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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

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

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

The Burning Urgency of Now

COINTELPRO, Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Do not condemn these men to prison for life as they’ve already spent decades there. Be not in a rush to throw fresh stones at this misfortune without taking a long look in your own… Details

Big George: A Docudrama About the Lucasville Rebellion

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello! Recently we have been looking into our collection on prison rebellions and we’d like to share with you what we have about the Lucasville 5. A highlight of our collection… Details

Prisoners and Politics: from the San Quentin Six to Pelican Bay

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

Greetings, Last Wednesday we co-sponsored Prisoners and Politics: from the San Quentin Six to Pelican Bay with Shaping San Francisco. 518 Valencia was standing room only with the space… Details

Landmark Agreement Ends Indeterminate Long Term Solitary Confinement in California

Prison and Political Prisoners

Great News, Today, the parties have agreed on a landmark settlement in the federal class action Ashker v. Governor of California that will effectively end indeterminate, long-term… Details

San Quentin Six Statement on Hugo Pinell

Important Figures, Prison and Political Prisoners

Hugo Pinell was assassinated at new Folsom State Prison. This is another example of the racism people of color inside those prisons are confronted with on a daily basis. Like Comrade… Details