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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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An Unpublished letter

CollectionDhoruba Bin Wahad DateAugust 28, 1989 PublishersFreedom Archives

Unpublished letter to the editor of the New York Times in which Dhoruba critiques an inaccurate editorial published earlier in the NYTimes.

Bangs and Whispers

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersBruce Wright

Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.

Breakthrough (Vol. 13 No. 1, Spring 1989) — PFOC

CollectionPrairie Fire Organizing Committee — Breakthrough DateMarch 1, 1989 AuthorsPrairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC) PublishersPrairie Fire Organizing Committee VolumeVol. 13 No. 1

Issue of *Breakthrough*, the magazine of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC) — the above-ground white anti-imperialist organization that emerged in 1975 from the Weather Underground's 1974 Prairie Fire manifesto. Vol. 13 No. 1, Spring 1989. Mirrored from Internet Archive.

Buried Alive in the Lexington Women's Control Unit (1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1989 PublishersNational Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit

Campaign pamphlet documenting conditions endured by women political prisoners held at the Lexington High Security Unit in Kentucky.

COINTELPRO: A Brief Overview

CollectionGovernment Repression DateNovember 8, 1989 AuthorsDhoruba Bin Wahad PublishersFreedom Archives

Short report deals with a background on COINTELPRO, its true purposes and objectives, and how COINTELPRO operations influenced future political and social opinions.

Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown

Flyer for conference. Includes information on keynote speaker Judge Bruce Wright and list of workshops.

Emergency Committee to Stop the Grand Jury

CollectionGovernment Repression DateSeptember 25, 1989 PublishersCommittee to Stop the Grand Jury

Reproduction. Contains a press release, letter from the National Conference of Black Lawyers, Court papers submitted by JBAKC attorneys in Chicago, and all the subpoenaed public documents of the JBAKC.

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...

LIBERTAD - Special Supplement - November/December 1989

CollectionLibertad DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

Bangs and Whimpers. Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.

La Patria Radical — August 1989 (Vol. 2 No. 1)

DateAugust 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional (MLN) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional VolumeVol. 2 No. 1

Issue of *La Patria Radical*, the bulletin of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (MLN). Carries movement news and POW updates from the Puerto Rican independentista prisoners then concentrated at FCI Lexington's High Security Unit and other federal facilities.

Letter requesting Contributions and Informing Members of Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown

Regarding 11/4/1989 conference.

Letter to Prisoners Requesting Messages

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown

4/2/1989 correspondence to prisoners regarding 4/29/1989 demonstration at Marion. Requests messages to be read at demonstration. Refers to enclosed flyer on event

Letter to Steve Whitman and Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersFreedom Archives

Regarding art show at Alcatraz Island

Libertad — April/May 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño — Libertad DateApril 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño

Issue of *Libertad*, the newspaper of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR). Libertad was the primary U.S.-based organ of the Puerto Rican independence movement aligned with the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) and the support work for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war — including Os...

Libertad — February 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño — Libertad DateFebruary 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño

Issue of *Libertad*, the newspaper of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR). Libertad was the primary U.S.-based organ of the Puerto Rican independence movement aligned with the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) and the support work for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war — including Os...

Libertad — January 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño — Libertad DateJanuary 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño

Issue of *Libertad*, the newspaper of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR). Libertad was the primary U.S.-based organ of the Puerto Rican independence movement aligned with the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) and the support work for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war — including Os...

Libertad — July 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño — Libertad DateJuly 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño

Issue of *Libertad*, the newspaper of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR). Libertad was the primary U.S.-based organ of the Puerto Rican independence movement aligned with the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) and the support work for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war — including Os...

Libertad — March 1989

CollectionMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño — Libertad DateMarch 1, 1989 AuthorsMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR) PublishersMovimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño

Issue of *Libertad*, the newspaper of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueño (MLN-PR). Libertad was the primary U.S.-based organ of the Puerto Rican independence movement aligned with the FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña) and the support work for the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war — including Os...

Logistical Plan for marion Demo, 4/29/1989

CollectionCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersCommittee to End the Marion Lockdown

Includes: Location; arrival time; departure time; comments notes.

No KKK! No Fascist USA! - Spring/Summer 1989

CollectionJohn Brown Anti-Klan Committee DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersFreedom Archives

Newspaper of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee. In this issue: unity between the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis; Tom Metzger; the formation of the "Syndicate", an anti-racist organization made up of anti-racist skinheads; the origins of fascist and Neo-Nazi movements in Europe; an overview of Nazi white-supremacist actions throughout the U.S.; anti-racist respo...

On the Issues: Susan Rosenberg, The Most Dangerous Woman in America?

CollectionOut of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersOn The Issues: The Journal of Substance for Progressive Women

Cover story on Susan Rosenberg: her experience as an anti-imperialist, the hunt for her imprisonment, and her life in prison. "An exclusive interview by Merle Hoffman; profile by Patricia Golan. At 34, Susan Rosenberg faces the possibility of spending the rest of her life prison. Her crime: dissent against government policies."

Peoples Law Office 20 Years - Working with People and Their Movements for Justice and Liberation

CollectionNational Lawyers Guild DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersChicago Chapter of National Lawyer's Guild (NLG) and Peoples Law Office

Booklet created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Peoples Law Office during an evening event on November 18, 1989 The program includes history of the Peoples Law office, photos during the organizations history, and messages of support/congratulations on reaching 20 years of legal support Working with People and Their Movements for Justice and Libera...

RCC — Emergency Campaign Launched (December 1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateDecember 1, 1989 PublishersEmergency Committee for Political Prisoners

Letter launching the Emergency Campaign to Support the Resistance Conspiracy Six; asks supporters to write Attorney General Richard Thornburgh demanding charges against Rosenberg, Blunk, and Berkman be dropped.

RCC — Emergency Campaign to Drop Charges (1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersEmergency Committee to Defend the Human and Legal Rights of Political Prisoners

Form letter and fact sheet to drop charges against three RCC defendants (Rosenberg, Blunk, Berkman); plus a November 5 1989 New York Times article on the prosecution.

RCC — Greetings of Solidarity (September 30, 1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateSeptember 30, 1989 PublishersEmergency Committee for Human Rights for Political Prisoners

Letter from RCC defendants petitioning for help reprinting and distributing their Open Letter to the Progressive Community.