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B. Kwaku Duren Papers 7022 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8348r1d No online items Finding aid for the B. Kwaku Duren papers 7022 Leonard Butingan USC Libraries Special Collections 2016 August Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089-0189 [email protected] URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections Finding aid for the B. Kwaku 7022 1 Duren papers 7022 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: B. Kwaku Duren papers creator: Duren, B. Kwaku Identifier/Call Number: 7022 Physical Description: 26.67 Linear Feet50 boxes Date (inclusive): 1964-2012 Abstract: B. Kwaku Duren is a lawyer and long-time political, social and community activist in the Los Angeles area. He has served various institutions, among them the South-Central Office of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the Union of Legal Services Workers of Los Angeles. He served as head of the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party and chairman of the New Panther Vanguard Movement. He was co-editor-in-chief of The Black Panther International News Service. As a political independent Duren has run for elective office, including the U.S. Congress, Insurance Commissioner, Long Beach and Los Angeles School Boards, and most recently Mayor of Compton. The papers reflect more than 40 years (1964-2012) of his work in civil rights movements and activities, and include correspondence, photographs, published materials, fliers, posters, and audio/visual materials. Biographical / Historical B. Kwaku Duren (also known as Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) was born in West Virginia in 1943. In the 1940s his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio and in the 1950s settled in Long Beach, California. Duren's teen and young adult years in California (the 1960s) were marred by legal troubles and he served jail sentences for much of this period, most notably in Soledad, one of California's most notorious prisons. Prison time changed the trajectory of his life. In jail Duren was exposed to and read many classic books on African-American history and political philosophy. After being paroled in the 1970s, Duren became a community activist; his primary activities were with alternative schools, including the Intercommunal Youth Institute, and the founding of the Coalition Against Police Abuse which was in part inspired by the fatal shooting of his sister Betty Duren by California Highway Patrol officers. Duren also collaborated with national organizations. Most notably, he founded the Southern California Party Chapter of the Black Panther Party. In the 1990s Duren continued the legacy of the Panthers by playing a large role in the New Panther Vanguard Movement, an attempt to redirect and reenergize black activism. Duren also was involved in government and law. In 1989 he obtained his JD from the People's College of Law (Los Angeles) and passed the bar in 1990. Before being awarded his JD, Duren sued the LAPD, specifically Chief of Police, Daryl F. Gates, for spying and infiltration of some of his groups; the suit was settled. He was also heavily involved in politics; he ran for Congress three times and Vice President once under the Peace and Freedom Party. Duren continues his activism today and resides in Compton, California. Scope and Contents The B. Kwaku Duren papers, 1964-2012, consist of correspondence, reports, ephemera, clippings, photographs, research materials, and audio visual materials created and collected by lawyer and activist B. Kwaku Duren (born 1943). The papers document more than 40 years of Duren’s work with civil rights, political prisoners, police misconduct and community relations, community and political activism, and reparations for slavery, and with organizations including but not limited to the Black Panther Party, the New Panther Vanguard Movement, and Community Services Unlimited. Organization The papers are organized into the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Police Misconduct and Accountability; 3. Activism and Community Outreach; 4. Political Prisoners, the Prison System, and Assassinations; 5. Reparations for Slavery; 6. Art, Essays and Self-Expression; 7. Public Presentations; 8. Government and the Law; 9. Political Systems; 10. Research Files; 11. Photographs; 12. Ephemera; 13. Financial Files; 14. Book Excerpts and Journal Articles; 15. News and Media Publications. Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation Finding aid for the B. Kwaku 7022 2 Duren papers 7022 [Box/folder no. or item name], B. Kwaku Duren papers, Collection no. 7022, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Acquisition Purchased from B. Kwaku Duren, January 21, 2014. Subjects and Indexing Terms African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Civil rights -- United States -- Archival resources Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources Police misconduct -- United States -- Archival resources Political activists -- California -- Archival resources Political campaigns -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Political parties -- California -- Archival resources Political prisoners -- United States -- Archival resources Reparations for historical injustices -- United States -- Archival resources Audiotapes Clippings Correspondence Ephemera Reports Magazines (periodicals) Newspapers Photographs Videotapes Duren, B. Kwaku -- Archives Black Panther Party. Southern California Chapter -- Archives Black Panther Party -- Archives Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles -- Archives New Panther Vanguard Movement -- Archives National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America -- Archives Correspondence Scope and Contents This series contains letters mostly from activists all over the world. There are several inquiries about the aims and goals of the Black Panther Party and various other activist groups. Included here are also several personal letters and correspondences of B. Kwaku Duren. For prison letters see "Political Prisoners, the Prison System, and Assassinations." Duren Box 4, Folder 3 Correspondence Sent to and Composed by Bob K. Duren Box 48, Folder 10 Duren AT&T Correspondence 2010 Box 39, Folder 11 Duren Personal Letters 2003-2004 Box 28, Folder 31 Duren-Huey Newton Letter 1979 Box 29, Folder 20 Duren Memo to Central Body BPP Members C/O Elaine Brown 1976 Box 20, Folder 6 Bob Duren Correspondence Sent and Received 1976-1985 Box 4, Folder 21 Bob Duren Correspondences Sent 1977-05-20-1981-08-12 Panther Movement Finding aid for the B. Kwaku 7022 3 Duren papers 7022 Correspondence Panther Movement London Panthers Box 44, Folder 1 London Panthers Correspondence from Outside the UK 1991-1993 Box 44, Folder 3 London Panthers UK Correspondence 1990-1993 NPVM NPVM International Box 20, Folder 27 New Panther Vanguard Movement France Correspondence 2000-2001 Box 20, Folder 22 New Panther Vanguard Movement International Correspondence 1997-2001 Box 20, Folder 23 New Panther Vanguard Movement Africa Correspondence 1996-1998 Box 20, Folder 25 New Panther Vanguard Movement and Brasil Correspondence and Materials Exchange 1998-2000 Box 20, Folder 29 New Panther Vanguard Movement Mexico Correspondence 1998 Box 20, Folder 30 New Panther Vanguard Movement Poland Correspondence 1998-2000 Box 3, Folder 28 Correspondence Local (Incoming/Response) 1997-01-13-2001-05-08 Box 24, Folder 15 International Mailing List (New Panther Vanguard Movement) 2001 Box 1, Folder 9 Marie Karlsson: Letters and Notes 1997-07-10-1997-10-01 Box 5, Folder 27 Letters to the New Panther Vanguard Movement 2000-11-20-2002-04-23 Box 4, Folder 27 National Correspondence 1994-11-17-2001-08-02 Box 24, Folder 16 National Mailing List (New Panther Vanguard Movement) 2000-2001 Box 1, Folder 8 Aleksas Navickas: Letters and Notes 1997-09-09-2000-10-19 Box 20, Folder 24 New Panther Vanguard Movement and Anarchist Correspondence and Materials Exchange 1997-1998 Box 24, Folder 11 New Panther Vanguard Movement E-Mail Correspondence 2002 Box 29, Folder 5 NPVM Correspondence and Event Flyers 2001-2002 Box 42, Folder 3 NPVM Mailing List Box 49, Folder 15 NPVM Letter of Support Texas Chapter Box 27, Folder 54 NPVM, CSU, & Duren Law Office Faxes 1998-2001 Box 22, Folder 13 Minnesota Newspaper Subscription Requests Box 6, Folder 15 Recieved Correspondence Box 21, Folder 24 Wisconsin State Historical Society Library Correspondence: "The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service" Subscription Service 2001 Panther Commeration Box 29, Folder 8 Black Panther Party History Month 2002-2004 Box 29, Folder 6 40th Year Reunion Black Panthers 2002-2006 Box 29, Folder 7 35th Year Reunion Black Panthers 2001 Box 34, Folder 51 So. Cal BPP Supplier Correspondence 1977-1978 Box 30, Folder 1 African-American Cultural Calendar Correspondence 1999-2000 Box 27, Folder 68 Inga Bergel Correspondence 2006 Box 4, Folder 29 Angela Darlean Brown and Diane Alvarez Letters 1996-09-23-1996-10-25 Box 20, Folder 26 Nino Brown (Brasil) Correspondence and Materials Exchange 1994-2001 Box 3, Folder 26 Community Exchange and Participation Letters 1994-08-25-2001-10-18 Box 4, Folder 5 Community Service Unlimited Correspondence 1988-10-31-2000-07-18 Finding aid for the B. Kwaku 7022 4 Duren papers 7022 Correspondence Panther Movement Box 20, Folder 28 Cuba Correspondence 1997 Box 5, Folder 6 Letters to and from David Dubois 1999-02-16-2001-10-25 Box 6, Folder 14 Correspondences Sent by Bob D. Duren 1977-03-08-1980-11-27 Box 4, Folder 33 Letters to and from Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin 1998-04-03-1998-05-03 Box 5, Folder 2 Letters to and from Tom Gabel 1998-06-11-1998-09-14 Box 3, Folder 25 General and Community Outreach Letters 1994-07-19-2001-12-31 Box 4, Folder 40 Delvin Gray Program Outreach Letter 1998-07-22-1998-08-01 Box 4, Folder 19 Stephen J.
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