Urban Unrest

20 January 2007 | Pacifica | Ernesto Aguilar

The people at the Pacifica Radio Archives have dug long and deep for a list of recordings that you are invited to use in your shows during Black History Month.

I’m pasting in the list below. It’s pretty long. If you see something you’d like to put over the air, please contact the Archives at 1-800-735-0230, or e-mail shawn@pacificaradioarchives.org to have the sound uploaded to Audioport for your use.

PLEASE give the Archives at least 5 days to upload the sound you want; most of this is NOT on Audioport right now and they will need that lead time to accomodate your request.

These recordings are also available to offer as thank you gifts during the fund drive if you wish. For that, please contact me at membership@kpft.org.

Robin Lewis
Membership Coordinator

PACIFICA RADIO ARCHIVES BLACK HISTORY STUDIES LIST (PARTIAL)

January 12, 2007
The following is not to be considered a definitive list but a sample of programs from a basic database search.
Please contact the archives if you have any interest in any programs.
800.735.0230

INTERVIEWS / SPEECHES / TALKS / DEBATES

Reverend Ralph Abernathy:
Let’s all join the fight for freedom / Reverend Ralph Abernathy, 1962
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader provides a background to the Black’s struggle for racial equality. Recorded at the American Friends Service Committee Conference, Feb. 1962 BB0196

On Freedom Road by Ralph Abernathy, 1960
Sermon discusses non-violence and negro rights at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. BB1540

Reverend Ralph Abernathy, 1968
Speech on the poor people’s campaign at Solidarity Day, 1968. BB4386

We are on the move Now! A speech by Rev. Ralph Abernathy, 1972
On Black participation in the political process. Actuality of Martin Luther King speech.. SZ0173

Dr. Herbert Aptheker:
Discussion of W.E.B. DuBois’ politics at the 30th anniversary of the People’s World, 1968
Dr. Herbert Aptheker, Marxist writer and historian, speaking in San Francisco on February 18, 1968, at the 30th anniversary of the People’s World at length about W.E.B.Dubois. BB1640

Elena Albert:
The California gold rush and Black immigration, 1968 BB1778

Muhammad Ali:
Muhammad Ali at U.C.L.A during campus mobilization week, 1968
Speech given to students during the resistance organized by the Students for a Democratic Society and the Associated Students. BB4667

Muhammad Ali interviewed by William Mandel, 1980
Observations on the Soviet Union by a Black American Muslim and other topics. AZ0391

Conversations with Muhammad Ali / Interviewed by Julius Lester, 1968
Boxer discusses his life and thoughts. BB3788.01

Frazier and Ali, 1971
The two boxers discuss their upcoming bout the night before the fight. BC0048

James Bevel:
James Bevel on Black Power, 1966
Speech on non-violence and the battle for Civil Rights. BB1311

James Baldwin:
Men and women in the arts concerned with Vietnam : benefit for Martin Luther King, 1968
James Baldwin comments before Martin Luther King’s last speech in Los Angeles, followed by the speech itself. CONTENT: pt.1. James Baldwin’s comments (6 min.) — pt.2. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech (31 min.). RECORDED: from the audience in a Beverly Hills, California home, 16 Mar. 1968. BB4661

They would not want to be Black here / James Baldwin, 1979
Speech on the condition of Blacks in a white-dominated United States. He argues that the Civil Rights movement represents only a recent slave revolt, with its leadership assassinated (Martin Luther King, Malcolm X., etc.). He argues that the only progress which can be made is for Blacks to take matters into their own hands, and organize to teach and help their own. RECORDED: U.C. Berkeley, 1979. WZ0223

100 Years of Freedom / James Baldwin, 1963
Talk on the fight for Black Civil rights since the Emancipation Proclamation. BB0637

Living and Growing up in a White World / James Baldwin, 1963
James Baldwin discusses living and growing in a white world in a talk to students at a
predominantly black high school in Oakland, California. Recorded by KQED BB0641

Notes of a Native Son / by James Baldwin; read by Mike Tigar, 1961 BB0778

Free and Brave / James Baldwin, 1963
James Baldwin talks about American history from the Negro view. Recorded by Lorenz
Graham at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles BB2011

Harlem Revisited / James Baldwin, 1963
Talk about conditions in Black-dominated region of New York. BB3060

Baldwin at the Masonic Temple / James Baldwin., 1963
Talk on his hopes and plans for changing the modern world. BB0838

After the Murder of Four Children / James Baldwin, 1963
Speech deploring the use of terrorism to achieve political aim. Recorded by WBAI, at the New York Community Church, 25 September 1963. BB0873

James Baldwin on Angela Davis, 1972
James Baldwin spoke in Los Angeles on May 26, 1972 at the Inner-City Theater, sponsored by the Committee of the Arts to free Angela Davis and all political prisoners. Baldwin was introduced by Maxine Brasey, cochair of the Committee to Free Angela Davis. After his speech he answers written questions from the audience. BC0882

Yale Reports, James Baldwin, 1967 (see discussions)
About Malcolm X (see discussions)
An Open letter to my sister, Angela Davis / by James Baldwin; read by Roscoe Lee Browne. 1971 (see literature)
Baldwin and Darden. 1968 (see discussions)
The Confessions of Nat Turner (see discussions)

Julian Bond:
Julian Bond at Princeton, 1969
Speech by Julian Bond about the condition of Blacks in American society. He reads excerpts from three speeches made by Blacks over 100 years earlier (Frederick Douglas, Nat Turner, and Dr. John S. Rock). Bond comments that the Vietnam War is illegal, with violence against hungry children and a disproportionate number of Blacks serving in the armed forces. He goes on to compare the period following reconstruction with policies of President Richard Nixon in Florida and Chicago. After 16 years of the Civil Rights Movement, integration has not taken place. The liberals did not help when the leaders of the Black Panthers were destroyed. The war on poverty has been lost. He concludes with a call for a coalition of all disenfranchised groups to battle racism and oppression. RECORDED: Princeton University, 17 Oct. 1969. BB4239

Julian Bond defense witness, 1970
Analysis of the conspiracy trial’s importance. BB5393.01

Julian Bond at USC, 1982
Speech at an ACLU conference on the new conservatism in government. KZ1134

Candy Brown:
Summer in Mississippi / Candy Brown ; produced by Michael Selden and Sandra Allan, 1964.
S.N.C.C. Mississippi Summer Project worker discusses her experiences in organizing Blacks politically as a means for achieving racial equality in the Southern United States. Recorded on: 26 Aug. 1964. BB4696

Horace Clayton:
Discussion of the status of Blacks in the United States, and the development of a Black culture. 1963 BB0392

Eldridge Cleaver:
Eldridge Cleaver from Outer Space. 1969
Eldridge Cleaver, exiled Black Panther Party leader, gives a speech from somewhere in the Third World.

Angela Davis:
Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis at Berkeley. 1969
Excerpt from a rally at U.C. Berkeley featuring speeches by Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis. Dr. Marcuse is a Marxist philosopher and Professor from U.C. San Diego. Angela Davis is a Communist whose appointment to the faculty of U.C. Berkeley has been challenged by the U.C. Board of Regents. - RECORDED: University of California, Berkeley, 24 Oct. 1969. AZ1025

Man and the State: California Black Leadership Conference / Angela Davis 1970
Talk on the individual’s role in government. Introduced by Carleton Goodlet. Recorded at Asilomar, CA
BB5377.04

Angela Davis and Charlene Mitchell, 1971
Actuality of statement by Angela Davis; Mitchell comments about Davis’ trial. BB4136

An Evening with Angela Davis, 1972
Moderated by Ossie Davis. Speeches by Angela Davis, Jerry Butler, and Ray Barretto on the need for Black activism and the advantages of socialism. Recorded Madison Square Garden. BC0885

Esther Phillips: An interview by Angela Davis, 1977
Esther Phillips talks about her life and background, what it was like to be 13 years old and on the road with a band, drugs, racism, God, and why she has started her own production company. Mixed with music. Contains music. produced by Stephanie Allan and Angela Davis. AZ0137

Ben Chavis and the Wilmington 10, 1977
Elizabeth Chavis and Helen Otho; interviewed by Angela Davis. AZ0138

Music of West Africa / Angela Davis, 1977
Angela Davis speaks on the music of West Africa, the social interpretation of the music of the Mandingo tribe. AZ0148

Carmen McRae / Interviewed by Angela Davis, 1978
McRae discusses women’s involvement in show business, her own career, and Charlie Parker. AZ0146

Samille Gooden / interviewed by Angela Davis. 1978
Gooden of AFSCME discusses Black women in the labor movement. AZ0147

Cuban Music / Angela Davis 1978
Davis discusses Cuban music recorded at the 2nd Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women. AZ0153

Ron Dellums:
Ron Dellums. 1969
Series: United Front against fascism conference #3. Berkeley City Councilman outlines direction for change in American society. Recorded at the Oakland auditorium. BB2250.05

Dellums in the Ring / interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson, 1970
Black activist discusses his candidacy for the seventh Congressional District of California. BB2496

Dellums press conference on war crimes. 1971
Congressman Ron Dellums’ press conference with Danny Notley and Anthony Herbert on war crimes committed by the United States military in Vietnam. Recorded: Washington D.C. BB4444

Hearings on racism in the military: press conference by Ron Dellums and Shirley Chisholm. 1971
Report on press conference held to discuss the upcoming hearing on racism in the military. Recorded in Washington, D.C. BC0020.11

The Implications of the military budget / Ron Dellums, 1980
Long range impact of the defense budget, including nuclear war, NATO, our allies, oil, and MX missile, and the draft. AZ0395

War is Archaic: Peace is Imperative / Ron Dellums, 1991
Speech by congressman Ron Dellums on the 50th anniversary celebration of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. AZ0918

W.E.B. DuBois:
W.E.B. DuBois / produced by Ted Vincent 1967
SERIES: Black power origins no. 10
Ted Vincent discusses the life and work of W.E.B. DuBois, author, scholar, and founder of the NAACP, Pan African Congress, and the Niagara movement. BB2246.10

World Peace and Revolt in Africa with W.E.B. DuBois, 1953
Discussion with DuBois centers on world peace and revolt in Africa and the problem of minorities in the US. DuBois says he will approach these subjects as social problems, acknowledging how human beings impact social problems. Discussion about the economic organization of the world and how all things depend on how labor is organized. DuBois sites Booker T. Washington as having sought the American ideal, fighting for the right to own luxuries, with no discrimination. DuBois asserts that we must realize our place as workers of the world. Discussion followed about what is happiness, balance of body, mind and spirit and concepts of beauty, line and color. KZ2330

Life of DuBois (see documentaries)

Minister Louis Farrakhan:

John Hope Franklin:
John Hope Franklin, 1969
Chair of the History department at Chicago University speaks at the New School on the development of Black history. BB4077

John Hope Franklin, 1966
Author discusses American Blacks and the problems of integration. BB1349

Dick Gregory:
Dick Gregory at San Fernando State, 1983
Talk on contemporary American society. Includes statements about the handicapped, South Africa, Ronald Reagan, Grenada, Black money, racism, Jesse Jackson, Television, AIDS, N.A.A.C.P., athletics, the Black vote, the Kennedy assassination, beauty and glamor, drugs, and the aged. KZ1346

Ralph Gleason interviewing Dick Gregory. 1963
Humorist and writer discusses his participation in the Civil Rights movement. BB0826

Dick Gregory Interview. 1966
Gene Dealessi discusses with Gregory his life and work. BB1415

Fasting Dick Gregory Entertains. 1968
Speech given by the Black activist during his protest fast. BB4090 AB

John Howard Griffin:
Black like Me, 1962
Author discusses his experiences which led up to writing the book “Black like Me.” The books traces events while Griffin posed as a Black in the South. BB3327

John Howard Griffin, 1964
Author of “Black Like Me” discusses Nazism and American racism as he experienced it when impersonating a Black. BB4587 AB

Herbert Gutman:
The Black family in Slavery and Freedom IZ0027

Fannie Lou Hamer:
Fannie Lou Hamer interview / conducted by Colin Edwards, 1965
Feminine Black Power at work in the jungle of Mississippi Democratic party politics is revealed to Colin Edwards during an interview he taped during her visit to Berkeley in 1965. BBB1407

bell hooks:
Self help for African American women / bell hooks ; interviewed by Josie Cattoggio. 1993
Author bell hooks discusses her latest book, Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self Recovery. KZ2039
George Jackson:
Readings of the prison letters of George Jackson / read by Christopher Brooks. 1970
Excerpts from George Jackson’s description of prison life and the conditions Blacks face.
Length: 3 reels BC0243

Jesse Jackson:
Reverend Jesse Jackson at Queen’s College. 1971
Black politician discusses his views. Recorded at Queen’s College, Flushing, NY> BB4350

The Use of race to confuse : Jesse Jackson at the N.A.A.C.P. Conference in Houston, 1991.
Speech by Jesse Jackson which examines how the Bush administration has reduced matters of morality and law down to politics and race. TZ0056.01

Reverend Jesse Jackson: Address to the Democratic National Convention, 1984
Speech before the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which Jesse Jackson discusses his primary campaign and vision of the needs and concerns of Americans for the 1980’s. He presents the goals of the Rainbow Coalition, and the direction of the Democratic party. AZ0751

Address to the Protesters outside the Democratic National Convention, 1984
Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to the demonstrators outside the Convention Center during the Democratic National Convention. AZ0768

Keep the Hope Alive: The Measure of Character / Jesse Jackson, 1992
Speech by Reverend Jesse Jackson which points to a fundamental lack of national vision in the American political system. Recorded at John F. Kennedy School, Harvard. AZ0962

Jesse Jackson before the World Jewish Congress, 1992
Introduced by Askia Muhammad, Jackson delivers a speech where he discusses Israel, Jews, and Black-Jewish relations. The talk caused an international furor when Jackson described Zionism as a liberation movement. PZ0194

Elayne Jones:
Timpanist Elayne Jones / produced by Charles Amirkhanian, 1976.
Jones discusses her career, the problems of Blacks in American symphonies, and the influence of Black African music on Western European music. Includes excerpts of performance. 2 reels (130 min.)
Broadcast on: KPFA, May 12, 1976. AZ0022

Leroi Jones:
(see Literature)

Florence Kennedy:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

Martin Luther King Memorial in Central Park, 1968
Actuality of the rally held the day after King’s assassination. Includes speeches by Ossie Davis, Dr. Benjamin Spock, James Forman, Florence Kennedy, Lidia Williams, Jarvis Teiner, and Phil Luciano. April 5, 1968. BB3172

The Hidden Radical Dimensions of Dr. Martin Luther King (see documentaries)

Malcolm X:
In this speech recorded in the early sixties, Malcolm X calls for racial separation and denounces the non-violent movement lead by Dr. King.

Malcolm X : The Ballot or the Bullet. 1968.
This is one of Malcolm X’s best-known speeches. In it, Malcolm X demonstrates the vision which contributed greatly to the new military within Black organizations, particularly SNCC and CORE, as well as to a new international perspective in the Black liberation movement. Produced by Charles Hobson and Roberta Kurland. Recorded New York City, 1967 BB3101

A Choice of Two Roads / Malcolm X and Bayard Rustin moderated by John Donald
Bayard Rustin and Malcolm X were recorded during a debate in New York in the early sixties. Rustin describes how African-Americans can demand to become an integral part of the US with a sense of dignity and pride. Malcolm X responds with the question of citizenship, entitlement and the sense of place for African-Americans. BB3014

Elijah Muhammad:
An interview with Elijah Muhammad, 1967
Elijah Muhammad begins by describing his own background in this speech recorded in the early sixties. Muhammad argues the difference between the races and explains his views upon racial segregation, black capitalism and self-sufficiency. BB3099

Huey Newton:
In this speech recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September of 1970, Huey Newton details the systematic deprivation of African-Americans initiated at the birth of the nation. Newton articulates the goals of the Civil Rights Movement and the Democratic rhetoric oppressing minorities

Eleanor Holmes Norton:
Address at a meeting of the Committee on Policy for Racial Justice.
Norton addresses herself to the first generation of designated Black leadership–Blacks who have been appointed or elected to their positions. WZ0222

Rosa Parks:
In this 1954 interview with KPFK, Rosa Parks describes in vivid detail the act of defiance that inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, sparking the Civil Rights Movement. Her certainty and determination id evidenced through her plainspoken terms and effort to clarify each event leading to her refusal to give up her seat on the bus and her decision to respond to humiliation with non-violence.

Adam Clayton Powell:
Adam Clayton Powell in Berkeley, 1968
Speech by the Black Leader. BB1479

Adam Clayton Powell / chaired by Abraham Ribicoff. 1966
Actuality of Powell’s testimony before a committee examining social conditions in Black Harlem.

Paul Robeson:
Paul Robeson speaks : Freedomways salute to Paul Robeson. 1965.
Documentary on the Black singer. Includes statements by Joanne Grant, James Baldwin, Ruby Dee, Ossie David, Robert Nemiroff and John Lewis. Documentary on the Black singer. Includes statements by Joanne Grant, James Baldwin, Ruby Dee, Ossie David, Robert Nemiroff, and John Lewis. - BROADCAST: WBAI, 18 June 1965. BB3422

Sidney Roger:
Commentary of Sidney Roger. 1968
Talk on the social conditions of Blacks. BB1248

Bayard Rustin:
Negro Rights in Africa and America / Kenneth Duanda and Bayard Rustin, 1960
An African and an African American discuss civil rights in their prospective countries. BB3008

Future of Minorities / Bayard Rustin. 1968
Talk on the changing role for minorities in American society. BB3829.18

A Historical Perspective, 1965 (see discussions)

Ivan Van Sertima:
Black History: Early African-American presences in America, and the Historic African Queens, 1987
Dr. Ivan Van Sertima provides an historical view of Africa. He lists African achievements in medicine, mathematics and astronomy, and explains the transformation of the great African empires as a result of colonization. he goes on to documents parallels between African and Latin American civilizations: pyramids, papers, scripts, rituals, and royal paraphernalia. He concludes by noting that people should leave the prisons of their imagination, and not mimic the culture of oppressor. AZ00946

Reverend Wyatt T. Walker:
Reverend Wyatt T. Walker. 1963
Personal account of the mistreatment of Blacks and Black supporters in the South. pt.1. Wyatt T. Walker / interviewed by Terry Fransway. Walker discusses experience in Burmingham, Alabama following boycotts, bombings and the dispersal of State troopers. He and his wife were victims of violent acitons by State troopers. He discusses the actions of Bull Conner, use of dogs and fire houses, and Connors confrontation with the Alabama Supreme Court (15 min.) — pt.2. Question and answer session between Reverend Walker and member of CDC and civil rights groups (15 min.) — pt.3. Speech / Reverend Walker on racism, undocumented police abuse in Birmingham with 22 bombings in the past 2 years. Concludes with why SCLC chose Birmingham for its efforts (33 min.). BB0388

Whitney Young:
Whitney Young on Civil Rights. 1968
Whitney Young Jr., executive director of the Urban League, speaking on civil rights at the National Convention of the League of Women Voters, held in Chicago in April of 1968. BB1830

DISCUSSIONS
About Malcolm X: Moderated by Hakim Jamal, 1968
James Baldwin, Maggie Hathaway, Ernie Smith and Earl Anthony discuss the Black leader. BB4501
Baldwin and Darden. 1968
A discussion by James Baldwin and R. H. Dardin; introduced by comedian Dick Van Dyke. BB4514

Black Muslims vs. the Sit-ins. 1961
Malcolm X, James Baldwin and Leverne McCummins discuss the position of the Black Muslims. BB5322

The Confessions of Nat Turner, 1968
James Baldwin and Ossie Davis question William Styron about his biography of Turner. Includes statements by Comedian Carl Reiner. BB4883

The Crisis of racism / moderated by Murray Kempton, 1962.
James Farmer, William Worthy, and Malcolm X discuss American racism and suggest solutions to
the problem. 2 reels BB3049

A Historical Perspective, 1965
Civil disobedience and the Democratic tradition is discussed by Reginald Zelnick, Henry May, Bayard Rustin, and Sheldon Wolin discuss traditions of civil disobedience. BB1352.01

The Negro in American history. 1963
John Henrik Clarke, John Killens, Gertrude McBrown, Howard Meyer, and Chris Koch discuss Black participation in U.S. history. BB3266

What is Black power? 1966
Benjamin Wyatt, Albert Burton, Clifford Vaughs, Ron Karenga, Benjamin Handy, and Arnett Hartsfield discuss increased political activity among Blacks.2 reels Recorded on: 23 July 1966. BB4749

Yale Reports, 1967
Authors R.W.B. Lewis, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and William Styron discuss modern fiction writing. BB3649

DOCUMENTARIES

The African Personality, 1961
On the psychology of Blacks. BB3241

Biography of Marcus Garvey, 1967
Ted Vincent provides a brief biographical sketch of the Jamaican immigrant Marcus Garvey. Vincent attempts to explain how Garvey conveyed his self- confidence to others, and thus build an organization which bridged three continents. BB2246.0

Black America in the Nineties, 1991
Earl Ofari Hutchinsin, author of The Mugging of Black America, provides a review of the historical and social contributions of Blacks in the United States. He explores the legacy of slavery, the economic destruction of African-American youth, the savaging of the Black image, and the collapse of the Civil Rights movement. He explores Malcolm X’s program to build self- esteem and business as a positive response to abuse.KZ1684

Black man’s role during the Civil War and Reconstruction Days, 1968
On the Ku-Klux Klan, the life of Frederick Douglass, Black poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar; includes music BB1719.02

Black Radicalism 1919-1950 1967,
Vincent presents the first in a series on Black radicals of the past. He provides a summary of Black radicalism 1919-1950, and a brief biography of Grover Cleveland Redding, leader of the Abyssinians BB2246.01

Blacks Fight Back, 1981
On methods for Blacks to battle racial oppression. Du Bois, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Ben Chavis, Ron Dellums, Kwame Toure, Angela Davis, and Nikki Giovanni. AZ0555

Blacks in Science, 1983
Examination of the contributions of Blacks to American society, specifically their role in the development and maintenance of science and technology in the United States. KZ1376

The Black Revolution and the White Backlash, 1964.
Ossie Davis and others discuss the social impact of the Civil Rights movement. BB0506 AB

Briggs and the Marxist African Blood Brotherhood, 1967
Vincent discusses Cyril V.Briggs, founder of the Marxist oriented “African Blood Brotherhood,” of the 1920’s. He later became a Communist Party member, and recently has been active in the Black power movement. BB2246.05

A Burst of Light: A Tribute to Audre Lorde, 1993
Biographical documentary on the life and work of Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian writer, who died on November 17, 1992. r.1. Interviews and statements of those who loved Lorde’s writings, as well as excerts of Audre Lorde reading selections of her own prose and poetry. Includes excerpts from “Zami: A New Spelling of My Name,” “A Burst of Lifght,” and “Sister Outsider.” (59 min.) — r.2. Extended readings by Audre Lorde from her own writings. Includes excerpts from “The Black Unicorn,” “Zami: A New Spelling of My Name,” “The Cancer Journals,” “Sister Outsider,” and “A Burst of Light.” PZ0208 AB

A Century After, 1963
Examination of the emancipation of Blacks during the Civil War, and the battle for Black rights
BB3047

A Century After, 1969
Historical documentary in montage form which examines the condition of African Americans a century after the emancipation. Song entitled “If You’re White Your All Right, If You’re Black Get Back” — Romantic, stereotypical description of the old plantation South — Song / by Maya Angelu — Music with the sound of whip lashes in the background — Poem about being whipped / unidentified male Black author — Jelly Roll style piano music — Black humor comedy sketch — Joking about integration / Dick Gregory — Making Blacks comfortable at a cocktail party / Lenny Bruce — Personal experiences at the Talhasse lunch counter sit-in / a young Black woman — The murder of a Black family in 1913 — Being harassed by police / a Black Methodist minister — An Albany preacher — Klansmen on the radio - - The L.A. Mosque incident / Malcolm X — A Black man is tarred and feathered. BB5066

Contemporary Black Nationalism, 1968.
On the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, Black nationalist movements, Nina Simone’s Mississippi Goddam, and Martin Luther King’s critique of the 1968 Presidential Advisory Commission on Civil Rights. BB1719.05

Fayette County, Tennessee, 1960
Examination of efforts to force Blacks to leave Fayette and Heywood Counties in order to dissipate their voting power. BB3059

Harry Haywood and the African Blood Brothers, 1967
Ted Vincent explores the work of Harry Haywood, who, in addition to being a member of the African Blood Brotherhood, also initiated the Black Belt Republic scheme into the Communist Party, and continued as a Black Nationalist theorist. BB2246.07

The Hidden Radical Dimensions of Dr. Martin Luther King / produced by Earl Ofari, 1974.
Examination of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King from the perspective of his committment to radical social change. Through his speeches and writings, a composite picture is presented of his views on issues such as Black power, the Vietnam War, the draft, capitalism, and socialism. BC1673

Life of Dubois / produced by Gene Dealessi, 1968.
The life of W.E.B. DuBois; includes actuality of DuBois his family and friends; also on racial attitudes of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. 2 reels, 1968. BB1719.03

Listen, ofay! / produced by James Wilcox, 1962

Documentary about the rising frustration and anger among Black people about the subtle segregation of urban northern and western United States. 1962 BB4647

The Lives of Black Entertainers
On Stepin Fetchit, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, Black history in the Great Depression, World War II, and the U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation decision of 1954. BB1719.04 AB

Lives and times of some famous and not-so-famous Black personalities, 1968.
Examination of important blacks in American History ; Crispus Attucks, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Phillis Wheatley, George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington and others. (2 reels0 BB1719.01

Lorraine Hansberry: In her own words, 1967

Documentary on the life and work of the Black woman author. Includes interviews with friends and literary scholars. BB5348AB

Malcolm X : a Retrospective / produced by Chris Koch, 1965.
A succinct documentary on the life of Malcolm X from his first impact on Black Power and the Black Muslim movement in 1960 to his death in 1965. This program is considered a classic at Pacifica. 1965 BB3084

Tribute to Lorraine Hansberry

Documentary about the Black playwright narrated by Ossie Davis. Includes an interview with Hansberry BB4497.01A-.02C. (6 reels)

This Little Light: 1965 (12 part series)
Historic radio series that examines Black problems in 1965.
r.1. The New Negro (30 min.) — r.2. Valley view (29 min.) — r.3. Harmony (30 min.) — r.4. The Invasion (30 min.) — r.5. The Freedom schools (31 min.) — r.6. The Shaw boycott (31 min.) — r.7. No right to vote (30 min.) — r.8. The Freedom democratic party (31 min.) — r.9. The Two conventions (30 min.) — r.10. The Challenge (32 min.) — r.11. The End of a summer (32 min.) — r.12. Conclusion (32 min. RECORDED: 17 Nov. 1964 -3 Feb. 1965. BB4425.01

The Power of African American Women 1992
Produced by Pamela Burton, Ginny Z. Berson, Jean Robertson, Peggy Bray and Bari Scott.
Four part program which examines the work and impact of several African- American women. Examines the singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hammer, and Rosa Parks. AZ0973

Who Are African American? Who are Jews? 1994
Produced by Bari Scott, Alan Snitow, and Deborah Kaufman.
SERIES: Blacks and Jews : ambivalent allies no. 1.Examination of the complex inner life of the two diverse communities, internal crisis of leadership, generation gaps, dissent, and repression. Features interviews with Cornel West, Letty Cottin Pgrebin, Michael Lerner, Henry Louis Gates, Gary Rubin, and Peter Noel. AZ1024.01

LITERATURE / POETRY
Maya Angelou:
Our Sheroes and Heroes / Maya Angelou ; interviewed by Susan Anderson, 1982.
Writer discusses her career; includes excerpts from a speech at Los Angeles Community College, songs from her play, and her poetry. Angelou talks about her first friendship with a white woman, her sense of religion, her never ending sense of frustration with her writing, and the differences between white and black women. Includes excerpt from a speech that Angelou gave at Los Angeles City College in 1982, songs from her play, and her poetry. KZ1207

An Open letter to my sister, Angela Davis / by James Baldwin; read by Roscoe Lee Browne. BC0613

Anita Barrows:
Anita Barrows, 1970
Poet reads selections of her own works. BB5287

Gwendolyn Brooks:
A Poetry Reading / Writted and ready by Gwendolyn Brooks and Leroi Jones, 1964
Two Black poets ready their own works. 2 reels. BB1910

Lorraine Hansberry:
Tribute to Lorraine Hansberry, 1967 (see documentaries)
Lorraine Hansberry: In her own words, 1967 (see documentaries)

Matt Hentoff:
What the Negro writer is not saying / Nat Hentoff. 1965
Talk on the need for a more self-conscious Black prose. BB3642

Langston Hughes:
Reading and life history / Langston Hughes, 1958
Black poet discusses his life and work. Includes readings of his own. Recorded Dec. 10, 1958. BB0158

Ask Your Mama / written and read by Langston Hughes, 1961
Author reads his own short story. BB4015

Langston Hughes Memorial, 1968
In this deeply moving program, Langston Hughes (recorded at his home before his death) reads from his poetry and reminisces about his life and the experience of Black people in America. One cannot help but respond to the intense humanity of this Walt Whitman of Black America. BC0463

Leroi Jones:
Philistinism and the Black writer / Leroi Jones 1964
Author discusses the moral foundation for a writer. Recorded at the Negro Writer’s Conference. BB0482

Tell it Like it Is: The young Negro Writer / Leroi Jones. 1965
Talk on the prospects facing the emerging Black author. BB1073

The Leroi Jones Trial, 1968
Report on Jones’ trial.

Leroi Jones, 1966
Poet reads and comments on selections from Dutchman and from other selections of his works. BB3428

June Jordan:
A Conversation with June Jordan. Interview by Julius Lester, 1968

June Jordan Interviewed, 1974

The Politics of Childhood. A radio documentary produced by June Jordan which explores the experience of childhood as one of universal tyranny. 1990.

To Create Love With Dry Eyes. June Jordan interviewed by Debbie Morris, 1977.

Technical Difficulties: The Budget Crisis and You.
June Jordan discusses her book, Technical Difficulties, in which she examines the Federal budget, taxation, demilitarizing the budget, and alternative budget plans.

Poets and politicians against the war / June Jordan, 1991.
Talk by poet June Jordan, Professor of Afro-American and Womens’ studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She reads several of her own poems and an essay called “The Evening Malcolm X Died.” - BROADCAST: KPFA, Mar. 1991 AZ0936

Audre Lorde:
From the Cancer Journals, 1978
Live readings by Audre Lorde from her “Cancer Journal.” She starts with personal readings in which she shares her experiences with breast cancer. AZ0974

Audre Lorde, 1972
Poet reads selections of her own works. BC0949.04

Eroticism and Pornography / Audre Lorde, produced by Helene Rosenbluth, 1979
Speech by Lorde and a poem by Adrienne Rich. The major part of this tape is a speech given by Audre Lorde in San Francisco, November, 1978. She talks about erotica, why it’s needed, what it is, and why it’s feared. Recorded at Feminist Perspective on Pornography Conference, San Francisco, California, November 1978. KZ0884

A Burst of Light: A Tribute to Audre Lorde (see documentaries)

Ishmael Reed:
Conversation with Ishmael Reed / interviewed by Eleanor Sully, 1970
Black author discusses his work and the development of Black writing in America. 1970

Adrienne Rich:
Women’s Words, Adrienne Rich, interviewed by Eloise Klein Healy. 1983
The National Book Award winner talks about writing poetry and prose, role models for women writers, the women’s movement, and her anti-racist works. Reads her own poetry. KZ1246

The Will to Change / written and read by Adrienne Rich. 1973
Poet reads selections of her work. BC1261

EVENTS
Protests / Rallies / Demonstrations

Black Power Rally, 1968
Speeches by Tom Kilgore, James Forman, Reies Tijerina, Ron Karenga, H. Rapp Brown and Stokely Carmichael in support of Huey Newton, Black Panther Party co-founder, and the Black Power movement. (3 reels) BB4525

A Chicken in every Bag: the Black Community Survival Conference, 1972.
Report and actuality of the conference aimed at raising the consciousness of Blacks to their social
condition in America. BC0968

C.O.R.E.’s 24th Anniversary, 1967, BB1323

First annual dinner of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters / moderated by Harry Belafonte
Speeches by Richard Hatcher, LeRoi Jones, Shirley Graham DuBois, and others on the conditions
of Blacks in America. BB3993

The Fourth estate : interviews with James Forman and Dr. B. Watkins, 1969
James Forman of SNCC and author of Sammy Young, Jr.. Gerald Fraser, N.Y. Times, Ted Poston, N.Y. Post, Lennox Raphael, EVO. Discussions about conditions of Blacks in New York City. BB4050.01

The Mosque incident : Muslim church disturbance / Minister Louis Farrakhan 1972.
Report and press conference about the April 17, 1992 incident at the Black Muslim Mosque no. 7. Reel 2 is missing. Program ends in mid-sentence. - BROADCAST: WBAI, 3 July 1972. BC1056

The Selective Service System and its effects on Black people / William Robinson, 1968.
(Commentary : NAACP legal defense fund ; no. 6.)Talk on draft procedures and how they discriminate against Blacks and the poor. WBAI, 17 Dec. 1968. BB1729.10

Stolen Lives: A National Day Against Police Brutality: Ossie Davis speaks at a rally chronicling the stolen lives of young people killed by police. Oct. 28, 1998

We Want to be Free, 1963
Freedom Rally held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles featuring speeches by Dick Gregory, Paul Newman, Dorothy Dandridge, Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, Dr. Ralph Abernathy, and Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr. BB4745

INTERNATIONAL

Nelson Mandela: (coming soon)

The Future of Democracy in Africa / Tom Nboya, 1959.
African official discusses the direction of political change in the Blacks’ struggle for self-determination. BB0087

The History of Apartheid in South Africa / Professor W.H. Hutt, 1962
Talk on the history of enforced segregation in South Africa. BB3510

An Interview with Steven Biko / from the American Committee on Africa. — Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1977. IZ0091

Negro rights in Africa and America / Kenneth Duanda and Bayard Rustin, 1960.
An African and an Afro-American discuss civil rights in their countries. Broadcast on: WBAI, 13 June 1960. BB3008

Negrotude panel / moderated by Charles Hobson. 1967.
A Frenchman, a South African, and an American Black discuss Black culture and the importance of Blacks in the world. BB3106

Reverend Mutalepula Chabaku / produced by Adi Gevins, 1986
Speech at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference. Chabaku former classmate of Bishop Desmond Tutu, gives the keynote address at the national Women’s Studies Association Conference. Her talk revolves around the role of women in leading the world to peace. She discusses issues of sexism, fascism, and the struggle for liberation. She provides personal anecdotes and references to current events, including a sharp attack of Phyllis Schlafly. RECORDED: June 1986. AZ0861

South Africa from the inside / Douglas Mulabani, Jean Hendricks, Gerald Motome ; produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro, 1977.
Native Blacks present panel on apartheid in South Africa. 2 reels (101 min.) AZ0056

South African Christmas Special: South Africa shall be free, 1987
Collection of talks, interviews, musical performances, and panel discussions on the political and social turmoil in South Africa. Features a sermon by Reverend Alan Boesak who presents a Christian-spiritual perspective on South Africa. Also includes performances and interviews with Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masebala, as well as music by the South African Singers. (2 reels) KZ1444

South Africa will be free / Desmond Tutu; introduced by Dion Rayman and Ms. Le Belli, 1992
Dion Rayman, chair of the UCLA Black students alliance and Lea Belli of the California Democratic Council speak on issues of student involvement and how activists have pressured Los Angeles to divest city funds from companies that invest in South Africa. Next, Bishop Desmond Tutu of the South African Anglican Church speaks about conditions in South Africa. He tells that South African political prisoners are grateful for world activism, and points to the God-given unity of man as the key to transforming his homeland. Injustice will not prevail over justice, he concludes. KZ1909

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