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

The Black Verse- Langston Hughes- 12 Moods for Jazz The Black Verse- Langston Hughes- 12 Moods for Jazz
Call Number: CD 001Format: CDProducers: Nathanial MontagueProgram: Black America Vol. 5Collection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Langston Hughes reading his jazz-poem “Ask Your Mama”, subtitled “12 Moods for Jazz”. From LP BDS 2005.
SNCC’s Rap: H. Rap Brown/ Leon Thomas SNCC’s Rap: H. Rap Brown/ Leon Thomas
Date: 10/22/1969Call Number: CD 002Format: CDProducers: SNCC, Eddie KramerProgram: Flying Dutchman ProductionsCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
H. Rap Brown speech on revolutionary education recorded live October 22, 1969 at Long Island University, and the radical music of Leon Thomas recorded live March 15, 1970 at Fillmore East. From LP FDS-136, problems from original source tape. Dedicated to the memory of William “Che” Payne and Ralph Featherstone.
Langston Hughes & Margaret Danner: Writers of the Revolution Langston Hughes & Margaret Danner: Writers of the Revolution
Call Number: CD 003Format: CDProducers: Black Forum - BF453Program: Writers of RevolutionCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Langston Hughes and Margaret Danner read their poems and engage in discussion with each other about their lives and work. From LP BF453
Hasta la Victoria Siempre, Commandante Che Guevara Hasta la Victoria Siempre, Commandante Che Guevara
Call Number: CD 004Format: CDProducers: Disco RebeldeCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of poetry and music in honor of Che Guevara and the Day of the Heroic Guerilla, October 8th. Fidel reads Che’s last letter
Compilation CD major speeches Compilation CD major speeches
Call Number: CD 005Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Compilation of LP to CD copies. See track details. See book: Malcolm X Speaks for transcripts of Malcolm X speeches.
Compilation CD from LPs Compilation CD from LPs
Call Number: CD 006Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Compilation CD from LPs (see track information for details)
Songs of Struggle & Protest, Talking Union and other Union Songs Songs of Struggle & Protest, Talking Union and other Union Songs
Call Number: CD 007Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Compilation of Pete Seeger materials (See track lists for details)
Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 1/1/2002Call Number: CD 008Format: CDProducers: Freedom archivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Audio Files from Roots of Resistance CD
Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 1/1/2002Call Number: CD 009Format: MP3 CDProducers: Freedom archivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Audio Files from Roots of Resistance CD
Paul Robeson in New York and the Miners’ Eisteddfod Paul Robeson in New York and the Miners’ Eisteddfod
Date: 10/5/1957Call Number: CD 010Format: CDProducers: Transatlantic ExchangeCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson on transatlantic telephone link singing and speaking with the miners in Eisteddfod at Porthcawl, South Wales From MLP 3001 Coaliton Records (Wales) Ltd.