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
From the Zionist "Left"
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 009Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: From the Zionist "Left"Collection: Colin Edwards Collection
In separate interviews, editor of Israeli journal "Outlook," who is also a leader of the Mapam party, and an independent commentator who in past was member of Zionist terrorist group, the Stern Gang, describe their views on Israel's policies and problems.
Matzpen's Beginnings
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 011Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Matzpen's BeginningsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Founding member of Matzpen, Israeli socialist organization, describes the group's philosophy, goals, and activities, and the problems it faces as a dissenting group within Israel.
Jews in the Soviet Union: Menuhin
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 016Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Jews in the Soviet Union: MenuhinCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Moshe Menuhin discusses anti-Semitism in the USSR, Stalin's role, treatment of Jews in USSR since then, Zionist efforts to promote emigration to Israel, and US-USSR relations.
Huey Newton interview
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Newton speaks on the politics of the Black Panther Party from inside the Alameda County Jail. Especially significant comments on the Panthers offer to send members to fight with the National Liberation Front of Vietnam against US Imperialism's war; the party is small but has great influence; the US empire will be defeated through developing international solidarity; the BPP is an internationalist party.
Newton also discusses the Soledad Brothers case, George Jackson, the Marin Courthouse Rebellion.
This Week - Panther Reports
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Programs for Dublin Radio on
1 - the history of the Black Panther Party
2 - the Free Huey Campaign which includes an extensive interview with Huey Newton (from CE 055).
Huey Newton on Marin Courthouse Rebellion
Date: 8/11/1970Call Number: CE 098Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviewed six days after his release and just before the funeral of Jonathan Jackson and William Christmas. extensive conversation with Elsa Knight Thompson about the politics of the Black Panther Party and the world situation.
Exerpts from the funeral of Jonathan Jackson and William Christmas with Rev. Earl Neal, Huey Newton and David Hilliard.
Middle East Crisis Part 1- War or Peace in the Middle East Symposium
Date: 2/1/1970Call Number: CE 157Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Paul Jacobs and others about the roots off Zionism and the goals of the Palestinian revolution. Also on the need for a socialist state in Palestine, and the lack of accurate information on the struggle in the Middle East.
Middle East Crisis Part 2 - War or Peace in the Middle East Symposium
Date: 2/1/1970Call Number: CE 158Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Paul Jacobs and others about the roots off Zionism and the goals of the Palestinian revolution. Also on the need for a socialist state in Palestine, and the lack of accurate information on the struggle in the Middle East.
Israeli Occupation
Date: 6/8/1970Call Number: CE 175Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Israeli OccupationCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Accounts of atrocities committed against Arabs, Christians, and Palestinians since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1948. Includes graphic descriptions of torture in Israeli prisons, mass arrests of Arab men, collective punishment of Arab villages, demolition of homes, curfews in occupied territories, IDF looting private homes and businesses, Israeli refusal to allow humanitarian aid into refugee camps and occupied zones, indiscriminate killings, bombings of villages.
Israeli Occupation
Date: 6/8/1970Call Number: CE 176Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Israeli OccupationCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Accounts of atrocities committed against Arabs, Christians, and Palestinians since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1948. Includes graphic descriptions of torture in Israeli prisons, mass arrests of Arab men, collective punishment of Arab villages, demolition of homes, curfews in occupied territories, IDF looting private homes and businesses, Israeli refusal to allow humanitarian aid into refugee camps and occupied zones, indiscriminate killings, bombings of villages.
