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Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

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The Black Panther Black Community News Service [Dec. 14 1970] The Black Panther Black Community News Service [Dec. 14 1970]
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyDate: 12/14/1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-24Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: New York City Criminal Slumlords Are Crime Partners With City Government Officials and Courts Also inside: People's Tribunal On Housing Crimes: People of the City of New York Against the Government of the City of New York, Landlords of NYC, Banks of NY- Defendant's Indictment no. 1/1970, Raymond Brooks murdered by off duty Philadelphia Police Officer, Year anniversary of the murders of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, Statement of solidarity with the Black Panthers from the Iranian Students Association in the United States, the horrible condition of Cabrini Green Housing Project (NYC), Message to Black Entertainers, Berkeley Community Worker Carlos Jordan assaulted by Berkeley PD when observing an arrest, An Open Letter to the BSU at Laney College Oakland, Landlord harassment in Philadelphia, Pa., Katherine Robinson beaten by Richmond, Ca Police, Press Statements re: Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale, Letter from Lonnie McLucas, Neither the People Inside nor the Outside of the USA Will Tolerate Bobby Seale Being Condemned to Death by Eldridge Cleaver, A Message to the Black GIs in South Korea from Kathleen Cleaver, Elaine Brown and Andrew Trusker, Members of the US People's Anti-Imperialist Delegation, Speak Before a War Crimes Tribunal at the University of California.
Testimony of Robert F. Williams (Part 1) Testimony of Robert F. Williams (Part 1)
Publisher: US Government Printing OfficeDate: 2/16/1970Format: Government DocumentCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Hearings before the subcommittee to investigate the administration of the internal security act and other internal security laws
The Black Scholar Interviews: Robert F. Williams The Black Scholar Interviews: Robert F. Williams
Publisher: The Black ScholarDate: 5/1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-7 MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Interview recorded on April 23, 1970.
Black Panthers: The Hard Edge of Confrontation Black Panthers: The Hard Edge of Confrontation
Publisher: Life MagazineDate: 2/6/1970Call Number: OS 06Volume Number: Vol 68 - 4Format: ArticleCollection: Black Panther Party general
Editorial by Life Magazine about the Black Panthers followed by article and photo essay by Gordon Parks on his meeting with Eldridge Cleaver in exile in Algiers.
Huey Newton Birthday Party Huey Newton Birthday Party
Date: 2/15/1970Call Number: KP 026Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Huey Newton
Huey Newton birthday in Oakland. Dr. Carleton Goodlet, a message from Eldridge Cleaver, and Elaine Brown.
Interview with Huey Newton Interview with Huey Newton
Date: 8/11/1970Call Number: KP 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Elsa Knight ThompsonProgram: KPFA generalCollection: Huey Newton
This interview with Huey P. Newton took place shortly after the Marin county courthouse rebellion incident. It is the first press contact with Newton after his release from prison. Newton discusses how the Panther party looked to form alliances with the Vietnamese on an ideological level and speaks of common goals of oppressed people, with special attention to organizations like the Women's Liberation Front in the United States and homosexual rights advocates. This tape includes a brief discussion of the movement to decentralize the police in Berkeley, CA., and has a brief discussion of Eldridge Cleaver in exile and the expectations of the United Nations to return Cleaver to the U.S.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service [May 19, 1970] The Black Panther Black Community News Service [May 19, 1970]
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyDate: 5/19/1970Volume Number: Vol. 4-24 May 19Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: The Heirs of Malcolm Have Picked Up the Gun and Now Stand Millions Strong Facing the Racist Pig Oppressor. Also Inside: Malcolm X Talks to Young People, Richard the Pig Hearted Nixon by Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information.
Huey Newton birthday party Huey Newton birthday party
Date: 2/15/1970Call Number: KP 028Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Huey Newton
Huey Newton birthday party in Oakland. Oscar Rios of Los Siete de la Raza, Carleton Goodlet, a message from Eldridge Cleaver, and songs by Elaine Brown, including Seize the Time and the Panther National Anthem.
Sundance Sundance
Publisher: White Panther Information ServiceDate: 7/1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-1Format: PeriodicalCollection: White Panther Party
Youth Will make the Revolution, and Youth will Keep it! Contents include: Spirit of the Sundance; Message to the People of Woodstock Nation (John Sinclair, chairman, White Panther Party); Interview with John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival; On Method, Time and Revolution (Eldridge Cleaver); The New Nation's Army (speech by Rennie Davis); Vietnamization; Junk Sucks Life!; Palestine Will Win; The Minister of Defense Speaks from Underground: Surprise Attack; The Red Panthers: The Young People of E. Germany are Watching Us; Chapter Reports; From Hip to Revolution; White Panther Party Ten Point Program.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service [Aug 8, 1970] The Black Panther Black Community News Service [Aug 8, 1970]
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyDate: 8/8/1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-6 August 8Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Romaine 'Chip' Fitzgerald Political Prisoner 1970 San Quentin Prison Death Row. Also inside: Two articles by Kathleen Cleaver, Interview with Clara Lowa (Big Mama) Concerning Her Family's Unfit Housing Conditions (Seattle, Washington), Statement by Nguyen Minh Vy, Boston's South End, Horrible Housing Conditions Not Fit For Shelter of Human Beings (Cincinnati, Oh.), Struggle for housing and food stamps for Mother's in Indianapolis, Obituary of Black Panther Babatunde (Chicago,Il.) who was murdered by the FBI by being blown up on railroad tracks, SF Black Panther Community Health Classes, Racist Police in Winston Salem, NC. People's Bussing Program in Seattle, Wa. , Police and racist repression of the Black Panther Newspaper, Repressive Gun Laws in Maryland, Demands from Panther prisoners Rose Smith and Ericka Huggins of the Panther Connecticut 9, Tupamaros Attacked the Homes of Four Uruguayan Police Officers,