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Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Mutulu Shakur

Dr. Mutulu Shakur, New Afrikan revolutionary, acupuncturist, and political theorist, passed on July 7th, 2023. After 37 years incarcerated as a political prisoner, Dr. Shakur spent… Details

Moncada: Setback Into Victory

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

It happened 70 years ago on July 26, 1953—the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago, Cuba. At the time, it may not have seemed of great historical import, but in the light of hindsight,… Details

Celebrating Paul Robeson’s 125th Birthday

Freedom Archives Productions, From the Archives..., Important Figures

“The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.” — Paul Robeson As we reach the 125^th anniversary of the great Paul… Details

To Outfox the Frost: Remembering Meridel LeSueur

From the Archives..., Important Figures

The people are a story that never ends, a river that winds and falls and gleams erect in many dawns; lost in deep gulleys, it turns to dust, rushes in the spring freshet, emerges to the sea.

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Commemorating Amilcar Cabral on the 50th Anniversary of his Assassination

From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles

January 20 marked the 50th anniversary of Amilcar Cabral’s assassination by agents of Portuguese Colonialism. Our recording of Cabral during a 1972 African American conference in… Details

Summer 2022 Intern Projects

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

Hi, We’re very excited to have resumed our internship program this summer and want to share Olivia and Riya’s dynamic projects. Olivia created a dynamic Prezi which engages… Details

Fifty Years Ago

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

The Freedom Archives contains many materials on the Vietnam liberation struggle, the antiwar movement, and the worldwide impact of the Vietnam’s defeat of US imperialism. Fifty years… Details

The People of SF Reject Marcos from the 80s to the Present

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

We recently cataloged several new issues of The Burning Spear, a publication by the Black power organization, African People’s Socialist Party (APSP). In Volume 8-8, Dianne Feinstein–then-mayor… Details