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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.
Attica: Then and Now
Monograph focusing on the Attica Prison Rebellion, its causes, the aftermath and the campaign to free Dacajeweiah. Contents include: Introduction; Prisons: Who Goes and Why?; The Movement Grows; The Uprising; The Prosecution; Who is Dacajeweiah; What is Being Done; Epilogue.
Censored Women Speak — Marilyn Buck
Essay by Marilyn Buck on political censorship and women's imprisonment, arguing that imprisonment is itself a form of censorship; includes statements by Susan Rosenberg.
Comrade George — An Investigation into the Official Story of His Assassination (1972)
Red Prison Movement investigation challenging the official San Quentin narrative of George Jackson's August 21, 1971 killing, with detailed timeline analysis and a centerfold poster.
Enemies of the State — Gilbert, Whitehorn, Buck (1999)
Roundtable interview with imprisoned anti-imperialists David Gilbert, Laura Whitehorn, and Marilyn Buck reflecting on past movements, victories, errors, and conditions for contemporary revolutionary struggle.
Genocide Through Behavior Modification — Mutulu Shakur et al. (December 1988)
Collective 1988 analysis by seven political prisoners charging the U.S. with using behavior-modification techniques as a form of genocide against the Black nation.
Justice amerikkkan style in the DESSIE WOODS CASE
Defense lawyers on behalf of Dessie Woods have filed a writ of habeas corpus with the middle District Federal Court in Macon, GA. The writ of habeas corpus documents that many state and federal violations of Dessie Woods' rights, and asks the court to show cause as to why in light of these violations, Dessie Woods is still being held in prison. The writ is r...
Lectures on Liberation
Collection of transcripts from Angela Davis's initial lectures for "Recurring Philosophical Themes in Black Literature," her first course at UCLA taught during the Fall Quarter of 1969. Lectures outline the causes and perpetuation of oppression. They also deal with the psychological nature of the oppressor and the oppressed, the process by which the latter b...
Lest We Forget
A booklet commemorating Black Panther Party members who were assassinated, containing an introduction by Safiya A. Bukhari, poetry, illustrations, and biographical information about those who were murdered. Photocopied.
New African Ujamaa: The Economics of the Republic of New Africa
Declaration of Economic Intent: Basic Principles, Prestige and Leisure Activity, Imperatives for Success, Start Money for a New Community, The Needs, The Sources, Making the Economy Run.
Notes on the Black Panther Party - It's Basic Working Papers and Policy Statements
This pamphlet is an attempt to provide you with the basic working documents of the Black Panther Party. These basic documents are the foundation from which all the theory and practice that flowed from the Black Panther Party outward was produced. It is impossible to receive a clear and undistorted picture of what the Black Panther Party was truly about witho...
On Trial: Angela Davis or America?
Booklet surrounding Angela Davis's imprisonment and trial, where she was convicted of murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy. Includes an introduction by Ossie Davis, excerpts from two speeches--"I Bring An Indictment Against the American System" by Reverend Ralph Abernathy and "The Case Must be Dismissed" by Attorney John J. Abt--and an article, "In Defense of...
Political Prisoners in the United States — The Hidden Reality (1990 Tribunal)
Deutsch and Susler's comprehensive overview of U.S. political prisoners, prepared for the 1990 International Tribunal.
The Deeper They Bury Me, the Louder My Voice Becomes — Angola 3 (2009)
2009 exhibition publication curated by Amy Mackie on the Angola 3 — Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace — and decades of solitary confinement at Angola Prison.
The Story of Dessie Woods
"A Close-Up Look at Justice in the 'New South.'" Dessie Woods was imprisoned after being charged, tried and convicted for defending herself from a rape attempt by a white man on June 17th, 1975.
Uses and Effects of Control Unit Prisons — Bonnie Kerness (1996)
Bonnie Kerness's compilation of interviews with incarcerated people, prepared for the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons' hearing on the use and effects of control units.