Category Archives: History

Dan Berger on US Political Prisoners

Posted on 2009/09/27 by denverabc

Radical scholar and author of Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity discusses political prisoners and prisoner movements in the US. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFcDyyj4_Yw&feature=player_embedded#t=28] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucNf0_KP-o&feature=player_embedded]

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Rebel Diaz “Golpe (Todo Somos HIJOS)”

Posted on 2009/09/17 by denverabc

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Remembering the Attica Uprising

Posted on 2009/09/08 by denverabc

38 years ago, a massive prison rebellion in the Attica Correctional Institution in New York reshaped national liberation movements and the growing movements against prisons in the United States. On September 9, 1971, responding to the death of black liberation … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the GOP convention one year later: Police kicked into ‘disruption mode’

Posted on 2009/09/04 by denverabc

One year later, law enforcement officials continue to defend their handling of the Republican convention, arguing it was the only way to keep extremists from disrupting the gathering and preventing violent incidents. Full Minnesota Post Article/Editorial

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The Mujeres of the Young Lords

Posted on 2009/08/24 by denverabc

The Mujeres of the Young Lords By Erica González On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, the Young Lords Party will have its 40th reunion at the First Spanish Methodist Church in New York City. This article first appeared in Spanish in … Continue reading →

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Remembering Sacco and Vanzetti

Posted on 2009/08/24 by denverabc

Sunday, August 23rd, saw the 82nd Anniversary of the executions of Italian Anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti at the hands of the state of Massachusetts. Their case still is hailed as a travesty of justice in the United States, … Continue reading →

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40 years ago this week: The founding of the Young Lords

Posted on 2009/08/21 by denverabc

This weekend marks the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the revolutionary community organizing group the Young Lords. The group called for self-determination for all Puerto Ricans, community control of institutions and land, freedom for all political prisoners and the … Continue reading →

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38 years ago today: The assassination of George Jackson

Posted on 2009/08/21 by denverabc

38 years ago today, on August 21, 1971, Black Panther leader and prison revolutionary George Jackson was killed at San Quentin Prison in California. George’s legacy still haunts the prisons and black communities of the United States, as prisoners and … Continue reading →

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39 Years Ago: The Marin County Court Shootout

Posted on 2009/08/10 by denverabc

August 7th, 1970, seventeen year-old Jonathon Jackson attempted to liberate his brother, George Jackson, and the rest of the Soledad Brothers by taking hostages at the Marin County Courthouse in California at the trial of San Quentin prisoner John McClain. … Continue reading →

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