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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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Why Assata Must be Supported, and Why Such Support is Support of the Black Liberation Movement and Does Not Stand Above Correct Political Analysis Why Assata Must be Supported, and Why Such Support is Support of the Black Liberation Movement and Does Not Stand Above Correct Political Analysis
Publisher: BLA Coordinating CommitteeDate: 1/1977Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Support of sister Assata is support of the black liberation movement. There can be no seperation, nor will we allow any. Assata belongs to black people and we oppose all attempts to confuse this very basic fact. Supporting her does not stand above politics, it is an example of ones politics in actual practice.
Why Assata Shakur was Convicted Why Assata Shakur was Convicted
Publisher: BLA Coordinating CommitteeDate: 4/1977Volume Number: AprilFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Statement from BLA Coordinating Committee on why Assata was unjustly convicted.
Sundiata Convicted Sundiata Convicted
Publisher: Friends of Assata Shakur and Sundiata AcoliFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Bulletin summarizes the conviction of Sundiata Acoli.
UN Human Rights Campaign - Statement from Assata Shakur UN Human Rights Campaign - Statement from Assata Shakur
Author: Assata ShakurDate: 11/5/1979Volume Number: 5-NovFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Statement made 3 days after her escape from prison.
Opening Statement by Assata Shakur Opening Statement by Assata Shakur
Author: Assata ShakurPublisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Read at her trial
Message on the 5th Anniversary of the Marion Lockdown Message on the 5th Anniversary of the Marion Lockdown
Author: Assata ShakurPublisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownDate: 10/22/1988Volume Number: 22-OctFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Transcript of a recorded message from Assata.
Assata Bulletin Assata Bulletin
Publisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeDate: 5/2/1977Volume Number: 2-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Statement by Assata to her supporters
Message of Condolences on the Transition of Our Revolutionary Sista, Comrade and Friend Safiya Bukhari Message of Condolences on the Transition of Our Revolutionary Sista, Comrade and Friend Safiya Bukhari
Author: Assata ShakurDate: 8/29/2003Volume Number: 29-AugFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
statement of condolence from Assata