Program

Maureen McIlroy reads

Maureen McIlroy reads two short stories: "War" by Luigi Pirandello, and "Near a church" from "Let us now praise famous men" by James Agee.

The Enemy (excerpts) / by John Kafkaloff ; read by Mitchell Harding.

Reading of selections from Kafkaloff's anti-war novel. THE ENEMY / by John Kafkaloff read by Mitchell Harding. CONTENTS: Prologue -- Retreat -- The Crossing -- The Arrival -- The Children -- In fields of red poppies and sun -- The Lull -- The Singing of the truce -- The Last to fall -- Come with me to Bora Bora. RECORDED: 4 May 1970. BROADCAST: KPFK, 31 Aug. 1971.

Hanoi broadcasts / narrated by Elsa Knight Thompson.

Documentary concerning a series of radio broadcasts that were addressed to United States troops urging them to stop fighting and protest the war in Vietnam, and which were sent to Hanoi by unknown persons calling themselves Radio Stateside.

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.

In memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

This is a recording of a portion of a memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held on April 5, 1968, the day after his assassination. The first recording heard is an excerpt of a speech by King at the March on Washington, dated August 1963, followed by an introduction by a male member of the King family. Also appearing on this recording are Nigerian student and friend of Dr.

Macbird! / by Barbara Garson ; directed by Phil Austin.

Aircheck of a live performance of MacBird!, by playwright Barbara Garson (1941 - ), directed by KPFK' Phil Austin (1941 - ), which opened that month (January 1967?) at the Village Gate in New York City. MacBird! is a 1967 satire by Barbara Garson that superimposed the transferral of power following the Kennedy assassination onto the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth (from Wikipedia).

Angela Davis and Ralph Abernathy : a press conference.

Ralph Abernathy and Angela Davis speak about an upcoming rally to be held in San Jose, CA on May 20, 1972. They also speak about the need for solidarity between anti-Vietnam groups in the fight. Originally a 2-part program, but part A is a duplicate of BC0763. BB5364B is now BB5364.

Lorraine Hansberry : in her own words / produced by Ted Rubin.

The second part of the two-part documentary "Lorraine Hansberry: In Her Own Words" celebrating the life of Black playwright Lorraine Hansberry (1930 - 1965), produced by Ted Rubin for WBAI in 1967. Identical to BB4497.02 - cf. that program for a full description of contents.
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