Previous to his ministry, Rev. Thomas W. Henry
was an enslaved blacksmith.  

His autobiography, transcribed and documented,
is the only primary source of these workers from
an African American source (1872).

enhanced photos, 2005.  Indexed.   ISBN-0-9773638-0-5

$18
The artwork that is the signature image
of     MEAN TO BE FREE: JOHN
BROWN'S BLACK NATION CAMPAIGN   
is by students of Malaquias Montoya at the
California College of Art & Craft in Oakland.

Montoya mural is no longer extant.  
Jean Libby's photograph is published in new
book about the artist from UCLA.

ISBN 978-0-9773638-3-4               $24

remastered in 2011
Life, Poetry, and Prison--Cuoc
Song, Thi  Van, va Tu Day  
Nguyen Chi Thien's poetry

My body disintegrated, decayed or turned
into black mud
But verses written in the vile, dark nights
Together with bedbugs and mosquitoes,
if they were lost
I would cry somberly, cry somberly
in the earth.  

Nguyen Chi Thien spent 27 years in
Communist prisons in
North Vietnam in the years 1961 and 1991.  
He won the International Poetry prize in
1985, while still in prison at the "Hanoi
Hilton."  He was kept in solitary
confinement.  It was not known if he were
alive or dead.  Today he is a U.S. citizen.  

slavery appears in many forms throughout
human history

ISBN 978-0-9773638-4-1
Allies for Freedom publishers, March 2007        $8
Mean To Be Free is a published
classroom program at the
University of California, Berkeley
Order directly from the
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John Brown Photo Chronology   


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Father Ly and Poet Nguyen Chi Thien
were in prison together in 1990-1991   

Hai Truyen Tu --
Two Prison Life Stories

Nguyen Chi Thien's prose in bilingual
text              
English and Vietnamese        
                                  
ISBN 978-0-9773638-6-5                         
Table of Contents (pdf)
most articles and documents
may be found (free) here:
John Brown's Family in
          California                              
"The first collection of its kind"
Underground Railroad Free Press

Together, the images and essays
demonstrate the importance of photography
in John Brown's crusade to end African
American slavery in the United States....The
strength of the text is its substantial
discussion of the facts surrounding John
Brown and his cause. Quotes from
well-known and lesser-known historical
figures highlight the ideology behind
Brown's work....

All the images in the book are high-quality  
reproductions printed on semi-gloss  
paper. The attention paid to printing makes
the book a useful compilation for Brown
scholars.  
Teresa S. Moyer, African Diaspora Archaeology,
June 2010
ISBN 978-0-9773638-7-2                                                             
                                                                                        
Allies for Freedom publishers is
honored to translate and facilitate
online bilingual publication of the life
and work of The Rev. Nguyen Van Ly,
Catholic Priest in Vietnam, Prisoner of
Conscience advocating Free Speech   
Call for Freedom of Speech (bilingual)   
 
 
There is no fee to download and share
Human Rights for Vietnam

See his history in
Amnesty International Magazine
Spring 2010 (download pdf)  
Allies for Freedom Books Information
See Nguyen Chi Thien poetry and
biography
on
www.vietamreview.net

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Father Ly is known throughout the world as
a seeker of democracy for his country,
enslaved by a totalitarian government.


Jean Libby's letter  in
The New York Review of  Books   October 28, 2010:
"Father Ly's Protest
in Vietnam."
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$24 from publisher