In August 2014, the Internet Archive requested URLs related to the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. As an Archive-It partner, Washington University Libraries contributed lists of URLs and solicited URLs from communities in and around Ferguson. Browse the #blacklivesmatter Web Archive at the Internet Archive.

Related Materials - St. Louis

• WashU's Documenting Ferguson Collection: Inventory of archived collection of paper items (flyers, posters, and newspapers) collected in parallel with online submissions to the Documenting Ferguson Project. 
• St. Louis Students in Solidarity Records: Inventory of archived collection of posters used in demonstrations at Washington University and other local schools for #HandsUpWalkOut and #FergusonOctober.
• Ferguson Collecting Initiatives across St. Louis: Listing of archives and digital projects of other local universities, libraries, museums, and organizations that document events in the greater St. Louis metro area. 
• The Ferguson Project by St. Louis Public Radio: Website that includes St. Louis Public Radio articles from Aug. 10, 2014 - April 4, 2016 by date and by topic, DOJ Reports & Grand Jury Evidence, and an interactive map.

Related Materials - National

• Preserve The Baltimore Uprising Archive Project
• A People's Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland
• Archives For Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP)
• Black Lives Matter Web Archive, Library of Congress

Resources for Saving Digital History

Since Documenting Ferguson first launched, digital technology and the resources and tools available for archiving digital history have greatly expanded. Many lessons on how to archive social uprisings and protest movements in an ethical manner have been learned.

Linked here are some freely available resources, many created through the dedicated, hard work of archivists and activists who are black, indigenous, people of color:

• The Blacktivists, a collective of trained black archivists who prioritize black cultural heritage preservation and memory work.
• Documenting the Now, open source tools and community-centered practices that support the ethical collection, use, and preservation of publicly available content shared on web and social media.
• Personal Digital Archiving Guide from the Library of Congress
• Project STAND: Student Activism Now Documented
• WITNESS, helps people use video and technology to protect and defend human rights.

Further Reading

• Evans, Joanne, Sue McKemmish, Elizabeth Daniels, and Gavan McCarthy. "Self-determination and Archival Autonomy: Advocating Activism." Archival Science 15, no. 4 (Dec. 2015): 337-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-015-9244-6.
• Finnell, Joshua and Lareese Hall. “Nothing Tweetable: A Conversation or How to ‘Librarian’ at the End of Times” In the Library with the Lead Pipe. March 8, 2017. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/nothing-tweetable-a-conversation-or-how-to-librarian-at-the-end-of-times/.