African Americans–Civil rights–History

  • El Pueblo follow up : the social worker teach-in.

  • Four Black poets

    Four black poets read and talk about their work. Herb Kohl introduces the poets: Monte Vista High School students Greg Rooks, Steven Capers, Sharon Boone, and Karen Buverick. All the poets are affiliated with “What’s Happening,” an independent student magazine based out of Columbia University and run by Elaine Avedon. |Note from box cover: “Kohl…

  • Introduction to the Garner case (Episode 2, Part 1 of 3)

    This recording features Harry Kalven, Jr., of the University of Chicago Law School, and a panel of other speakers in the first of three discussions of Garner vs. Louisiana, in which the Supreme Court reversed the conviction of sit-in demonstrators for disturbing the peace. The program was recorded at a conference at the Center for…

  • Remembering George Jackson / Acklyn Lynch.

    Political science professor discusses the significance of Jackson’s life on the 6th anniversery of his assassination.

  • The articulators of the Negro revolt (Part 2 of 2)

    Part two of a documentary prepared for the CBC (Canada) and ABC (Australia) by Colin D. Edwards from speeches, interviews, and discussions recorded at the Negro Writers’ Conference at Asilomar, California.

  • Cecil Williams and Angela Davis speak

    This is a recording made at an outdoor rally somewhere in the Bay Area in 1972, featuring speeches by Reverend Cecil Williams and Angela Davis, after her release from prison in June 1972. The recording starts with a woman speaking over a P.A. system, announcing that they have collected 1500 signatures for their petition and…

  • The sister’s been doing her homework / Betty Shabazz

    Mrs. Betty Shabazz (May 28, 1934 – June 23, 1997), educator, activist, and wife of Malcolm X, speaks on the eve of Malcolm X’s birthday at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California as a guest of Merritt College. She speaks about her and Malcolm’s efforts within the Black Civil Rights movement and takes questions from…

  • The Last Poets : live at the Harding Theatre

    This recording of the Last Poets performing live at the Harding Theatre in San Francisco on March 12, 1971 is a stunning display of poetic fireworks. Featuring Jalal Nuriddin, Umar Bin Hassan, and Nilaja. Produced by Larry Scott. Contains sensitive language.

  • Institutional strategies against prejudice

    “Institutional Strategies Against Prejudice” is the topic for this concluding session of U.C.’s centennial symposium on March 26, 1968. The moderator is Earl Babbie (printed as Babby in the Folio), Symposium Planning committee, and the speakers are Walter Wagoner, Associate Dean of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley; Marie Fielder, director of the Leadership Training…

  • 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 unemployment and anti-union movements, and quickly became committed to ending segregation. Through a number of rich anecdotes, Myles Horton, one of the founders of the Highlander Folk School, indicates the basic role the school plays in the civil rights movement in…