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Black Liberation

The Black Liberation movement grew out of the civil rights movement and was made up of many militant organizations dedicated to freedom for African-Americans, such as the Black Panther Party, the Black Liberation Army, and the Republic of New Africa. The collection includes extensive files on, but is not limited to, these three organizations, with additional materials on Pan-African organizations, the revolutionary prison movement, and other diverse publications of many different organizations and individuals, including pamphlets, ephemera, periodicals, newspapers, theoretical writings, and poetry.

Documents

Prisoners of War: The Case of the New York Three Prisoners of War: The Case of the New York Three
Publisher: Friends of the New York 3Format: MonographCollection: New York 3
Contains information about the NY3, background to the case and why the states case is phony and statements from Herman, Jalil and Albert.
New York Three Freedom Campaign Dear Friend New York Three Freedom Campaign Dear Friend
Publisher: New York Three Freedom CampaignFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter soliciting contributions for the NY3
Solidarity Statement from Nuh Washington Solidarity Statement from Nuh Washington
Author: Nuh WashingtonFormat: StatementCollection: New York 3
Statement in solidarity with Marilyn Buck
The New York Three The New York Three
Format: FlyerCollection: New York 3
Flyer soliciting support for the NY3 and encouraging folks to write to the three political prisoners.
The Black Man and Self-Defense The Black Man and Self-Defense
Author: Robert F. WilliamsYear: 1962Format: ExcerptCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Chapter taken from Negroes with Guns.
Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners
Publisher: December 12th Movement International SecretariatYear: 1994Format: MonographCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Historical Persepctive on Political Prisoners and POWs from the Black Liberation Movement being held in the US. Includes profiles on political prisoners and the Geneva Convention Regulations as related to prisoners of war.
On Captured Citizens, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of War: A New Afrikan Perspective On Captured Citizens, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of War: A New Afrikan Perspective
Author: Atiba ShannaPublisher: New Afrikan Independence MovementFormat: ArticleCollection: Republic of New Afrika
This article is an updated version of Toward Clarity on CC's, PP's and POW's written in 1978 and published in Notes From a New Afrikan POW Journal Book Two.
History of RAM - Revolutionary Action Movement History of RAM - Revolutionary Action Movement
Author: Akbar Muhammad AhmadYear: 1979Format: MonographCollection: Revolutionary Action Movement RAM
Introduction, Early Beginnings, Development of RAM into a National Organization, Malcolm X and RAM, Organizational Activities of RAM 1964-1965, Organizational Activities 1966-1968, Dissolution of RAM, Conclusion.
Chesimard Accuses Police of Racism, Urges Blacks to Form Guerilla Units Chesimard Accuses Police of Racism, Urges Blacks to Form Guerilla Units
Publisher: The Star-LedgerDate: 10/19/1987Volume Number: 19-OctFormat: ArticleCollection: Assata Shakur
reproduction of original article
Talk with Assata Shakur in Cuba: Somewhere in Cuba Talk with Assata Shakur in Cuba: Somewhere in Cuba
Author: Assata ShakurYear: 1995Format: TranscriptCollection: Assata Shakur
Transcript of an interview conducted in Cuba in 1995.