Freedom Archives Black Panther Party

Panthers After the Party: A Conversation on Black Power Afterlives

The Black Panther Party (BPP) has made an undeniable impact on the iconography, language, culture and practice of revolutionary struggles since the mid-1960s. Join former BPP members/political… Details

Honoring Fred Hampton on the 50th Anniversary of his Murder

Join Jeff Haas & Emory Douglas and the Freedom Archives for this Howard Zinn Book Fair event! 50 years ago Chicago police with FBI support raided Black Panther Fred Hampton’s Chicago… Details

The Black Panther Party of 1966 and the New United Panther Movement: Continuity and Renewal

The New Afrikan Black Panther Party developed first from within the prisons of Amerika and is now building programs and organizations in communities across the country. Their concept… Details

Resistance to Urban Renewal Timeline

Hello, We’re excited to share a wonderful project recently completed by one of our wonderful volunteers E.

Timeline

This timeline highlights key moments in various housing… Details

The Story of Manuel Ramos

Hello, This article in the Movement (June 1969) covers the the murder of Manuel Ramos. Manuel was a 20 year old member of the Young Lords Organization (YLO) in Chicago, IL. On May 4th, 1969… Details

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

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

Slideshow- Recent 2015 Additions to the Freedom Archives

From the Archives...

Hello, One of the core functions of the Freedom Archives is to preserve the audio, video and paper documents of revolutionary and progressive movements of the past 50+ years. Below you… Details