Freedom Archives

Herman Bell on the 50th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party

COINTELPRO, Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello, Are you innocent of being a revolutionary, or are you guilty of being a revolutionary? Rather an absurd question, especially if put to the many political prisoners in the US,… 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 deep appreciation… 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

Sovereignty Dignity Solidarity

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Freedom Archives Productions, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

In late March, a delegation of nineteen prison, labor, and scholar-activists from the United States traveled to Palestine. We were the first U.S. delegation to Palestine to focus… 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

Handala

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Liberation Struggles

Recently, the Freedom Archives was a part of the first US delegation to Palestine focused on political imprisonment and designed to strengthen the solidarity between Palestinian… Details

Seize the Time

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

Hello, We’re excited to announce the full digitization of the periodical Seize The Time, published by a Marxist-Leninist organization of the same name that grew out of the revolutionary… Details