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Dr. Alan Berkman

Alan Berkman (1945-2009) was an American doctor and activist in the Students for a Democratic Society and the Weather Underground. Released after eight years in prison for armed robbery and explosives possession, Berkman advocated around homelessness and AIDS.

Documents

"The Campaign we Waged Saved my Life" Update on Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman "The Campaign we Waged Saved my Life" Update on Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman
Author: Alan BerkmanDate: 4/1991Volume Number: AprilFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Dr. Alan Berkman: Fighting for His Life Dr. Alan Berkman: Fighting for His Life
Publisher: BreakthroughYear: 1990Volume Number: WinterFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Political Prisoner Fights Cancer, Fights for Parole Political Prisoner Fights Cancer, Fights for Parole
Publisher: Emergency Committee for Political Prisoners RightsFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Letter from Alan Berkman Letter from Alan Berkman
Date: 7/4/1990Volume Number: July 4Format: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Is the Bureau of Prisons trying to Kill Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman? You be the Judge… Is the Bureau of Prisons trying to Kill Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman? You be the Judge…
Publisher: Urgent Action NetworkFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Urgent Update Urgent Update
Format: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Letter from Alan Berkman Letter from Alan Berkman
Publisher: Emergency Campaign to Release Dr. Alan BerkmanDate: 5/29/1990Volume Number: May 29Format: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Demand Immediate Release for Alan Berkman! Demand Immediate Release for Alan Berkman!
Publisher: Emergency Committee for Political Prisoners RightsFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Don’t Let the Bureau of Prisons Kill Dr. Alan Berkman Don’t Let the Bureau of Prisons Kill Dr. Alan Berkman
Publisher: Emergency Campaign to Release Dr. Alan BerkmanFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman