberation struggles around the world. -
“The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon was a radio program broadcast on KPFA from 1971-1973. This news show focused on issues of national liberation, political prisoners, Vietnam and other major national and international topics.
Documents
10 Documents Found
An Israeli "Dove"
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
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.
Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 1/17/1976Call Number: NI 097Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Angola update, memorial for Andy Truskier, report on strikes in Spain, a San Quentin 6 update, Robert Williams acquitted in North Carolina, and the Hard Times Conference in Chicago.
Real Dragon
Call Number: RD 007Format: 1/4 1 7/8 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Report on the release of "Word Is Out" about 26 gay men and women across the United States, directed by Peter Adair and the Mariposa Film Group of San Francisco. Made in the 1970s, this is the first film made shedding light on the lives of gay people on an individual basis, unmasking traditional and conventional stereotypes over what it is to be gay or lesbian. Includes actuality of an interview with Pat, a 53 year lesbian woman who spoke of her experiences growing up with the full knowledge and acceptance that she was a lesbian, and several stories from her days in WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps), and her perception of the lines of gender roles as she had seen them to be from the 40s to the 70s. Also speaks of the contained feeling felt by women who moved to San Francisco as their only refuge, and feared being trapped within only those bounds where they were accepted.
Gerda Fulder, Sidney Rogers: Sproul Hall Sit-in
Date: 12/1/1964Call Number: CE 673Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Interview with Gerda Fulder, a Berkeley resident and mother of two daughters attending UC Berkeley. She attended several FSM rallies in late 1964 and describes being impressed by the discipline and moral seriousness of the students. She was present at Sproul Hall on the evening of December 2 and describes her experiences. She and her daughters ultimately made the decision, with some uncertainty, not to stay and risk arrest. Interview with Sidney Roger at his home in Berkeley. He covered the events for the ILWU’s Dispatcher newspaper as well as being a UC Berkeley alumnus, former instructor, and parent of students. He describes experiences at the December 2-3 sit-in in detail, including the different police forces present and their actions, the diversity of sit-in participants and perspectives, the “remarkable behavior” and activities organized by students in Sproul Hall, and the ad hoc faculty meeting.
Rick Davis: Covering the FSM (part 1 of 2)
Call Number: CE 691Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Interview with prominent television reporter, writer and producer Rick Davis about his experiences reporting on the FSM. His coverage began with the car top rally in October 1964 and continued through the Sproul Hall sit-in in December. He is critical of some student viewpoints and tactics, with an especially harsh assessment of Mario Savio, but describes himself as being strongly invested in free speech and accurate reporting, and exposes many of the distortions and fabrications that were present in his colleagues’ reporting, such as invented reports of break-ins and vandalism. He describes police violence, and their attempts to discourage press coverage. He discusses the various political factions on campus and the role that right-wing students held within the FSM.
Mona Hutchin: conservative student involvement in the FSM
Call Number: CE 687Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Interview with Mona Hutchin, a conservative student activist who participated in the Free Speech Movement. She discusses how she became involved and her experiences with the Sproul Hall sit-in, police violence and subsequent arrest. She describes harassment of student organizers by fraternity members. She discusses with Colin the distorted media coverage of the sit-in, describing some coverage as “out and out lies.”
Rick Davis: Covering the FSM (part 2 of 2)
Call Number: CE 692Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Continuation of interview with television reporter Rick Davis. Davis discusses his admiration for the discipline displayed by student organizers. He discusses the role of the FSM in overall campus party politics, and the responses to the FSM and campus events by state politicians and public figures.
Claude Mann: Covering the FSM
Call Number: CE 693Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Claude Mann is a news reporter from Channel 2 in Oakland. Claude recounts his experiences at the FSM protests at Sproul Hall in early October 1964 and then on December 2nd and 3rd 1964. He talks about the atmospheres of those protests, the mood of the students and answers questions about student provocateurs. He details what he saw at the December 2nd and 3rd sit-ins and arrests and comments on whether or not the aisles were blocked, whether or not the police were unnecessarily rough, his feelings on mainstream news coverage of the FSM, the issue of branding the leadership of the FSM as communists and the absence of Black students from the arrests and sit-ins. Mann’s commentary around the press coverage of the events is especially interesting as Colin and him discusses differences between print and tv journalists and their coverage, limitations of coverage and the attitude of reporters towards the FSM.
FSM Interviews with Stein, Nagler and Pimsleur Part 2
Call Number: CE 713Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Continuation of previous tape (interviews with students and reporter). Further topics of discussion include the media's coverage of the protests and more.
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