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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.
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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.
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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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NPR Report on Lexington Control Unit NPR Report on Lexington Control Unit
Date: 10/1/1986Call Number: PM 430Format: CassetteProducers: National Public RadioCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Jacki Lyden reports on the lawsuit challenging the placement of Susan Rosenberg, Alejandrina Torres and Silvia Beraldini in the Lexington control unit, which resulted in Lexington's closure.
NPR Report on Marion Lockdown NPR Report on Marion Lockdown
Date: 10/1/1986Call Number: PM 435AFormat: Cass AProducers: National Public RadioCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Jacki Lydon reports on the 3rd year of the Marion lockdown. Describes conditions, who is imprisoned and why, and allegations of ill treatment and Human Rights violations. Includes interviews with administration and inmates. Transcript is available for download: http://www.freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.inside.marion.008.pdf
Today's Legal Repression Session 2 Today's Legal Repression Session 2
Date: 11/1/1986Call Number: PM 433AFormat: Cass ACollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Rachel Rosen Degolia on the government's war on the bill of rights and the Freedom of Information Act. Maryann Corley on the Sanctuary movement and the use of prohibition laws to conduct illegal searches. Michael Deutsch on the fundamental use of repression by the state, especially in the last 10 years.
Changing Nature of the US Prison System Changing Nature of the US Prison System
Date: 11/1/1986Call Number: CD 822Format: CDProducers: CEMLCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Steve Whitman and Jose Lopez talk about the US Prison system and it affects on communities of color. Speakers provide detailed statistics concerning mass incarceration and mass incarceration is placed in a historical context.
Today's Legal Repression Session 1 Today's Legal Repression Session 1
Date: 11/1/1986Call Number: PM 434Format: CassetteProducers: CEMLCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Rachel Rosen Degolia on the government's war on the bill of rights and the Freedom of Information Act. Maryann Corley on the Sanctuary movement and the use of prohibition laws to conduct illegal searches. Michael Deutsch on the fundamental use of repression by the state, especially in the last 10 years.
Changing Nature of the US Prison System Changing Nature of the US Prison System
Date: 11/1/1986Call Number: PM 432Format: CassetteProducers: CEMLCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Steve Whitman and Jose Lopez talk about the US Prison system and it affects on communities of color. Speakers provide detailed statistics concerning mass incarceration and mass incarceration is placed in a historical context.
Demonstrate! March to the Bureau of Prisons at Metropolitan Correctional Center Demonstrate! March to the Bureau of Prisons at Metropolitan Correctional Center
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1986Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for demonstration on 12/6/1986.
Stop the Marion Lockdown! A Conference for Education and Action on the Third Anniversary of the Marion Prison Lockdown Stop the Marion Lockdown! A Conference for Education and Action on the Third Anniversary of the Marion Prison Lockdown
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1986Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for Marion Lockdown third anniversary conference on 11/1/1986.
The Murder of Fred Hampton The Murder of Fred Hampton
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1986Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for film screening on 12/4/1986
Marion Prison: Inside the Lockdown Marion Prison: Inside the Lockdown
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1986Format: TranscriptCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Transcript of a radio report on conditions at Marion Federal Prison in Southern Illinois. The report was Broadcast on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" on 10/28/1986 and 11/1/1986.