This collection is comprised of North American organizations and social movements. Many of the sub-collections contain materials from anti-imperialist organizations in solidarity with national liberation struggles, White anti-racist organizations and allies of the civil rights and later the Black Liberation movements of the 1960-1970s. Many of these organizations also operated in solidarity with national liberation movements in Africa, Central America, and Vietnam. This collection can be divided into three main parts.
Organizations: These sub-collections contain audio and paper materials from the following organizations-> May 19th Communist Organizations; John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC); The Moncada Library (A Project of May 19th Communist Organization), Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC), The White Panther Party, The Weather Underground Organization (WUO), and the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). These sub-collections include periodicals, recordings, communiques, pamphlets, and other organizational news and campaigns.
Movements: These sub-collections contain mostly audio but some paper materials about the Asian-American, Anti-War and Environmental movements. The bulk of the materials in the Anti-War sub-collection are focused on protests and opposition to the Vietnam War and Judi Bari and the activities of Earth First is a main focus of the Eco-Justice sub-collection.
Other: Chicago Conspiracy Trial has rare actual courtroom audio, as well recorded interviews and analysis of the Chicago-8 conspiracy trial following the 1968 Democratic Convention and protests in Chicago. Sue Supriano is entirely audio and Arm the Spirit is entirely paper.