Freedom Archives George Jackson

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

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

Preservation of the Past: George Jackson at San Quentin

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

One of the many things the Freedom Archives did in 2014 is we transferred George Jackson/San Quentin to digital video from a 16mm film “work print” made in 1971–1972. This extraordinary… Details

Its Bigger Than Hip Hop

Freedom Archives Events and Trips

What an incredible show! Last Thursday’s Benefit Concert for the Freedom Archives at the New Parish was an amazing experience. Intimate venue, wonderful crowd, positive energy,

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Extraordinary New George Jackson Footage

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

Preserve the past – illuminate the present – shape the future. George Jackson was a revolutionary theoretician, political prisoner and organizer. This extraordinary video… Details

Our Experience at the 11th Annual Ethnic Studies Conference

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Youth

Last Friday the Freedom Archives led two sessions at San Francisco State University for the 11^th Annual Ethnic Studies Conference geared to high school students. We brought two films… Details

Engaging Youth at the 11th Annual Ethnic Studies Conference

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, From the Archives..., Youth

Sparked by the release of a new book on the creation of ethnic studies by Martha Biondi entitled The Black Revolution on Campus, narratives of struggle for ethnic studies have once again… Details