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.

Search Results

Letter to Huey from Algiers Letter to Huey from Algiers
Author: Elsa Knight ThompsonPublisher: KPFADate: 3/11/1971Volume Number: March 11Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Huey Newton
Letter to Huey to accompany audio track of video released in NY previous week, from Algiers, inviting Newton to record his answer at KPFA.
Letter re: Oakland Tribunal for Newton/BPP Letter re: Oakland Tribunal for Newton/BPP
Publisher: Bay Area Committee to Defend Political FreedomYear: 1968Volume Number: SpringFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Huey Newton
Letter asking for support for Oakland Tribunal to be delivered door-to-door to support "Free Huey Newton"
Dear Supporter Letter Dear Supporter Letter
Publisher: International Campaign to Free Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt)Date: 11/17/1991Volume Number: 17-NovFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Geronimo Pratt
The first page of a ICFGJJ informational packet. It contains a supporter letter, a current fact sheet regarding the case and a flyer to an upcoming event.
New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend
Publisher: New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter soliciting support for the NY3
Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters
Publisher: Fela & NazapaFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures] Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures]
Publisher: Black Panther Newspaper CommitteeYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Announcement for the Black Panther, Black Community News Service: Memorial Issue. Includes explanation of purpose and front page of issue.
Letter to Vicki Garvin from John C. Williams Letter to Vicki Garvin from John C. Williams
Author: John C. WilliamsDate: 3/25/1997Volume Number: 25-MarFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Open Letter from Assata Shakur: Slavery in America Open Letter from Assata Shakur: Slavery in America
Author: Assata ShakurDate: 5/2000Volume Number: MayFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Assata Shakur
letter circulated over the internet.
Letter to Assistant Attorney General from NAACP Lincoln Branch Letter to Assistant Attorney General from NAACP Lincoln Branch
Date: 6/9/1997Volume Number: June 9Format: CorrespondenceCollection: The Case of Ed Poindexter and David L. Rice
RE: Edward Poindexter RE: Edward Poindexter
Author: Robert BartlePublisher: Bartle & Geier Law FirmDate: 9/21/2007Volume Number: September 21Format: CorrespondenceCollection: The Case of Ed Poindexter and David L. Rice