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Welcome to the NPPC Archive. This Archive is a searchable index of the National Political Prisoner Coalition’s records: prisoner profiles, case files, movement periodicals, court documents, and oral histories. It collects, in one place, the materials that document the history of U.S. political imprisonment from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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25 Years of Struggle, 25 Years of Resistance — Document No. 2 (Lolita Lebron, 1978)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1978 AuthorsLolita Lebron PublishersNational Committee to Free the Four Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Memorandum from imprisoned Puerto Rican Nationalist Lolita Lebron on Puerto Rico and the Nationalist prisoners taken after the November 1, 1954 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War

CollectionFuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) DateJanuary 1, 1987 PublishersFree Puerto Rico Committee

Biography and account of inhumane treatment at the hands of the US prison system.

Breakthrough (June-July 1977)

CollectionBreakthrough DateJanuary 1, 1977 PublishersFreedom Archives

Introducing Breakthrough No. 2 p. 1 - On the Conviction of Leonard Peltier with a reprint of a support statement by the Native Study Group of Vancouver, British Columbia p. 4 - The Guardian Sets Out to Build Itself a Party, a PFOC critique p. 9 - The Guardian on Women's "Emancipation" - a proposal to move backwards by Flynn and friends - Burning Spear: repri...

Breakthrough (Winter-Spring 1987)

CollectionBreakthrough DateJanuary 1, 1987 PublishersFreedom Archives

Editorials: Puerto Rico: Yankee Go Home p. 1 - Defend the Palestinian Revolution p. 4 - Contragate p. 6 - Chicago: Confronting the Racist Right p. 7 - Myth of Black Progress, New Afrikan People's Organization p. 17 - Kuwasi Balagoon 1946-1986 p. 21 - U.S. and Zaire Training African Contras p. 22 - Chile: Crisis in the Southern Cone p. 24 - Interview with Pue...

COINTELPRO Puerto Rican Groups — Part 1 of 11

CollectionFBI Vault — COINTELPRO Year1971 PublishersFBI Vault

FBI HQ COINTELPRO file on 'Groups Seeking Independence for Puerto Rico.' Surveillance file underlying prosecutions of Nationalist Party members and FALN/Macheteros prisoners including Oscar López Rivera.

Civic-Religious Committee In Support of the Puerto Rican POWs

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersCivic-Religious Committee in Support of the Puerto Rican POWs

Pamphlet on the colonial status of Puerto Rico, the basis for the FALN 11 prisoners' POW claims, and grand-jury repression in the independentista movement.

Colonialism in Puerto Rico — Environment and Militarization Reader

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersFree PR POW campaign

Reader compiling news articles on colonialism, environmental destruction, and U.S. military presence in Puerto Rico.

Control Unit Prisons: Health and Human Rights Violations

CollectionControl Units DateNovember 15, 1988 PublishersHealth Committee of the Campaign to Abolish Lexington Control Unit

Presented to the American Public Health Association on November 15, 1988 by the Socialist Caucus. Contents include: The Health Affects of Control Unit Prisons; APHA Opposes Lexington High Security Unit; The Women of Lexington Prison; Victory in Lexington Lawsuit; The Marion Control Unit; United Nations Position on Puerto Rican POWs; Public Health Decimates P...

Crossroad [May - June 1999]

CollectionCrossroad DateJanuary 1, 1999 PublishersSpear & Shield

This volume contains an article on police brutality in Chicago, statement of solidarity with Mumia Abu Jamal ("A message from innocent men freed from death row"), an op-ed article on why hip hop is dead, the article "Beyond Black and White" speaks about the need for a Black critique with a more holistic concept, "What is the Jubilee 2000 Campaign" deals with...

De Pie Y En Lucha

CollectionMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) PublishersMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN)

Evaluation of a Campaign; Puerto Rico's Not So Manifest Destiny; On the Chicano-Mexicano Question; Long Live the Armed Struggle.

Declaration to the International Community Regarding the Crime of Genocide Against the People of Puerto Rico

CollectionMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) PublishersMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional

Table Contents- Education: Instrument for the Destruction of the National Culture; Forced Emigration: Dispersion of the Puerto Rican Nation; Public Health: Tool for the Decimation of the Puerto Rican Nation; Repression: Physical Destruction of the Independence Movement and the Puerto Rican People; Conclusion.

Discussion with Don Juan Antonio Corretjer on Puerto Rico and World Situation

CollectionLiga Socialista Puertorriquena PublishersLa Liga Socialista Puerrtorriquena

A discussion with Juan Antonio Correjter about how the Puerto Rican struggle fits into the larger world situation and global politics.

FBI COINTELPRO Puerto Rico — Consolidated

CollectionFBI FOIA — Consolidated Year1971 PublishersFBI (Internet Archive FOIA release)

Consolidated COINTELPRO Puerto Rico HQ file. Surveillance file underlying Nationalist Party and FALN prosecutions (Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Oscar López Rivera).

Free Puerto Rico! January/February 1990

CollectionMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) DateJanuary 1, 1990 PublishersFree Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence

Newsletter of the Free Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence. Articles include "Referendum Plan Stumbles in Congress"; "Felix Matta Speaks Out Against the US Navy in Vieques"; "Newbriefs" including the death of Ruth Reynolds. Free Puerto Rico Committee is a national organization that works under the leadership of...

Free Puerto Rico! March/April 1990

CollectionMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) DateJanuary 1, 1990 PublishersFree Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence

Newsletter of the Free Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence. Articles include "April 4, 1990: Puerto Rican POWs mark 10 years in US prisons, Looking Back . . . Moving Forward"; "Puerto Rican Prisoner of War Ida Luz Rodriguez Speaks... " Free Puerto Rico Committee is a national organization working under the lead...

Free Puerto Rico! November/December 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersFree Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence

Newsletter of the Free Puerto Rico Committee, North Americans in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence. Articles include "Senate Committee Approves Puerto Rico Status Bill"; "Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Jaime Delgado Speaks . . ."; "Filiberto Ojeda Rios Not Guilty!"; "Thousands of Dollars Raised for Hurricane Hugo Victims"; "Lexington Ruling Reversed...

Freedom for the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War

CollectionFuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) PublishersProLibertad

Pamphlet on the campaign to free Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war. 2nd copy incomplete. Includes: What is ProLibertad?; Who Are the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War?; Puerto Rico's colonial case; Arrests; Punitive Sentences; Human Rights violations. Includes call to action.

II. Imperialism and Colonialism Inside the US: Racism and Self determination for Puerto Rico, The Black Nation, and Native American Nations

CollectionWomen Against Imperialism PublishersWomen Against Imperialism

List of readings with handwritten notes.

In Defense of Armed Struggle

CollectionFuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) DateJanuary 1, 1975 PublishersThe Coordinating Committee of the Nationalist Part of Puerto Rico in the United States

Discussion of U.S. imperialism in light of the FALN bombing of 1975.

LIBERTAD - Vol. II-V - September 1981

CollectionLibertad DateSeptember 1, 1981 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Repression Escalates in Puerto Rico; More Visits from the Enemy; Vieques: Resistance Grows; Chronology of Repression; Letter to the Decolonization Committee; Tal Al-Zaatar: The Legend; Speech at Guanica; Questions and Answers About the Irish Struggle; Letters; Poetry

LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-III - March 1988

CollectionLibertad DateMarch 1, 1988 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Table of Contents: Guilty Before Proven Innocent: Jaime, Dora, Oscar and Kojo - Indicted, Tried and Sentenced in Government Conspiracy; A Essay on Moral Courage (Alberto Rodriguez); Message - International Women's Day (Carmen Valentin); Golpes de Rejas Premiers in Puerto Rico: A Stupendous Opening Night! (Jose Torres); Opening - From Behind Prison Walls; Pal...

LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-IV - April 1986

CollectionLibertad DateApril 1, 1986 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Contents: PCE and GRAPO political prisoners on Hunger Strike; April- Hundreds to Demand Shut down Marion and Lexington; Interview with Jorge Farinacci; Vieques: New Economic Focus; Trail Run for the 2020 Plan; The Littlest Warrior by Dylcia Pagan-Morales; Statement from the Puerto Rico Independence 13; Celebrations planned for Grand Jury Resistors; New arres...

LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-X - October 1986

CollectionLibertad DateOctober 1, 1986 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Contents: Felix Rosa- The Unbreakable Will of a Patriot; US Government Intensifies Counter-Insurgency Campaign Against Independence Movement; POW Luis Rosa under 24 hour Lockdown; Luis Lausell Imprisoned for Income Tax Protest; Successful Latin American Encounter Against Repression and For Human Rights; News on the Puerto Rico Independence 16; August 30th Co...

LIBERTAD - Vol. VIII-IX - September 1987

CollectionLibertad DateSeptember 1, 1987 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Contents: FBI/Prosecution Thwarted in Conspiracy to Escape Case!; Message to the Puerto Rican Independence 16; To all Democratic and Anti-Fascist People; Psychological Torture; UN Decolonization Committee Declares Puerto Rico a Colony; Protesters Shut Down Military Base in Arlington Heights; Puerto Rico Independence; 119 Years Later: The Spirit of Mariana Br...

Long live the Heroic FALN! Free the 11! Free Puerto Rico!

CollectionFuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) DateJanuary 1, 1980 PublishersComite de California Contra La Repression

Includes statement from FALN 11 and an article written by a companero entitle Who Are the Real Terrorists?