Freedom Archives Youth

Connecting Youth To Their Families In Prison

This week, the archives would like to highlight the work of one of our high school interns, Ja’Lenn Polar. Ja’Lenn attends MetWest High School located in Oakland which strives to prepare… Details

My Experience at the Archives

Experiences at the Archives, Liberation Struggles, Youth

During my time at the Freedom Archives, I listened to a collection of reel to reel tapes that featured audio from interviews with Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) workers… Details

In Tribute to El Soldado de Colorado

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

Labor Day weekend 1972, La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was holding its inaugural national convention in El Paso, Texas. The purpose of the convention was to discuss the priories and strategies… Details

Furman University Students Visit the Archives

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

During the last week of May, a group of approximately ten students from Furman University visited the archives. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and the students… Details

My Internship by Doraius Lacy

Experiences at the Archives, Prison and Political Prisoners, Youth

My name is Doraius Lacy and I am a senior at Metwest high school. I am also an intern at The Freedom Archives. I wanted to intern at The Freedom Archives because for the past two years I have… Details

I learned about social movements and struggles for justice and human rights.

My Internship Experience – Javier Adame

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

At the Freedom Archives I experienced history from another viewpoint. I learned about the Black Panthers and how they were persecuted by government officials even after the civil right… Details

Every day that I spend here helps me to demystify this history that has been kept from me

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

I have been coming to the Freedom Archives two to three times a week ever since I was pointed in the right direction. Over the past two to three years I have been trying to rid myself of this… Details

A History of Oakland Resistance to Police Violence

Experiences at the Archives, Freedom Archives Productions, Youth

The Freedom Archives was happy to have hosted summer interns to help us catalog new materials and produce audio projects that include the archives. Projects that use our archived material… Details