The following are projects we’ve been working on at the Freedom Archives:
Preservation
Last year, a sculpture honoring Los Seis de Boulder was installed at the site of the 1974 TB-1 occupation, making visible a significant part of CU Boulder’s Chican@ history. Created…
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Audio, Preservation, Video
On August 7, 1970 – 50 years ago – Jonathan Peter Jackson the 17-year old brother of George Jackson, brought 3 guns into the Marin County Hall of Justice, where Judge Haley was presiding…
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Audio
The Freedom Archives produces audio tributes commemorating the lives and contributions of fallen freedom fighters, including Hugo Pinell, Chokwe Lumumba, and Elder Freeman.
Hugo
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Curricula
The Freedom Archives produces curricula for various educational settings. We have created curriculum focusing on resistance to Forced Sterilizations, the Welfare Rights Movement…
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Video
This extraordinary video is from a 16mm film “work print” made in 1971–1972, and includes interviews with George Jackson, Georgia Jackson (George and Jonathan Jackson’s mother) and…
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Audio
This project is an online supplement to the Wild Poppies CD – a gathering of poets to celebrate the work of sister poet Marilyn Buck, who spent more than 20 years in US prisons for…
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Audio, Preservation, Video
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Out of Control: A 15-Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons, Nancy Kurshan tells the inspiring story of the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML). Founded in 1985 to organize…
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Timeline
This timeline highlights key moments in various housing struggles from 1965-1977 using primary sources from the Freedom Archives’ collection as well as additional research. While…
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