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.
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)
Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner
Call Number: CD 011Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This CD is visual, NO SOUND, of paintings, poetry, essays of Tom Manning, political prisoner held at the making in Springfield, MO medical detention center (a federal prison) in 2002. Note that this can only be viewed on a PC, P II or better with W95,98 or XP operating system. Will not open on NT or W2000.
There was never toture in my country There was never toture in my country
Call Number: CD 035Format: CDProducers: Frances EmleyCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Documentary on Chilean Torture during and after the coup in 1973. Actuality is limited. Testimonies are read.
Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer
Call Number: CD 038Format: CDProducers: Freedom Archives, WRBCCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Compilation of Fannie Lou Hamer audio including her singing, also a WRBC program made in 1977 to commemorate her death (no actuality)
Prison Mix, Native American mix, I Hotel mix from Roots of Resistance Prison Mix, Native American mix, I Hotel mix from Roots of Resistance
Call Number: CD 045Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Prison Mix, Native American mix, I Hotel mix from Roots of Resistance