Herman Bell
Herman Bell is one of the longest held political prisoners in the United States. He has been incarcerated since 1973 for his work in the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Movement.
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![Interview with Herman Bell](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 11/14/1973Call Number: PM 161Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude MarksProgram: KPFACollection: Herman Bell
Claude Marks interviews Herman Bell by telephone in New York. Bell talks about his arrest in New Orleans and the police methods used to apprehend him. The criminal charges against him in NY, along with the biased media coverage during his trial are discussed, as is the San Francisco Homicide Squads role in his arrest. Bell defines the Black Liberation Army and talks about fellow political prisoners and their treatment by police. Institutional racism is described as are his political goals for the future.
![Interview with Herman Bell](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 6/21/1974Call Number: PM 164Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude MarksProgram: KPFACollection: Herman Bell
Black Panther Herman Bell talks openly about the criminal charges filed against him in New York and San Francisco. The discussion also ranges from examples of police corruption and the relationship between the police and the black community, to the need for “people’s” media outlets to compete with the ruling classes monopoly on information dissemination. Later in the tape Bell talks of the possibility of bringing the case of Human Rights abuses in the U.S. to the attention of the United Nations. And he ends with his analysis of what the differences are between a “real” revolutionary and a superficial one.
![Interview with Herman Bell](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Interview with Herman Bell by Claude Marks about the Black Liberation Movement, his refections on political realities for Black communities and the politics of liberation and resistance; his capture in New Orleans; the torture of Black Liberation Army members by the police; BLA members murdered by police in New York; and his vision for the future.
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Interviews with Herman Bell by Claude Marks. The first conducted on September 16, 1974, the day of his conviction of a San Francisco bank robbery and the second September 25, 1974. “just came from the courtroom..if I had had my hopes up high for justice or fair play, I would have been disappointed. No great surprise. The whole charade. I was very relaxed and prepared for it. My position and always will be...look for nothing from these people...”
Herman Bell speaks to the issue of prison and how he will continue to struggle ‘I dare to struggle and I dare to win.”
Herman Bell talks about his conviction on three felony charges stemming from a Bank of America robbery in San Francisco. The New York Five case is discussed. Discusses means of struggle - sword/pen, reflects on history and future goals.
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Interviews with Herman Bell on August 31, 1977 at USP Marion. He speaks mainly about prison conditions, control units, behavior modification, the injustice of the prison system.
![Interview with Herman Bell](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Interviews with Herman Bell on August 31, 1977 at USP Marion. He speaks mainly about prison conditions, control units, behavior modification, the injustice of the prison system.
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