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Piece Description
In 1971, John Young, a San Francisco police officer was killed. Members of the Black Panther party were arrested, charged and then tortured by San Francisco and New Orleans police. It is said the police used torture to extract their confessions. Eventually, the charges were dismissed. Now more than 35 years later, the case has been reopened. On January 23rd, 2007, some of those same men were arrested again. In this special documentary from the Freedom Archives, we hear from some of the accused men themselves. They describe the torture and how they were targeted for their political activities. Featuring: Ray Boudreaux, John Bowman, Richard Brown, Hank Jones and Harold Taylor, former Black Panthers; Soffiyah Elijah, attorney. Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio. Program #08-07- Begin date: 2/21/07. End date: 8/21/07 Please call us if you carry us - 510-251-1332 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
Broadcast History
Program #08-07- Begin date: 2/21/07. End date: 8/21/07.
Timing and Cues
- Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
- Optional cutaway at 1:00
- Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
- Music in/out.
Musical Works
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| Bullethead | Charlie Hunter Trio | Bing, Bing, Bing!. | Blue Note | 1995 | 02:00 |
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- Promo has :10 end bed for ID (makingcon_070221_promo.mp2)
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Review of The Legacy of Torture
Several former Black Panthers speak out abuot their past experience of torture at the hands of the police 36 years agoafter the unsolved murder of a San Francisco polce officer. . After having their cases dismissed because of confessions construed under torture, they were rounded up just in the last years, and questioned about associations with terrorist groups. In this chilling half half hour, their graphc descriptions of torture ad the connections to the current "war on terror" remind us of how precious our human rights are.