LibGuides: Art of Resistance: The Bennington College Poster Project: Archives, Documentaries, News

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Political Posters, Labadie Collection
The Joseph A. Labadie Collection contains posters which have been acquired over the past 100 years. This database consists of images of those posters covering social protest movements such as Anarchism, Civil Liberties, Colonialism, Communism, Ecology, Labor, Pacifism, Sexual Freedom, Socialism, Women, and Youth/Student Protest. Some are from the first half of the 20th century, but the majority are from the 1960s and later.
Trump Protest Archives
The Trump Protest Archive is a digital repository that documents and makes accessible original items of material culture (signs, clothing, and other objects) from protests related to the Donald Trump.
All Of Us Or None Archive at Oakland Museum
The “All Of Us Or None” (AOUON) archive project was started by Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman in 1977 to gather and document posters of modern progressive movements in the United States. Though some early works are included, its focus is on the domestic political poster renaissance that began in 1965 and continues to this day.
Art of the March Boston
Art of the March is an online archive of protest signs and posters collected by Northeastern University researchers after Boston Women’s March on January 21, 2017.

News Sources

Access World News This link opens in a new window This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national or international levels. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Includes more than 80 Spanish language newspapers.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Articles from newspaper, magazine, business, and legal sources.
New York Times Historical (1851 - 2020) This link opens in a new window Digital version of the New York Times in print from 1851 to 2020. Note: some images are blocked due to copyright.
America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1922 This link opens in a new window America’s Historical Newspapers offers searchable digital facsimiles of thousands of newspapers from all 50 states. With eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries and much more, this acclaimed collection uniquely chronicles the evolution of American culture and daily life from 1690 to the early 20th century.

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W.A.R., Women Art Revolution History of the feminist art movement in the late 20th century; including interviews with many of the participants.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 6585
Art21 4 Protest: artists Nancy Spero, An-My Lê Alfredo Jaar, Jenny Holzer.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 3055 .4
ISBN: 9780793693832
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them, the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 5260
ISBN: 9780788614439
Chicago 10 In 1968, a group of protestors got together to protest the Vietnam War where their actions led to their arrest and trial.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 4798
ISBN: 9781415743690
60 Cameras Against the War Footage of a New York City antiwar rally on Feb. 15, 2003, shot by 60 protesters.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 4486
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Reverend Billy, a.k.a. Bill Talen, actor/performance artist and leading figure in the anti-globalization movement, gathers with members of his church in Manhattan in protests against corporate greed and chain stores like Starbucks and Disney, and also against the planned demolition of the Edgar Allan Poe House.
Call Number: DVD Documentary 3611
ISBN: 9781422918470