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Roland Young, Seale, Craven on George Jackson (Part 1 of 2)

Roland Young moderates a discussion between Bobby Seale and Carolyn Craven on the implications of George Jackson's death. At the beginning of the program, Bobby Seale reads a statement written by Huey P. Newton, who was incarcerated at the time, in reaction to the death of George Jackson. Also includes interviews with callers listening to the program. Part one.

Roundtable discussion

Al Silbowitz moderates a panel of reporters who had been at San Quentin and at Marin General Hospital earlier that day, Saturday, August 21, 1971, when there was an attempted breakout of San Quentin prison, and Soledad Brother George Jackson was shot and killed.

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 book "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson," which talks of prison life and the conditions Blacks face. These recordings were broadcast during the "Morning reading" time slot at KPFA. Note: Contains sensitive language. Reel one.
This program has been distributed by Pacifica and was provided by KPFA in Berkeley.

Interview with George Jackson

Interviewed three weeks before his death [August 21, 1971], George Jackson discusses prison conditions, the role of Black women in Black liberation, and his personal and political ideology. Jackson is interviewed by Max Bloom, and the interview took place at San Quentin Prison. Contains sensitive language.

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 book "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson," which talks of prison life and the conditions Blacks face. These recordings were broadcast during the "Morning reading" time slot at KPFA. Note: Contains sensitive language. Reel three.
This program has been distributed by Pacifica and was provided by KPFA in Berkeley.

Interviews with the Soledad Brothers (Episode 4 of 4)

David Stevens conducts interviews with inmates at Soledad Prison in California. John Cluchette, Fleeta Drumgo, and George Jackson discuss their transfer to San Quentin, their experiences at Soledad, and the prospects for their upcoming trial. Winner of Golden Mike Award.

Conversation with Kathleen Cleaver / interviewed by Julius Lester.

Kathleen Cleaver, Communications Secretary of the Black Panther Party, State Assembly candidate on the Peace & Freedom Party platform and wife of Black Panther Party Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver, discusses Black activism and her husband's activities and persecution with host Julius Lester.

The big four state their cases (Episode 6 of 8)

City officials and protest organizers speak about the violent battle to maintain People's Park for the community. During the People's Park crisis, several spokesmen emerged representing different factions in Berkeley.
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