Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
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.
Keyword Searches
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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Can't Jail the Spirit: Political Prisoners in the US A Collection of Biographies Can't Jail the Spirit: Political Prisoners in the US A Collection of Biographies
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: MonographCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
First informal edition.
Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for conference commemorating the second anniversary of the Marion Prison Lockdown to be held at People's Church, Chicago, IL.
Stop the Marion Lockdown Stop the Marion Lockdown
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer advertising protest on 4/19/1985 at Lexington and Marion.
Demonstrate April 19 Demonstrate April 19
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: MonographCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer advertising protest on 4/19/1986 at Lexington and Marion Prisons. Includes general information on lockdown practices, call to action, request for donations.
No Letup in Marion Lockdown No Letup in Marion Lockdown
Author: Akinshiju C. OlaPublisher: SF GuardianYear: 1985Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: MonographCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for conference commemorating the second anniversary of the Marion Prison Lockdown to be held at People's Church, Chicago, IL. Includes agenda, general information on the Lockdown, speaker list.
Conference Calls: What's Cooking at Marion Prison? Conference Calls: What's Cooking at Marion Prison?
Author: Robert McCloryPublisher: ReaderDate: 10/1985Volume Number: OctoberFormat: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Reproduction of article from 10/25/1985 on the second anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
Response to Report & Recommendations of Breed and Ward Report to the Judiciary Committee on Marion Federal Prison Response to Report & Recommendations of Breed and Ward Report to the Judiciary Committee on Marion Federal Prison
Authors: Jan Susler, Dennis CunninghamPublisher: Marion Prisoners' Rights ProjectYear: 1985Format: MonographCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
3/1985 Response to investigation and report by Allen breed and David Ward at the behest of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Jstice