The Densho collection features objects relating to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the WW II. The collection includes testimony of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated, in the form of first hand video accounts, images, documents and news articles. “Densho,” is a Japanese word that means ‘to pass on to the next generation.’ Densho is […]
SiRO is excited to present the collection on the American Indian Movement that includes audio interviews and hearings, documents, photographs and ephemera from the 1970s-2000s. The American Indian Movement began in 1968 in Minnesota and sought self-determination by Native Americans and reclamation of their lands. AIM leaders included Native American community activists led by George […]
The Ted Sahl Collection is a selection of 1091 photographs from the original digital collection housed in San Jose State University Special Collections and Archives . Ted Sahl is an award winning photojournalist from San Jose who has documented social and political events in the Bay area since 1970s*. He is known for his engagement […]
Michigan State University Libraries’ Africana collection is one of the largest in the United States. There will be an open house in the special collections area in the MSU Main Library on September 26 for the African American History and Culture materials and on September 28 there will be an open house for the African […]
As Pride Month (June) has come to an end, the opportunity to reflect on this year’s events and activism reminds us how far the movement has come and where it still has to go. This week’s weekly roundup is dedicated to providing resources regarding the LGBTQIA+ (stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, […]
We are pleased to announce the addition of three new collections of materials, which contribute to the diversity of radical movements represented in SiRO: The Modernist Journals Project, Apartheid South Africa 1948-1980 from Adam Matthew, and the Civil Rights Digital Library. Together these three collections consist of nearly 45,000 items, including photographs, interviews, news film, ephemera, […]
Studies in Radicalism Online added two new collections in October 2017, bringing the total number of federated items to 67,233. The University of Michigan’s Joseph A. Labadie Collection The University of Michigan’s Joseph A. Labadie Collection “document[s] the history of social protest movements and marginalized political communities from the 19th century to the present.” Digital items from […]
Hosted by Michigan State University Libraries and The Journal for the Study of Radicalism (MSU Press), the Digital Scholarship and Radicalism Studies Symposium will be held at the MSU Main Library on Friday, March 27th, 2015. The Symposium will be to celebrate and discuss the launch of SiRO: Studies in Radicalism Online with several representatives from […]
