Juneteenth Collection
PZ1058
4 GB USB Drive
PRA Archive #: PZ0287.257
Description: DEMOCRACY NOW: FEBRUARY 12 : TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE / Pacifica Foundation / Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - CONTENT: The transatlantic slave trade| as part of Black history month and to commemorate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln-- a special look at the transatlantic slave trade| guest Rosemarie Robotham, co-author of the book, The Spirit of Passage: The Transatlantic Slave trade at the Turn of the Century (17:00) -- pt.3. More on slavery and the middle passage and the horrors that are being discovered today. Tape of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking about the middle passage. Tape of Molefi Asante, Professor of African American Studies at Temple University. Tape of Nkeichi Taifa, on reparations of blacks from Africa. (20:00)-- pt.4. More on the slave trade (17:00) - Broadcast on February 12, 1997. (54 min)
PRA Archive #: BC2815.05
Description: Talk on the Nat Turner revolt and well as other slave uprising in America and the Caribbean.|NAT TURNER AND THE SOUTHAMPTON SLAVE REVOLT / John Bracey. - Talk on the Nat Turner revolt as well as other slave uprising in America and the Caribbean. - RECORDED: by WFCR-FM. BROADCAST: KPFK, 1975. (54 min)
PRA Archive #: KZ1560a
Description: To Be A Slave / by Julius Lester| produced by Ahna Armour. - SERIES: Morning reading| 2/88 - Eight voice readings from a compilation narrative of ex-slaves, gathered and edited by Julius Lester. Contains sensitive language. BROADCAST: KPFK, 7 Feb. 1990
8 parts 4 hours
Program Title: Slave Ship / by Leroi Jones ; directed by Robert Kalfin.
Series Title: Theater New York ; no. 7.
PRA Archive #: BB3856.07
Description: Performance of Jones' play for radio.
Date Broadcast on: WBAI, 11 Feb. 1970. (30 min.)
PRA Archive #: AZ0033.02
Description: SLAVERY - SERIES: Plain speaking : a counter history of the United States| part 2. - CONTENTS: Aunt Sue's stories / by Langston Hughes| read by Ruby Dee. -- Autobiography of Federick Douglas / read by Ossie Davis. -- To be a slave / by Julius Lester| read by Ossie Davis. -- Song of Myself / by Walt Whitman| read by Ed Begley. -- Walden / by Henry David Thoreau| read by Archibald Macleish. - BROADCAST: KPFA, 3 July 1976. (47 min)
Program Title: Colonial Slavery / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 2
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.02
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|COLINIAL SLAVERY / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 2 - Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Lane begins by discussing Colonial American laws concerning slavery, and how African-Americans broke those laws. The laws were designed to socialize everyone in society within the dominant white-male value system. He makes specifics points about South Carolinian and Virginian laws as enacted by the State Legistlature, and Georgia slave laws, 1765-1770, which were extremely harsh and included the death penalty. The hatred to Euramerican society toward Blacks was in place before the War for Independence, he concludes. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 29 July 1992. (60 min)
Program Title: Universal Racism / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 3
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.03
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|UNIVERSAL RACISM / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 3 - Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Lane explores the long term racism which shaped the African-American experience, even against free African-American males. Basic Civil Rights were reserved by white men for white men, from the Constitution onward. That document, in fact, placed race relations on a war footing, with the enemy (non-whites) losing all humanity and becoming a thing to abuse. Even Christianity and the Bible were used as weapons to justify slavery, with African-Americans being taught that God blessed the institution. Concludes with a question and answer session. BROADCAST: KFPK, 5 Aug. 1992. (60 min)
Program Title: Pre-colonial society / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 1
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.01
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.
Ambrose Lane discusses the development of the institution of slavery during the expansion of Great Britian into North America, and the impact of these developments upon Africans. Focuses upon issues such as: potential impact of the Bill of Rights upon civil liberties, the role of the white oligarchy in ruling the United States, and the long-term guarantee of preferential treatment by whites.
Ambrose Lane discusses the development of the institution of slavery during the expansion of Great Britian into North America, and the impact of these developments upon Africans. Focuses upon issues such as: potential impact of the Bill of Rights upon civil liberties, the role of the white oligarchy in ruling the United States, and the long-term guarantee of preferential treatment by whites.
Station: KPFK
Date Broadcast on: KPFK, 1992.
Item duration: 1 reel (32 min.)
Program Title: How slaves became "chattle" in the early 19th century / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 4
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.04
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|HOW SLAVES BECAME "CHATTLE" IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 4 Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane traces the categorization of African-Americans as "inferior," particularly in the laws and actions of the South. Any outside attempts to suggests equality between the races was met with increased legal and social oppression. Even free Blacks were excluded from skilled trades and occupations, and they were not allowed to assemble in groups. Ambrose argues that the final restrictions were a reaction to Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 19 Aug. 1992. (60 min)
Program Title: Former slaves in post-civil war America / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 5
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.05
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|FORMER SLAVES IN POST-CIVIL WAR AMERICA / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 5 - Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane examines the role of former Black slaves, poor whites, and the rich ruling class in the post-Civil War economic battles. He discusses the growth of racist class consciousness, the Industrial Revolution, and the political impact of Georgia Congressman Tom Wattson, who turned the 1892 Republican platform of racial unity into the 1904 platform espousing the elimination of Blacks from the American political forum. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 26 Aug. 1992. (60min)
Program Title: Elimination of African-American participation in American politics : Tom Watson and the Republican party / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title:Never again for white men only ; no. 6
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.06
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|ELIMINATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN POLITICS : TOM WATSON AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 6 Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane examines the reactionary white supremacy of Southern Politics, particulary the role of Tom Watson in attacking Blacks in Georgia in the early 1900's. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 2 Sept. 1992. (60 min)
Program Title: African-Americans in the 20th century / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 7
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.07
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE 20th CENTURY / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 7 - Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane speaks on repression of African-Americans by the dominant white society in the 20th century. Blacks were excluded from political office and denied equal opportunity under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. One of the most effective methods of repression was lynching, concludes Lane. BROADCAST: KPFK, 9 Aug. 1992.
(60 min)
Program Title: Afrocentrism : fact or fabrication of the Afro-American experience / Earl Ofari.
PRA Archive #: KZ1791
Description: Examination of several theories concerning Africans and Afro-Americans. Ofari discusses whether the Black population has contributed to any civilization, how the Egyptian contact and knowledge of Africa was limited, that Egypt was possibly occuped by caucasians, and the "Ice People" explanation of skin pigmentation. He goes on to discuss the pros and cons of Afrocentrism, the whitening of history, and who the original Eyptians probably were. He argues that the Afro-American experience did not begin with slavery. Finally, he discusses how the Afro-American experience has influenced and contributed to science, art, politics, etc. Afrocentrism must be taken in that context. Concludes with 45 minutes of listener call-ins about Afrocentrism.| - RECORDED: KPFK, 3 Apr. 1992. 58 min
Program Title: Race relations : from reconstruction to the present / Ambrose Lane.
Series Title: Never again for white men only ; no. 8
PRA Archive #: KZ1856.08
Description: Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|RACE RELATIONS : FROM RECONSTRUCTION TO THE PRESENT / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 8 - Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane speaks on the history of race relations in the United States since the Civil War. He points to the role of the government in promoting racism, and how African-Americans were systematically excluded from positions of authority. Lane goes on to discuss various Black Codes which supported racist attitudes with official sanctions. He concludes by calling for a elevated awareness among all Americans. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 1992. 30 min
Episode Title: From the Vault 470: Harriet Tubman - Great Women Series
PRA Archive #: PZ0673.470
Description: This week on From the Vault we feature a recording about the life of Harriet Tubman, taken from a series called Great Women, which was produced at KPFA in Berkeley by Darcell King in 1980. Preserved for our American Women Making History and Culture project (funded by a grant from the National Archives), this program examines Tubman's life as an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the Civil War. Tubman, who was born into slavery but escaped to North, found her calling by returning to the South nineteen times, risking her life to lead over three hundred slaves to freedom on the underground railroad; her heroism is being championed in the ongoing campaign to have her image replace Andrew Jackson's on the twenty dollar bill. 58 min
Program Title: They would not want to be Black here / James Baldwin.
PRA Archive #: WZ0223
Description: Speech on the condition of Blacks in a white-dominated United States. He argues that the Civil Rights movement represents only a recent slave revolt, with its leadership assassinated (Martin Luther King, Malcolm X., etc.). He argues that the only progress which can be made is for Blacks to take matters into their own hands, and organize to teach and help their own - RECORDED: U.C. Berkeley, 1979. 26 min
PRA Archive #: SZ0589.15
Description: MIDDLE PASSAGE / Charles Johnson| produced and interviewed by Tom Vitale. - SERIES: A Moveable feast II| no. 15 - CONTENT: Johnson, author of "Middle Passage," winner of the 1990 National Book Award, discusses the slave trade, seafaring tales of the 19th century, and reviving the philosophical novel in African-American literary tradition. - BROADCAST: WBAI, 1990. (29 min)
Charles Johnson, author of Middle Passage, winner of the 1990 National Book Award, discusses the slave trade, seafaring tales of the 19th century, and reviving the philosophical novel in African-American literature.
PRA Archive #: BB3818.09A
Description: A play by Jon Katz, adapted from the historical documents of the fugitive slave resistance at Christiana, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 1851--the so-called "Christiana Riot." Heard in the cast are Lois Adler, Jay Bonnell, Crystal Field, Brannon Hall, Walter Jones, Frank MacFie, Marvin Peisner, and Ashton Young. Folksongs performed by John Bassette. Technical director, Edgar Walker. Produced and directed by Jon Katz. This production was scheduled to coincide with Negro History Week (now Black History Month), February 17, 1968. Folio lists first broadcast on WBAI, February 11, 1968. Broadcast on KPFA, May 16, 1968. (2 hours)
This recording was formerly cataloged as BB3818.18A.
Program Title: Black women in North American slavery
Black women in North American slavery / produced by Earl Richardson and Cedric Hendricks.
PRA Archive #: WZ0215
Description: Historical documentary on the experiences of Black women in North American slave societies. 27 min
PRA Archive #: KZ2150
Description: SANKOFA : A FILM ABOUT 29th CENTURY SLAVERY / Haile Gerima| interviewed by Karold Selmon. - SERIES: Filmspotlight, etc. - Writer, producer, director and film editor Haile Gerima discusses his film Sankofa. Born in Ethiopia in 1946, he came to the United States in 1967 to study at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama. The film examines the life and history of contemporary descendents of the 19th century slave trade. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 16 May 1995. (29 min)
Program Title: Work in early America : servitude and slavery / Fred Cipiren ; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow and Eric Shtob.
Series Title: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ; no.11.
PRA Archive #: BC2069.11
Description: Historians discuss work in early America, especially indentured servitude and slavery.
Date Broadcast on: WBAI, 1975. 49 min
Program Title: Firechat sing-along : from slavery days to the present / Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick.
PRA Archive #: WZ0227
Description: Talk, with musical examples, which explores the roots and modern manifestations of Black music. He explores how music has been used in the Black struggle for freedom, its role in the community, and how it has been changed by commercialism.|FIRECHAT SING-ALONG : FROM SLAVERY DAYS TO THE PRESENT / Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrich. - Talk, with musical examples, which explores the roots and more modern manifestations of Black music. He explores how music has been used in the Black struggle for freedom, its role in the community, and how it has been changed by commercialism. RECORDED: 1976. 60 min
Slavery and Segregation : Leslie Perry
Program Title: Slavery and Segregation : Leslie Perry
PRA Archive #: KZ2483 20 min
Program Title: Roots of Slavery.
Series Title: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ; no. 7.
PRA Archive #: BC2069.07
Description: Discussion presents views of history outside the mainstream of historical thought.
Date Broadcast on: WBAI, 1975.
Item duration: 1 reel (60 min.)
Program Title: The Black family in slavery and freedom / by Herbert Gutman ; interviewed by Paul McIsaac.
PRA Archive #: IZ0027
Description: On the urban migrations which broke the kinship ties of Blacks in America.
Station: WBAI
Date Broadcast on: WBAI, 1976?
Item duration: 1 reel (63 min)
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