Series II: Politics and Activism, 1969-2008
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Series II contains material related to Darcus Howe's political and community activism outside of his work with the Race Today Collective. It includes publications and printed ephemera related to the British Black Panther Movement. There is a small group of annotated witness statements from a 1969-1970 court case regarding an incident of police brutality toward David Oscar Cadogan. There is also material related to the Mangrove Nine Trial, including newsletters and printed ephemera distributed by community organizations associated with the British Black Panther Movement during the trial, and annotated court records obtained by Howe in 1990 for his own research. Materials created after the Mangrove Nine Trial include correspondence, newsletters and other publications, and speech transcripts related to the Trinidadian New Beginning Movement. There are also various audiovisual recordings and transcripts of speeches made by Darcus Howe and interviews of Darcus Howe. Much of Howe's later writing is located in Series III and IV. However, a 1998 proposal for a never-published memoir, England, My England, is located in this series.
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Access and use
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This collection is located onsite. (Note that boxes 12-17 are in storage at ReCAP and should not be recalled. These boxes contain audiovisual carriers that have been digitized and are digitally available onsite.)
This collection has no restrictions.
All original copies of audio / moving image media have been reformatted and available via links in this finding aid. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized. Email rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Parent terms of access:
- Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
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