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Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination - Full program
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
An event held at the First Congregational Church in Oakland on Sunday, March 14, 2004 with Mabel Williams and Kathleen Cleaver. Both women were welcomed and introduced by Angela Davis. These two inspiring women of the 60s Black Liberation struggle met to share their personal experiences - resisting the KKK and police repression, forced into exile government repression, and their international experiences in Third World nations. Mabel Williams, with her late husband Robert F. Williams, met with Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh, Che Guevara and Mao Tse Tung to help internationalize support for the Black Liberation Movement. Kathleen Cleaver was Communications Secretary and the first woman on the Central Committee of the Black Panther Party.
Mabel Williams on Being in the Shadow of her Husband
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Mabel Williams talks about "being in the shadow" of her husband, Robert F. Williams. Mabel speaks on the importance of unity in the struggle, love for all people and setting a positive example for our children.
Mabel Williams on Armed Self-Defense and the Klan
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Mabel Williams speaks on the racist and dangerous conditions in Monroe, North Carolina that necessitated armed self-defense for the Black Community. She also talks about how her husband (Robert F. Williams) on one hand knew that the law was not made to protect Black people but on the other hand used it to his advantage when it came to the right to bear arms.
Mabel Williams on the Beginnings of Radio Free Dixie
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Mabel Williams recounts the story behind the beginnings of Radio Free Dixie when her and her husband Robert were living in Cuba.
Mabel Williams Recounts the Story of Her Family's Flight from Monroe to Cuba.
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Mabel Williams recounts the story of how her family was forced to flee their home in Monroe, North Carolina. She specifically mentions the importance of the networks that they ha previously established and how those friends were vital in sustaining the family during their flight and eventually getting them to Cuba.
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