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Illuminate the Present: Thriving Internship Program and Newly Digitized Collections

Our internship program attracts talented young folks from around the Bay Area – including students from the University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, and Mission… Details

Preservation of the Past: George Jackson at San Quentin

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

One of the many things the Freedom Archives did in 2014 is we transferred George Jackson/San Quentin to digital video from a 16mm film “work print” made in 1971–1972. This extraordinary… Details

Emory Douglas Donates Print to Support 15th Anniversary

Experiences at the Archives, Freedom Archives Events and Trips, From the Archives...

Exciting news! Emory Douglas has donated an original print entitled Mother, Child, Peace for the Freedom Archives’ 15th anniversary. Emory has been a supporter for years and… Details

Anniversary and Anarchy

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

My name is Katie Hanks and I am currently an intern here at the Archives. My most recent task has been diligently working on the Black Flag collection. With our upcoming 15th anniversary… Details

Fifty Years of Free Speech on Campus

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Youth

Greetings, As we move into October, we are proud to announce the debut of our Free Speech Movement (FSM) collection. Often immortalized as one of the quintessential events of the 1960s,… Details

All Power to the People

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

Six months ago we announced that a project to catalog and at least partially digitize our collection of Black Panther Party Newspapers had begun. Today, we are proud to report that our… Details

The Texture of Things: Listening to Colin Edwards’ Free Speech Movement tapes

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives...

December 8, 1964 How did you spend your 22^nd birthday? Like many people, Mario Savio… Details

Extraordinary New George Jackson Footage

From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Preserve the past – illuminate the present – shape the future. George Jackson was a revolutionary theoretician, political prisoner and organizer. This extraordinary video… Details