The Latinx Freedom Exhibitions
2026:
New York City — The Shed
Los Angeles
2027:
Houston
Washington D.C.
Chicago
The Latinx Freedom Movement Archive and Exhibition Project is a national public humanities initiative dedicated to preserving and elevating the histories of Latinx civil rights activism. Through a series of outdoor exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Washington, D.C., the project brings to light the pivotal role Latinx communities played in shaping social justice movements of the 1960s and 1970s, while connecting these struggles to a longer historical arc.
Anchored by a national conference at the CUNY Graduate Center and supported by archival preservation and oral history initiatives, the project safeguards the voices and materials of movement veterans for future generations. By activating public space and expanding access to this history, the initiative seeks to center the Latinx Freedom Movement within the broader American narrative.
Organized by historians Dr. Johanna Fernández and Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, the conference kicked off a larger project dedicated to preserving the oral histories of aging movement veterans and safeguarding their papers, including the work of photographers and artists.
As scholars of U.S. history, we are deeply concerned about the widespread lack of knowledge about American history, particularly regarding the origins of Latinos in the country and their contributions to the expansion of American democracy. Closing the knowledge gap about Latino history through public education is central to our work.
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Photo credit: Peter Rodriguez, Wilson High School student, at a 1968 school board meeting. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/22599. Division Street riots in Chicago, source unknown.