Raise Your Voice: New York Activism 

Generations of New Yorkers have driven change in the city, from 17th century petitions to the mass mobilizations of the 21st century. Tracing more than 250 years of activism in New York, Raise Your Voice is organized around four tactics that activists have used throughout history: demonstrations, organizing, art and media, and direct action.

Each section presents the ongoing story of activism and social movements in New York City through the objects and tools that activists created and used. Demonstrations follows the evolution of more than 20 protests, from the colonial era to the new millennium, showing how demonstrations grew from small, spontaneous gatherings into large, organized mobilizations. Organizing looks at the often-unseen groundwork behind activism: the planning meetings, notebooks, and campaign strategies that turn causes into movements.