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An Updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle
Sundiata Acoli's updated history of the New Afrikan prison struggle, tracing Black political prisoner organizing inside U.S. prisons.
An Updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle
Sundiata Acoli's primary essay on the history of the New Afrikan Prison Movement — the political and organizational tradition of Black political prisoners in U.S. state and federal custody developed from the late 1960s onward. Covers the 1960s-1970s prison rebellions (Attica, San Quentin, Folsom), the BLA-era prisoner cohort, the founding of the Republic of...
An Updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle
Sundiata Acoli (BLA, MOVE-era political prisoner) updates his foundational history of New Afrikan prison resistance.
An Updated Public Report about the Continuing Lockdown and Torture of the Prisoners at U.S. Penitentiary, Marion
3/26/1984 update on conditions of the Marion Lockdown. Accounts of food tampering, abuse, neglect, isolation and cancel of rehabilitation programs included.
Anarchism and Ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) Knowledge
Imprisoned organizer Hybachi LeMar on Kemetic spirituality and anarchism.
Anarchism and Litigation
Eric D. Smith on the contradictions between anarchist principles and the use of litigation.
Anarchism and the Black Revolution
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin's foundational text linking anarchism with Black liberation, written and revised across the late 1970s and 1980s while Ervin was a Black Panther Party-aligned political prisoner in U.S. federal custody following his hijacking conviction. Originally circulated as a movement pamphlet and republished in expanded book form (most recently by...
Anarchist Black Cross Network Newsletter — Summer 2003
Summer 2003 newsletter of the Anarchist Black Cross Network, scanned from the Freedom Archives' Anarchist Black Cross scan set. Inter-chapter news, prisoner updates, and ABC organizing notes.
Anarchist Black Cross: An Introduction
Overview of the Anarchist Black Cross prisoner-support network.
Anarchist Black Dragon: Washington State Penitentiary
Editorial about sexism and racism in prison; Coverage of August 10th rebellion at Walla Walla State Prison, letter from Carl Harp about early May actions at Walla Walla; press release issued after rebellion, Sex in Prison; Woman Prison Activist Raped by Guard; News on SLA appeal; more.
Anarchist Resistance to the Trump Inauguration
Account of the January 20, 2017 mobilization in Washington, D.C. and the events that set the stage for the J20 mass prosecution of 230+ people on felony rioting charges.
Anarchist Survival Guide for Understanding Gestapo Swine Interrogation Mind Games
Harold H. Thompson's guide to recognizing and resisting police interrogation tactics.
Anarchy Can't Fight Alone
Kuwasi Balagoon's essay on anarchist participation in Black liberation struggle.
Anarchy Live!: Writings of Anarchist Prisoner Michael Kimble
Writings of long-term anarchist political prisoner Michael Kimble.
Anarchy Live: The Writings of Anarchist Prisoner Michael Kimble
Collected writings of Michael Kimble — Black anarchist prisoner held by the Alabama Department of Corrections since 1987 after defending himself and a friend from a homophobic attack by a known white supremacist. Includes essays on revolutionary organising inside, queer life behind bars, Kuwasi Balagoon, and the Free Alabama Movement.
And Why Was He Our Shining Black Prince: Selected Quotes From Malcolm X
Excerpt from Nation Time. Selected quotes from Malcolm X.
Angel Espinosa-Villegas ICE Detention Zine (TFSR)
Zine on ICE detention case of Angel Espinosa-Villegas.
Angel Rodriguez Cristobal Commando communique
Communique taking responsibility for coordinated attacks against US agencies of repression.
Angela Davis Release Speech [mp3]
Angela Davis, African-American leader, scholar, and prison abolitionist. She was charged in connection with events at the Marin Courthouse on August 7, 1970. this is from her first statement after her acquittal.
Angela is free! Now we must free Ruchell and all political prisoners!
Flyer with handwritten title announcing Angela Davis' release from prison while demanding the same for Ruchell Magee. Three typed paragraphs about Ruchell, Angela's codefendent, whose trial for murder-kidnap-consipiracy is to begin on August 1. Magee was the only person to survive the attempt to escape from the Marin County Courthouse in 1970, which was led...
Appeal from Notice of Action to the National Appeals Board
Appeal to the United States Parole Commission, United States Department of Justice Regarding unjust denial of parole to Carlos Alberto Torres
Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners
Historical Persepctive on Political Prisoners and POWs from the Black Liberation Movement being held in the US. Includes profiles on political prisoners and the Geneva Convention Regulations as related to prisoners of war.
Arm The Spirit (No. 1, June 1990)
Issue of *Arm The Spirit*, the autonomist / anti-imperialist newspaper published from Toronto, Canada (1990–1995). ATS reported on armed-struggle movements internationally — the IRA, ETA, the German RAF, Italian autonomist prisoners, the FMLN, Kurdish liberation — and provided sustained coverage of U.S. and Canadian political prisoners and prisoners of war (...