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Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
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You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Conversation with Carl Reverts with the Environmental Prostection Agency in Washington DC Conversation with Carl Reverts with the Environmental Prostection Agency in Washington DC
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1989Format: Meeting Minutes and NotesCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Includes handwritten notation. Mislabeled as December 12, 1990. Confirmed date with Nancy Kurshan as 12/12/1989.
Letter to Friends Regarding Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System Letter to Friends Regarding Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1989Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Letter informing members of CEML activities. Includes report on 11/4/1989 conference.
Toxins on Tap? Toxins on Tap?
Author: Linda RocawichPublisher: The ProgressiveYear: 1989Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
The Progressive p. 24-25. General and medical information on Crab Orchard toxic water at Marion.
Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer for conference. Includes information on keynote speaker Judge Bruce Wright and list of workshops.
Report on the November 4, 1989 Conference Commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of the Lockdown at Marion Report on the November 4, 1989 Conference Commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of the Lockdown at Marion
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1989Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Letter informing members of CEML activities. Includes report on 11/4/1989 conference.
Letter requesting Contributions and Informing Members of Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System Letter requesting Contributions and Informing Members of Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1989Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Regarding 11/4/1989 conference.
Congress Gets a Close Look at Marion Congress Gets a Close Look at Marion
Author: Marta BrautigamPublisher: Southern IllinoisianYear: 1989Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Clipping of 5/18/1989 article on Rep. Kastenmeier's visit to Marion, and the surrounding controversy regarding Crab Orchard Wildlife Reserve
Bangs and Whispers Bangs and Whispers
Publisher: Bruce WrightYear: 1989Format: TranscriptCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
US EPA Proposes Cleanup Action US EPA Proposes Cleanup Action
Publisher: United State Environmental Protection AgencyYear: 1989Format: ReportCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Reproduction of August 1989 proposal to correct contamination problems at the Crab Orchard National wildlife Refuge.
Infection in Prison Raises Concern Infection in Prison Raises Concern
Author: Larry DavisPublisher: Southern Illinoisian; Daily EgyptianYear: 1989Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Reproduction of 7/21/1989 article regarding recent infection at Marion Penitentiary and Committee to End the Marion Lockdown's inquiries as to overall health conditions.