Black Panther Party

  • A Night in Chicago / produced by Elsa Knight Thompson.

    A NIGHT IN CHICAGO / reported by Dale Minor, Phil Watson and Bob Fass. Produced by Elsa Knight Thompson. Documentary report on the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Includes ctuality of Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party co-founder outside the Convention Center at a Black Panther rally; Dick Gregory at President Lyndon…

  • Arroyo Viejo Park : mass rally and picnic.

    Sounds from the rally given by the Labor Committee to Combat Fascism, a part of the Black Panther Party.

  • People’s law update: Lennox Hinds interviewed by Bob Lefcourt

    Bob Lefcourt speaks with attorney Lennox Hinds from the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University in New Jersey, second president of the National Conference of Black Lawyers. Discussion on trial of Assata Shakur, who was kept in solitary confinement for two years before her trial in New Jersey. Hinds was summoned from the Bar…

  • Haywood Burns: defense attorney for Angela Davis

    Talk on developments in the trial of Angela Davis. Intro: Next we hear a talk by Haywood Burns, one of the defense attorney’s for Angela Davis. This talk, describing the progress of the case to date, was recorded last Friday night (March 26) at the militant labor forum. Outro: “Recap” Previously cataloged as “Heywood Byrns.”

  • Religion vs. fascism seminar (Episode 12 of 12)

    Portions of the Religion versus Fascism seminar held on Saturday, July 20, 1969 at Bobby Hutton Park in Oakland. The moderator is Reverend A. Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Methodist Church in San Francisco. The speakers are Father Earl Neil of St. Augustine’s Church in Oakland; Father Eugene Boyle of Sacred Heart in San Francisco;…

  • Huey Newton’s birthday party

    On February 16, 1969 at the Berkeley Community Theatre, a large crowd celebrated the birthday of Huey P. Newton and heard a variety of guests speak on Black power, revolution, the New Left, and the justice of Black America. Speakers include Father Earl Neil, Black Panther attorney Charles Garry, a recording of Huey P. Newton…

  • Black awareness – Black political prisoners in New York / Deloris Costello

    Commentary series on Black issues. This episode focuses on Black political prisoners in New York City. Guests are Mrs. Marva Berry, wife of Lee Berry one of the Panther 21, currently in Bellevue Hospital; and Gerald Lefcourt, one of the lawyers for the Panther 21. Lee Berry was a Vietnam veteran, and an epileptic. He…

  • Charlene Mitchell on Angela Davis’s indictment

    Charlene Mitchell is interviewed about the decisions Angela Davis made, including speaking out against repression and admitting that she was a communist, that lead up to her indictment and later arrest. Recording contains Angela Davis giving a speech about her willingness to give up her UCLA job to be able to speak her truth and…

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12, Part 2)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11. Reel two of two.

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11.