Freedom Archives

My Experience at the Archives

Experiences at the Archives, Liberation Struggles, Youth

During my time at the Freedom Archives, I listened to a collection of reel to reel tapes that featured audio from interviews with Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) workers… Details

In Tribute to El Soldado de Colorado

COINTELPRO, Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Youth

Labor Day weekend 1972, La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was holding its inaugural national convention in El Paso, Texas. The purpose of the convention was to discuss the priories and strategies… Details

Furman University Students Visit the Archives

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

During the last week of May, a group of approximately ten students from Furman University visited the archives. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and the students… Details

My Internship by Doraius Lacy

Experiences at the Archives, Prison and Political Prisoners, Youth

My name is Doraius Lacy and I am a senior at Metwest high school. I am also an intern at The Freedom Archives. I wanted to intern at The Freedom Archives because for the past two years I have… Details

I learned about social movements and struggles for justice and human rights.

My Internship Experience – Javier Adame

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

At the Freedom Archives I experienced history from another viewpoint. I learned about the Black Panthers and how they were persecuted by government officials even after the civil right… Details

Every day that I spend here helps me to demystify this history that has been kept from me

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

I have been coming to the Freedom Archives two to three times a week ever since I was pointed in the right direction. Over the past two to three years I have been trying to rid myself of this… Details

A History of Poor Support for Immigrants

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives...

(This post was written by Guadalupe Cruz, a Sophomore at June Jordan School for Equity and an intern here at the Freedom Archives.) Recently I listened to a cassette recording that had… Details

Preserving a Radical Past: Ten Years of the Freedom Archives

Experiences at the Archives

Our friend, Dan Berger, wrote up a great article about us for War Resisters. Check it out:

Tucked in San Francisco’s Mission District lies a treasure trove of social movement history

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