Black Lives Matter

An essay by Alicia Garza, one of the founders for #BlackLivesMatter, regarding the movement's history.

"Documenting Ferguson is a freely available resource that seeks to preserve and make accessible the digital media captured and created by community members following the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014."

A public group dedicated to gathering articles, social media, and citizen journalism related to the events in Ferguson, circa August 2014.

Provides access to primary documents focusing on Black freedom. The database contains documents from the beginning of our history as a nation, through the slavery and abolition movement, and to the 20th century.