| Description | Charles Parker interviews Winifred Baker, a British woman who lives in California. She discusses her residence in San Raphael since 1951, her teaching work there, and her reaction to the death of Judge Haley in a prison shooting, and local people's opinions about the Soledad prison case. She discusses her interest in prison conditions at Soledad and other California prisons including San Quentin, and newspaper coverage of the violence there and the indictment of African American activists, including Angela Davis. She discusses the different opinions about the shooting of three black prisoners in the exercise yard of the maximum security section of Soledad prison, the reaction in California to George Jackson's prison letters and the intelligence of many of the prisoners. She goes on to discuss the rejection of black militants of blues and jazz music because it has been appropriated by white musicians, the problem in getting people outside America to be concerned about the current situation in California, and her feelings about the gun laws and gun violence in the United States. She returns to considering issues relating to the Soledad brothers case and the Angela Davis case (tracks 1-8).
Track 9: Silence 4.18 mins
Total: 32.30 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF573E0534080 |