African Americans–Civil rights–History

  • The death of George Jackson

    George Jackson, one of the Soledad Brothers, was killed in San Quentin prison on August 21, 1971, three days before his trial for the 1970 murder of prison guard John Mills was to commence. Once the news got out, KPFA reporters rushed to San Quentin to start reporting on the scene. All previously scheduled programming…

  • The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2, Part 2 of 2)

    This program from the April conference held at New York’s New School is a discussion of the Negro woman in America and in American literature. Participants are poet Sarah Wright, playwright Alice Childress, singer and actress Abbey Lincoln, novelist Paule Marshall and poet Sterling A. Brown. New School/WBAI. Part 2 of 2.

  • The family (Episode 3 of 5)

    This is the third in a five-part documentary series or “audiomosaic” as the producers call it, about the ghettos and race relations in Los Angeles. The series was produced by Leonard Brown and a team of volunteers. This episode centers on the family unit, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, and other family-centered issues. None of the…

  • 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” as the producers call it, about the ghettos and race relations in Los Angeles. This recording begins with almost 37 minutes of discussion between Leonard Brown and three members of his team of volunteers, Mario Milch, Frank Eidens, and Claude Hayward,…

  • The out (Episode 5 of 5, part 2 of 2)

    This is the conclusion of the fifth and final installment in the five-part documentary series about the ghettos and race relations in Los Angeles. This recording begins with a job placement staffer talking about how he helps all of his applicants of various ethnic backgrounds get better jobs and opportunities they didn’t know they could…

  • Sproul Hall sit-in documentation 1968 (Part 2 of 2)

    Actuality of the anti-racism demonstration at the Berkeley campus. In the fall of 1968, students at University of California at Berkeley invited Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver to come to U.C. Berkeley to teach a course on racism. The Regents of the University of California and Governor Ronald Reagan blocked this movement and sent down…

  • Free Huey rally in Los Angeles (Part 1)

    On February 18, 1968, the day after Huey P. Newton’s birthday, a group of Black Power and civil rights activists held a rally in Los Angeles at the Sports Arena in honor of Newton’s birthday and to show support while Newton was incarcerated for manslaughter. Speakers Bobby Seale, H. Rap Brown (Jamil Al-Amin), and Stokely…

  • Free Huey rally in Los Angeles (Part 2)

    On February 18, 1968, the day after Huey P. Newton’s birthday, a group of Black Power and civil rights activists held a rally in Los Angeles at the Sports Arena in honor of Newton’s birthday and to show support while Newton was incarcerated for manslaughter. Speakers Bobby Seale, H. Rap Brown (Jamil Al-Amin), and Stokely…

  • Free Huey rally in Los Angeles (Part 3)

    On February 18, 1968, the day after Huey P. Newton’s birthday, a group of Black Power and civil rights activists held a rally in Los Angeles at the Sports Arena in honor of Newton’s birthday and to show support while Newton was incarcerated for manslaughter. Speakers Bobby Seale, H. Rap Brown (Jamil Al-Amin), and Stokely…

  • Press conference at San Quentin (Part 2 of 2)

    Continuation of the press conference held at San Quentin the day after George Jackson was shot and killed. This portion of the press conference begins with Associate Warden James Park. Contains sensitive language. Recorded by Denny Smithson. Note: bad cable caused continual sound problems.