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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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.

Tricontinental

This collection contains issues of Tricontinental, founded in 1967 by the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) following the first Tricontinental conference. These periodicals, published in Havana, Cuba, cover a wide range of topics, from national liberation movements to the capitalistic exploitation of natural resources in various countries. The goal of this publication is to expose imperialistic policies and create international solidarity with leftist political movements. These articles focus on the struggles of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and include interviews with revolutionaries, cultural pieces such as poetry, analysis, and more.

Please schedule a research visit to access the non-digitized papers in their entirety. Unfortunately, at this time we do not have the resources to scan articles / individual issues by demand.

*All the art works are the right of the artists who created them. They are to be used for personal research purposes only and should not be reproduced for any other purpose without permission from the artist(s).

Documents

Tricontinental No. 4 [North American Edition] Tricontinental No. 4 [North American Edition]
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaCall Number: Volume Number: No. 4Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
"A Vietnamese Fighter" is an autobiography of a Vietnamese hero, Nguyen Van Quang, where he states why he became a fighter for the National Liberation Front. "Indonesia: Portrait of a Neocolony" details the New Order established under Generals Suharto and Nasution, and Foreign Minister Adam Malik. This new order came about when Sukarno was removed from presidency during a bloodbath against Indonesian communists. This New Order is pro-U.S. and has opened Indonesia's rich natural resources to U.S. corporations under the guidance of the World Bank. "Apartheid, Imperialist Monster" an article by Alex La Guma, a South African intellectual, where he analyzes the nature of white South Africa's colonialist-imperialist policies. "Education in Free Mozambique" a collection of first-hand accounts of the meaning of education to FRELIMO fighters. FRELIMO is the liberation front in Mozambique. "Present and Future of a Yankee Base" a history of the struggle for control of Eritrea and an analysis of the importance of Kagnew Station to the imperialist control of Africa. Eritrea's geographic location makes it ideal for the establishment of a major U.S. communications base. "Irrintzik" a summary of the history of the Basque people, their struggle for national self-determination and freedom, and their organization the ETA. The Basque people live in the north of Spain and south of France in the mountainous Pyrenees region but have been subject to Spanish dictatorship. "The Ford of Betrayal" details the last days of "the guerrilla Tania" who infiltrated the Bolivia's high society, becoming of one Cuba's most successful spies in Latin America. This details her final days as a member of Che's guerrilla group before being killed in an ambush. "The Irregular Armies" is a short story about the killing of the Bolivian colonel in West Germany last year. This colonel cut Che's hands off and in turn was executed by a woman member of the Bolivian ELN. "Bolivia: People Aplenty, but They Lack Arms" details one of the military coups in Bolivia in 1971. The ultra-right wing government pushed out General Juan Jose Torres' nationalist-reformist government. "Panama Canal, Sociological Experiment" recounts the history of the Panama Canal , how the Canal Zone came to be in U.S. hands and U.S. cultural penetration of Panama. "Ecuador, The Oil Orgy" discusses the discovery in Ecuador of some of the largest oil deposits in the world. The rights to extract oil have been sold to various oil companies creating a petroleum "festival". "To the Editor, A Letter on Peru"
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 72 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 72
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL)Date: 3/1972Call Number: Volume Number: Year VIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Panama Canal: Sociological Experiment; Viet Nam Will Win; The Christian Commitment - Christian participation in the struggle for peace; The Palestinian Drama; The People Against Fascism (Guinea-Bissau); The Pentagon in Paraguay; North and South Will Unite.
Tri-continental Information Center [Sept-Oct 1967] Tri-continental Information Center [Sept-Oct 1967]
Publisher: Tri-continental Information CenterYear: 1967Call Number: Volume Number: Vol. 1, No. 5, Sept-OctFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
This issue includes the political program of the South Vietnam National Liberation Front, with commitments to combating U.S. aggressors and building an independent, prosperous country; a report on why the African National Congress takes up arms with a statement of support from SNCC on the South African struggle against apartheid; Greek prisoners held without charges or trial report on conditions inside; and more.