The Freedom Archives invites you to our first ever Reading Room. Our Reading Room is an opportunity for Freedom Archives to engage community members who may otherwise be unfamiliar or unable to visit our collection in a facilitated hands on experience with a curated selection from the archives. The first Reading Room will focus on […]
From Monroe, North Carolina to the global stage, Robert and Mabel Williams stood at the forefront of the struggle for justice. Their fight for Black liberation and international solidarity helped shape the path of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements — inspiring Malcolm X, the Black Panther Party, and global freedom struggles. This gripping […]
Born in Jim Crow–era Monroe, North Carolina, Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams were the state’s most legendary African American freedom fighters. The Williamses’ leadership in Monroe was just the beginning of a lifelong pursuit of freedom and justice for Black people in the United States and for oppressed populations throughout the world. Their […]
A book talk will be hosted from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in 650 Social Sciences Building. A small reception will follow with light refreshments at 2:00 pm in 675 Social Sciences Building, the Erskine A. Peters Reading Room. Speaker: Akinyele K. Umoja, Professor, Africana Studies, Georgia State University Speaker: Lisa Williams, Daughter-in-Law of Robert and Mabel Williams RSVP: https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/304147-book-talk-the-memoirs-of-robert-and-mabel-williams […]
