Police brutality–United States
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Report on the deaths at San Quentin
This is a report on the death of George Jackson at the San Quentin prison, starting with an interview with a former San Quentin guard, conducted by Patrick Mayers of KPFA and David Stevens, an independent Black journalist. Following this interview are actualities from San Quentin on August 26th, the first day after the incident…
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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 George Jackson in San Quentin prison. Included are a press conference with Aaron Reid, representing California State Employees’ Association and State Director of Corrections Raymond Procunier regarding plans for additional security staffing and programming changes in the…
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The San Quentin six
This program is an examination of the San Quentin Six, Black and Latino prisoners on trial in Marin County in connection with the events surrounding the death of George Jackson. The prisoners were Fleeta Drumgo, David Johnson, Hugo Pinell, Johnny Larry Spain, Luis Talamantez, and Willie Tate. Includes brief biographies of and readings of biographical…
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Violence in a black community (Part 3 of 3)
Documentary on the police violence in and around the all Black community of El Pueblo near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. The final portion of this program was recorded at a social workers’ union meeting, Local 535, held June 22, 1968 at Diablo Valley College in Concord. The meeting was titled “The myth of liberalism…
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Violence in a black community (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second part of the first installment of the documentary series on the police violence in and around the El Pueblo housing project near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. This reel opens with an in-studio interview with five eyewitness accounts of El Pueblo residents, then continues with a police tape given to KPFA…
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Violence in a black community (Part 1 of 3)
This brief series documents examines violent events and police violence in and around the all-Black community of El Pueblo near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. During the incident the police surrounded the area, gunfire was exchanged for several hours, and a state of emergency was declared. Appearing on this recording is an interview with Homer…
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The Harlem Six: a drama and statements from the trial
A program about the Harlem Six, “and the torture and persecution of them and their mothers, from 1964 to 1971.” Presented by Doloris Costello. Part one includes excerpts of a benefit performance of a dramatization of the “Little Fruit Stand Riot” which led to the arrest of the Harlem Six. The performance was held at…
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One night in Newark