Freedom Archives

The Story of Ahmed Evans and the Glenville Shootout

Part 2 in our blog series on histories of resistance to racist police violence, as depicted in the pages of The Movement newspaper.

By the summer of 1968, tensions had been mounting between… Details

The Story of the TSU Five

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

Hello, This multi part blog series highlights significant but relatively unknown moments of resistance to racist police violence as depicted in the pages of The Movement. When looking… Details

Resistance to Forced Sterilization Curriculum

Freedom Archives Productions, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello, We’re excited to announce the release of a curriculum focused on historical and contemporary resistance to forced sterilizations. This project was conceived and started… Details

New Arrivals at the Freedom Archives

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles, Youth

Hello, Over the summer we’ve been going through old piles, re-organizing the archive space and re-arranging book shelves. Needless to say we found some cool stuff.
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The Political Thought of Afeni Shakur

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

Afeni Shakur, known to most of us as rap icon Tupac Shakur’s mother, passed away last month (2^nd May 2016). In his 1995 song “Dear Mama”, Tupac Shakur speaks about the… Details

Illuminating the Voices of Liberation

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

Hello, Today we honor the birthdays of Ho Chi Minh, Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama and Lorraine Hansberry. All were extremely important in their unyielding fight for self-determination,… Details

Tricontinental

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

Tricontinental is a periodical founded by the Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America and published in Havana, Cuba. While working on the these… Details

Oakland Induction Center

From the Archives..., Youth

Hello, It is our pleasure to introduce a new chapter in the Colin Edwards audio collection. Our catalog now contains dozens of reels recorded during anti-war protests, taken primarily… Details