Voices of Freedom

As we celebrate Juneteenth, HistorianSpeaks present important words from Black activists who emphasized the importance of freedom

Note: This blog was compiled and reprinted with the permission of Abdul Akalimat, PhD

W E B DuBois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKXglS90q n4

Shirley Graham DuBois

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3mhM3bHCZ8

Marcus Garvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY02D0tgVeo

C L R James https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUnO8lfoVBk

Ella Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96fnyLMihA

Paul Robeson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puOIdh944vk

Ester Cooper Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Hwtv7ZM54

Che https://youtu.be/bufHojkoGtw

Malcolm X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkoIgpU_DCU

Mao https://youtu.be/kyDOPSMhH0o

Jayne Cortez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3SY8xZtVk

Nkrumah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYf97_IUrE

Amilcar Cabral https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLo3Y2IG-iY

Fannie Lou Hamer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agBzy3ATja0

Nelson Mandela https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCtsOTZ-uB4

Abner Berry https://www.liberationschool.org/abner-berry/

Louise Thompson Patterson https://www.liberationschool.org/louise-patterson-on-her-1932-visit-to-the-ussr/

Gwen Patton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2iuMIDSaM

Walter Rodney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxTBujB8xhU

Chris Hani https://www.andrewwhitehead.net/communist-voices-chris-hani.html