African Americans--Civil rights--History

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
BB1722.03B	Cops and robbers IIIB: Crime and punishment in California	Assemblyman John Vasconcellos of Santa Clara County and Robin Lamson discuss proposed...		KPFA 10 Aug 1968
BC0243.03	The prison letters of George Jackson (Part 3 of 3)	Christopher Brooks, a black actor with the Magic Theatre in Berkeley, reads excerpts from the... , This program has been distributed by Pacifica and was provided by KPFA in Berkeley.		December 1970.
BC0243	Soledad Brother read by Christopher Brooks	Christopher Brooks, a black actor with the Magic Theatre in Berkeley, reads excerpts from the... , Note: Contains sensitive language.		December 1970, August 1971.
BC0243.02	The prison letters of George Jackson (Part 2 of 3)	Christopher Brooks, a black actor with the Magic Theatre in Berkeley, reads excerpts from the... , This program has been distributed by Pacifica and was provided by KPFA in Berkeley.		December 1970
BC0243.01	The prison letters of George Jackson (Part 1 of 3)	Christopher Brooks, a black actor with the Magic Theatre in Berkeley, reads excerpts from the... , This program has been distributed by Pacifica and was provided by KPFA in Berkeley.		December 1970
BC0239.01	Interview with George Jackson	Interviewed three weeks before his death [August 21, 1971], George Jackson discusses prison...		August 22, 1971
BC0239	The death of George Jackson	George Jackson, one of the Soledad Brothers, was killed in San Quentin prison on August 21, 1971... , part 1: Interview with George Jackson, July 28, 1971 -- part 2: KPFA news update, leading with... , All reels have been digitized. See each part's record for ordering information.		August 21-23, 1971 and August 31, 1971.
BB5411	In memory of Martin Luther King Jr.	This is a recording of a portion of a memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held on April 5,...		April 1968
BB1771.06	Industry and prejudice	This is the sixth session of the University of California's Centennial symposium. The...		9 Nov. 1968
BC0242	Report on the deaths at San Quentin : 21 August, 1971.	A report on the events from August 27, 1971 through August 31, 1971 related to the death of...		8 Sept. 1971.
BB2781	Conversation with Ishmael Reed	Eleanor Sully talks with Ishmael Reed, author of "The Free-Lance Pallbearers" and...		8 June 1970.
BC0004A	Getting it together / George Jackson (Part 1 of 2)	Dr. George Jackson, a prominent Black psychologist, speaks on the struggle for Black liberation...		7 Oct. 1970.
BC0004B	Getting it together / George Jackson (Part 2 of 2)	Dr. George Jackson, a prominent Black psychologist, speaks on the struggle for Black liberation...		7 Oct. 1970
BB2369	Attorney Michael Kennedy on the Chicago Conspiracy trial.	Michael Kennedy, one of the pre-trial attorneys in the Chicago Seven Conspiracy case, speaks...		7 Jan. 1970.
BB1771.01B	The persistence of American prejudice (Part 2 of 2)	This is part two of the opening session of the centennial symposium held at the University of...		5 Oct. 1968
BB1771.01A	The persistence of American prejudice (Part 1 of 2)	This recording is of the opening session of the centennial symposium held at the University of...		5 Oct. 1968
BB5405	Intercommunal day of solidarity	On March 5, 1971, the Black Panther Party held an event at the Oakland Auditorium called "...		5 Mar. 1971.
BB2508	Otis Brown Jr. of Indianola, Mississippi	This is an autobiographical statement from a young Southern Black organizer on his experiences...		29 Aug. 1970.
BB3807.02	Adam Clayton Powell testimony	Actuality of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell's testimony before the Senate subcommittee on...		26 Oct. 1966.
BB3183	An Interview with Huey Newton	Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, talks with KPFA's...		22 June 1968.
BB5472	Eldridge Cleaver at California Hall	Black Panther Party Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver speaks at a meeting sponsored by...		21 Nov. 1968.
BC0239.02	KPFA News : the death of George Jackson	First news story on KPFA after the death of George Jackson, recorded and aired hours after he...		21 Aug. 1971.
BC0239.06	Huey Newton statement read by Bobby Seale at KPFA	Statement written by Huey Newton, read by Bobby Seale, expressing grief at the death of George...		1971-08-22
BB4374	Eldridge Cleaver on the drug culture	Eldridge Cleaver speaks about the drug culture in the United States and about Timothy Leary....		1971-01-30
BB2587	The funeral of Jonathan Jackson and William Christmas	The funeral service of Jonathan Peter Jackson (1953-1970) and William Arthur Christmas (1943-...		1970-08-17, 1970-10-20
BB5458	A statement from Huey P. Newton	Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton speaks about his political activities and events...		1970-06-03
BB5463	An interview with Huey Newton	Huey Newton, interviewed by Alex Hoffman, KPFA reporter. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther...		1970-05-29
BB2424	Charles Garry : attorney for the Black Panthers.	Black Panther Party attorney Charles Garry gives a talk at a benefit for the Black Panther Party...		1970-01-05, 1970-02-09
AZ1025	Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis at Berkeley	Excerpt from a rally at University of California Berkeley featuring speeches by philosopher and...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	1969?.
BB5473	Black Panther rally at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park	Actuality of a rally held at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park (a.k.a. DeFremery Park) in Oakland,... , Previous title: Black Panther rally : Oakland.		1969-11-14
BB5459	Eldridge Cleaver's speech at a noon rally	Actuality of Eldridge Cleaver's speech at the University of California, Berkeley campus in...		1968-12-12
BB2428	Eldridge Cleaver at California Hall	Black Panther Party Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver speaks at a meeting sponsored by...		1968-11-21
BB2438	A visit with Huey Newton at Vacaville Prison Facility	Black Panther Party co-founder and leader Huey P. Newton discusses his imprisonment at Vacaville...		1968-10-18, 1968-12-06
BB1782	Police fire on Black Panther headquarters	KPFA's Colin Edwards reports on the police attack on the Black Panther Party headquarters... , Sensitive language: shit		1968-09-10
BB4723	Bobby Seale for the defense of Huey Newton	Speech given on April 16, 1968 by Bobby Seale, Black Panther chairman, during a Black Panther...		1968-07-16
BB5474	The Black Panther Party in Sacramento	This recording is an actuality, including interviews, of events on May 2, 1968 surrounding a bus...		1968-05-03
BB5475A	Bobby Hutton funeral and memorial service (Part 1 of 2)	Actuality of the memorial service held at Ephesian Church of God in Christ for Bobby Hutton (...		1968-04-12
BB5475B	Bobby Hutton funeral and memorial service (Part 2 of 2)	Continuation of the rally at Merritt Park in memory of Bobby Hutton (1950-1968), and in support...		1968-04-12
BB1783	Rally for the Oakland Seven	This is a recording of speeches given at a rally held in support of the seven men indicted on... , Previously written in catalog record: "Held on February 17, 1968 at the Oakland Auditorium...		1968-03-26
BB5471	Bobby Seale at the Oakland auditorium.	Speech by Bobby Seale, chairman of the Black Panther Party, at the Free Huey Newton rally held...		1968-02-26. In KPFA Folio 1968-04-08.
BB1632	Are the Black Panthers violent?	Elsa Knight Thompson moderates a panel discussion about the alliance between the Black Panthers...		1968-02-15
BB1771.07	Institutional strategies against prejudice	"Institutional Strategies Against Prejudice" is the topic for this concluding session...		16 Nov 1968
BB2531	Huey Newton : August 11, 1970	Huey Newton, the founder and Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party, is interviewed by...		14 Aug. 1970, 6 Sep. 1970
BB1771.02A	The churches and prejudice (Part 1 of 2)	The second session of the University of California, Berkeley centennial symposium deals with...		12 Oct. 1968
BB1771.02B	The churches and prejudice (Part 2 of 2)	The second session of the University of California, Berkeley centennial symposium deals with...		12 Oct. 1968
WZ0152	Remembering George Jackson / Acklyn Lynch.	Political science professor discusses the significance of Jackson's life on the 6th...		WPFW, Aug. 1977.
BB5373	Panthers in Algiers vs. the National Party organization.	Eldridge Cleaver, Don Cox, Pete O'Neill, Larry Mack, Seiku Odinga, Barbara Cox, Kathleen...		WBAI, 5 Mar. 1971.
BB0467	The Civil rights lawyer in the South	Thom Hurwitz interviews three lawyers who work for the NAACP National Legal Defense and...		WBAI, 27 Aug. 1964.
BB3075	Whatsoever a man soweth	This is a documentary on the Mississippi Civil Rights workers Michael Schwerner, James Chaney,...		WBAI, 26 June 1964.
BB3807.01	Ralph Ellison testimony	Actuality of Ralph Ellison's testimony before the Senate subcommittee on executive...		WBAI, 24 Oct. 1966.
BB4239	Julian Bond at Princeton	Speech by Julian Bond about the condition of Blacks in American society. He reads excerpts from...		WBAI, 1970.
BC2876	Civil liberties and Black power	This is an episode of the program Background hosted by Lyle Haskin, produced on the campus of... , Previously attributed to Mark Haskins.		WBAI, 19 June 1967.
BB5284	The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2 of 12)	This program from the "Negro Writer's Vision of America" conference held April 23...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 13 June 1965; KPFK, 23 Sept. 1965.
BB3069	Equality and governmental action	Justice Arthur J. Goldberg delivers the fifth annual James Madison Lecture on February 11, 1964...		WBAI, 13 Apr. 1964.
BB5380	Five nights in the ghetto	This is a five-part documentary series or "audiomosaic" as the producers call it,...		KPFK, October 26-November 2, 1964
BB4613	LeRoi Jones interviewed by Earl Anthony	Earl Anthony of the Black Panther Party interviews Black poet and playwright LeRoi Jones (Amiri...		KPFK, 8 May 1968.
BB5133	Sadie and Maude / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor	In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 8 Feb. 1971.
BB4542	Eldridge Cleaver at Trade Tech.	Speech at a rally held for the defense of Huey Newton about contemporary Black issues.\|ELDRIDGE...		KPFK, 4 May 1969.
BB4803	The Slaying of George Jackson : response in the Black community of Los Angeles.	Edward Dino McZeal and James Standifer discuss the official report on Jackson's slaying and...		KPFK, 27 Aug. 1971.
BB4702	Thirty years of civil rights education in the South / Myles Horton.	Highlander Folk School, founded in 1932, began as an educational resource for adults fighting...		KPFK, 20 Mar. 1964.
BB5380.05A	The out (Episode 5 of 5, part 1 of 2)	This is the fifth and final installment in the five-part documentary series or "audiomosaic...		KPFK, 1964-11-02
BC0326	The wall (Episode 4 of 5)	In 1964, Leonard Brown and a team of volunteers created this five-part "audiomosaic"... , Previously Tape A (25:45) and Tape B (29:15). The two were joined into one tape in 1997. ...		KPFK, 1964-10-30.
BB5380.03	The family (Episode 3 of 5)	This is the third in a five-part documentary series or "audiomosaic" as the producers...		KPFK, 1964-10-28
BB5484	Arroyo Viejo Park : mass rally and picnic.	Sounds from the rally given by the Labor Committee to Combat Fascism, a part of the Black...		KPFK, 1 Sept. 1969.
BB1984	Four Black poets	Four black poets read and talk about their work. Herb Kohl introduces the poets: Monte Vista... , Note from box cover: "Kohl conducts a weekly program on KPFA called 'Many Different...		KPFA, Mar. 1969.
AZ0090	Ben Hooks interview / produced by Fruit Punch Collective.	Benjamin Hooks, head of the NAACP and first African-American FCC commissioner, is interviewed by...		KPFA, Apr. 1977.
BC0763	Ralph Abernathy and Angela Davis	Angela Davis, recently released from prison, is interviewed by civil rights leader Rev. Ralph...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, Apr. 1972.
BB0196	Let's all join the fight for freedom	Reverend Ralph Abernathy, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader who rose to...		KPFA, 9 June 1962.
BB0440.04	Emerging patterns of discrimination	Leon Litwack is a historian, associate professor of history at University of Wisconsin, author...		KPFA, 9 Aug. 1964.
BB0534	Paul Robeson : world citizen / interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson and Harold Winkler.	Paul Robeson, noted actor and political activist, relates his personal history and views in this...		KPFA, 8 Feb. 1958. First in KPFA Folio, 1958-03-06.
BB0896	An organ for protest : the Negro press	Hoyt Fuller of the Negro Digest, Louise Meriwether of the Los Angeles Sentinel, Bettye Hughes of...		KPFA, 8 Aug. 1964.
BB1309	Conditions in the Oakland ghetto	Mark Comfort, president of the Oakland Direct Action Committee, and member Ronald Stevens...		KPFA, 7 Aug. 1967.
BB0482	Philistinism and the Negro writer	Poet and playwright LeRoi Jones (a.k.a. Amiri Baraka) delivers a speech at the Negro Writers...		KPFA, 7 Aug. 1964. First KPFA broadcast 1964-09-30
BB1779	National Unitarian Black Caucus	In this discussion of the work of the Black Caucus to achieve racial equality, three members of...		KPFA, 7 Apr. 1968.
BB5462	Bobby Seale in Oakland : the De Fremery Park rally	Bobby Seale delivers a speech about the aims and methods of the Black Panther Party, the day...		KPFA, 7 Apr. 1967.
BB0440.07	The Image of America and the Negro abroad	St. Clair Drake, professor of sociology and head of the department of African Affairs at...		KPFA, 6 Sept. 1964.
BB0897	The New equality	Late in the evening of the second day of the Asilomar conference, Al Silbowitz moderated this...		KPFA, 6 Aug. 1964.
BB1070	The Negro writer in America	On the second day of the Negro writers' conference held at Asilomar, KPFA reporters Kenneth...		KPFA, 6 Aug. 1964.
BB2130	On busing : Richmond School Board, December 18, 1968	A recording of the dramatic meeting of the Richmond Unified School Board in which compulsory...		KPFA, 5 Jan. 1969.
BC1211	Whose freedom next? / Tom Wicker	This is a recording of the 1972 Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Lecture "Whose freedom next...		KPFA, 5 Feb. 1973.
BB0210	Kidnapping in North Carolina	A rebroadcast of Elsa Knight Thompson's and Mike Tigar's Eleventh Hour interview [May...		KPFA, 4 May 1962.
BC1267	To mourn Fred Hampton is to move forward for the people / Elaine Brown ; interviewed by Larry Bensky.	Representative from the Black Panther Party Central Headquarters in Oakland discusses the growth...		KPFA, 4 Dec. 1972.
BB2250.06	Jeff Jones speaks (Episode 6 of 12)	Jeff Jones of Students for a Democratic Society outlines the changes needed in American society...		KPFA, 4 Aug. 1969.
BB0116	The unions and discrimination	This is a recording of the floor debate at the 1959 National AFL-CIO convention regarding a...		KPFA, 31 Oct. 1959.
BC0968	A chicken in every bag : the Black Community Survival Conference.	Report and actuality of the Black Community Survival Conference held by the Black Panthers at... , Box cover says, "Return to Yolande De Freitas or Mitch Green," and "Ride Levels...		KPFA, 31 Mar. 1972.
BB1709	Stokely Carmichael on Black Power	Speech given by the chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Stokely...		KPFA, 30 Oct. 1966.
BB2250.04	William Kunstler speaks (Episode 4 of 12)	Militant speech on the need for radical change in America. Bill Kunstler, one of the lawyers...		KPFA, 30 July 1969.
BB0118	Lunch counters and jails	W. H. Larkin, a member of the Congress of Racial Equality discusses the reasons for and...		KPFA, 3 June 1960.
BB1311	James Bevel on Black power	Reverend James Bevel of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference speaks on non-violence and...		KPFA, 29 Oct. 1966.
BB5464	Black studies at San Francisco State : Clarence Thomas interviewed by Mike Traugott	In this recording, Michael Traugott interviews Clarence Thomas, student coordinator of the Black...		KPFA, 28 Oct. 1969, 1969-12-06
BB0388	Reverend Wyatt T. Walker	This is a three-part program on Administrative director of the Southern Christian Leadership... , KPFA allowed for several "open hours" in their schedule every month, which they...		KPFA, 28 May 1963.
BB0899	The writer in contemporary American society	Talk by Harvey Swados on the role of Black authors in American society given at "The Negro...		KPFA, 27 Sept. 1964.
BB1331	Coretta Scott King	Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006) delivers a speech on the civil rights movement at a peace march...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Relatives of notable men, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 27 Apr. 1968.
BB1817	The church and Berkeley School integration	This is a special radio panel discussion regarding the role of organized religion in the... , Note from box cover: "Beauchamp pronounced Bee'-chum"		KPFA, 25 June 1968.
BB1407	Fannie Lou Hamer interview	Colin Edwards interviews Fannie Lou Hamer, candidate for Congress and member of the Executive...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 24 Sept. 1965.
BB2250.10	People's health and fascism (Episode 10 of 12)	Dr. Richard Fine of the Medical Committee for Human Rights speaks on the health danger of a...		KPFA, 24 Nov. 1969.
BB2250.11	Terry Cooper speaks (Episode 11 of 12)	Terry Cooper speaking at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park on July 20, 1969 on Black political activity...		KPFA, 24 Nov. 1969.
BB0158	My poetry, my life	Langston Hughes speaks to a live audience, interspersing stories from his life, including his...		KPFA, 24 Jan. 1959.
BB1830	Whitney Young on civil rights	Whitney Young Jr., executive director of the Urban League, speaking on civil rights at the 28th...		KPFA, 24 Aug. 1968.
BB1073	Tell it like it is: the young Negro writer	Poet and commentator LeRoi Jones (a.k.a. Amiri Baraka) discusses the prospects for the emerging...		KPFA, 23 June 1965. First KPFA broadcast 1964-09-24.

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