Records
Introductory Remarks from CNB [mp3]
Introductory remarks re: political/historical context for the Attica Rebellion.
Lolita Lebron on Puerto Rican Independence [mp3]
A clip taken from a conversation between Puerto Rican independista Lolita Lebron and interviewer Barbara Lubinski. At the time, Lolita was being held in Alderson Federal Prison for her role in the 1954 Attack on Congress. Taken from CD 884.
Making Contact: Specters of Attica — Reflections from Inside a Michigan Prison Strike (April 25, 2018)
Making Contact (Frequencies of Change Media) episode from April 25, 2018, marking the 45th anniversary of the September 1971 Attica prison uprising and documenting the September 2016 strike at Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility. Hundreds of imprisoned people at Kinross refused to report to work or lock down, joining the coordinated nationwide September...
Malcolm X on Encountering Whites in Mecca
Malcolm X speaking on encountering white people in Mecca.
Malcolm X on John Brown and White Liberals
Malcolm X speaks about John Brown, white liberals and non-violence.
Malcolm X on Oginga Odinga
Malcolm X speaking on African freedom fighters.
Malcom X on Pan-Africanism
Short audio clip of Malcolm X speaking on Pan-Africanism.
Marilyn Buck Reads Night
Marilyn buck reads an excerpt from her poem, "Night". Originally from "Incommunicado: Dispatches from a Political Prisoner".
Marion Appeal Press Conference
Press conference on the appeal of Bureau of Prisons decision to keep the Marion Lock down, they're treatment of prisoners in violation of Human Rights standards and the 8th Amendment, and the classification of prisoners or lack thereof. Speakers include Dr. Steve Whitman and Attorney Jan Susler.
Mumia's Vision — A Message for the Movement (Aug 2025)
Audio message (3:54) from Mumia Abu-Jamal recorded for the August 2025 press conference about his endangered eyesight and the urgent need for him to see a retinal specialist.
NPR Report on Marion Lockdown
Jacki Lydon reports on the 3rd year of the Marion lockdown. Describes conditions, who is imprisoned and why, and allegations of ill treatment and Human Rights violations. Includes interviews with administration and inmates. Transcript is available for download: http://www.freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.inside.marion.008.pdf
NPR Report on Marion Lockdown [mp3]
Jacki Lydon reports on the 3rd year of the Marion lockdown. Describes conditions, who is imprisoned and why, and allegations of ill treatment and Human Rights violations. Includes interviews with administration and inmates. Transcript is available for download: http://www.freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.inside.marion.008.pdf
Open the Eyes of Many — Mumia Abu-Jamal (Aug 2025)
Audio commentary (2:22) by Mumia Abu-Jamal on the need for systemic medical reform in prisons, part of the 2025 press conference on his deteriorating eyesight.
Out of Control Lesbian Committee
Rita Brown and Jane Segal discuss the Out of Control Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. They organize to support women political prisoners, publish a newsletter and are organizing a grassroots movement. The interview includes a discussion of their lives as political activists.
Out of Control Lesbian Committee [mp3]
Rita Brown and Jane Segal discuss the Out of Control Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. They organize to support women political prisoners, publish a newsletter and are organizing a grassroots movement.
Pelican Bay Information Project [mp3]
Catherine Campbell on her work as part of the Pelican Bay Information Project.
Pelican Bay Prison
About the inhuman conditions of Pelican Bay control unit prison. Prisoners describe how the prison prevents them from receiving pictures from home. The prison also prohibits having books, because they can be used as weapons. Also mentioned was the lack of health services and the difficulty of obtaining medications.
Pelican Bay Prisoners
Corey Weinstein and Leslie DiBenedetto discuss the Pelican Bay Information Project (PBIP) and its efforts to end prisoner abuse. Also includes an interview with a prisoner who speaks about prisoner resistance, human rights and conditions.
Pelican Bay Prisoners [mp3]
Corey Weinstein and Leslie DiBenedetto discuss the Pelican Bay Information Project (PBIP) and its efforts to end prisoner abuse. Also includes an interview with a prisoner who speaks about prisoner resistance, human rights and conditions.
Pelican Bay Program (1 of 2)
Corey Weinstein and Catherine Campbell discuss their trip to Pelican Bay Prison in Northern California as part of a legal delegation affiliated with the Real Dragon Prison Project. Included are descriptions of Control Units and the infamous "SHU de-briefing” techniques, as well as the prison system’s use of informants and the effects of the psychological tor...
Pelican Bay Program (2 of 2)
CONTINUED FROM PM 220: Corey Weinstein and Catherine Campbell continue their discussion of the conditions within the Pelican Bay Prison. Weinstein and Campbell elaborate on the relationships between different prison groups, guard torture and brutality, and the economic condition and opinions of the communities surrounding Pelican Bay Prison.
Puerto Rican Sovereignty and National Defense [mp3]
Jose Lopez of the New Movement Conference speaks about the movement in Puerto Rico within the world context. This clip focuses specifically on the prospect of Puerto Rican sovereignty and the need for national defense capabilities. Lopez asserts that the United States wants to see Puerto Rico tied to them economically as to disallow them complete independenc...
Puerto Rican nueva trova (?) music
Puerto Rican music program on KPFA. 1970s/80s Nueva trova-ish. Fuzzy sound. Also on very end of LA 071 B.
RDTW 2021 — It's Going Down Podcast Interview
It's Going Down podcast interview with Philly ABC about the 2021 Running Down The Walls event and political prisoner support work.
Remember Attica: Reconstruction, Reflection, Reaction [mp3]
Part V of the “Remember Attica” series. Responses of clergy, attorneys, doctors, congressmen and the prisoner’s relatives in the weeks following the rebellion. Lawyers were admitted on 9/17/71. A week later the National Lawyers Guild gave a press conference outside the prison. They concluded that Rockefeller, and prison officials (Oswald, Mancusi and Vincent...