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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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Berkeley Black Power Conference Berkeley Black Power Conference
Date: 10/29/1966Call Number: CE 046Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Speakers include Ivanhoe Donaldson - NY Director of SNCC, Brother Lennie - Community Alert Program of LA, Ron Karenga - Watts, and Stokely Carmichael. Seminal speech by Carmichael on Black Power and SNCC. (slight loss at reel change)
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Date: 1/1/1981Call Number: CE 031Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Northern Ireland: Colin Edwards Audition TapeCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews on situation in Northern Ireland, two with former military, one from Northern Ireland Veterans Against the War, then a retired British General, now professor, who is expert in urban guerrilla warfare, then a former BBC journalist who covered war in Belfast.
Huey Newton interview Huey Newton interview
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Newton speaks on the politics of the Black Panther Party from inside the Alameda County Jail. Especially significant comments on the Panthers offer to send members to fight with the National Liberation Front of Vietnam against US Imperialism's war; the party is small but has great influence; the US empire will be defeated through developing international solidarity; the BPP is an internationalist party. Newton also discusses the Soledad Brothers case, George Jackson, the Marin Courthouse Rebellion.
Rory O'Braudich Interview Rory O'Braudich Interview
Call Number: CE 033Format: CassetteProducers: Colin Edwards, Sean O'HareProgram: Rory O'Braudich InterviewCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About the Irish Republican movement, long distance interview with President of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Berkeley Black Power Conference - 2 Berkeley Black Power Conference - 2
Date: 10/29/1966Call Number: CE 061Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
James Shaw - San Jose SNCC introduction to Reverend James Bevel - an original Freedom Rider & with the Chicago Direct Action Movement. Bevel discusses Black Power & non-violence, organizing to overcome tyranny and slavery and the inhumanity of western capitalism.
Berkeley Black Power Conference - 3 Berkeley Black Power Conference - 3
Date: 10/29/1966Call Number: CE 062Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Damay Grey, poet Austin Black and Lou Gothard from Los Angeles. Later Elijah Turner takes some questions. Statements by Mike Smith and Mike Parker of SDS.
This Week - Panther Reports This Week - Panther Reports
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Programs for Dublin Radio on 1 - the history of the Black Panther Party 2 - the Free Huey Campaign which includes an extensive interview with Huey Newton (from CE 055).
Palestine PDFLP - Part 1 Palestine PDFLP - Part 1
Date: 3/10/1971Call Number: CE 207Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Edwards explains the politics of various Palestinian resistance organizations, interviews two members of the Democratic Popular Front for Liberation in Palestine (PDFLP) about the unification of Palestinian resistance groups as well as the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian people. Also an international message about anti-imperialism and solidarity with all national liberation groups.
Palestine PDFLP - Part 2 Palestine PDFLP - Part 2
Date: 3/10/1971Call Number: CE 208Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Edwards explains the politics of various Palestinian resistance organizations, interviews two members of the Democratic Popular Front for Liberation in Palestine (PDFLP) about the unification of Palestinian resistance groups as well as the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian people. Also an international message about anti-imperialism and solidarity with all national liberation groups.
Palestine PDFLP - Part 3 Palestine PDFLP - Part 3
Date: 3/10/1971Call Number: CE 209Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Edwards explains the politics of various Palestinian resistance organizations, interviews two members of the Democratic Popular Front for Liberation in Palestine (PDFLP) about the unification of Palestinian resistance groups as well as the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian people. Also an international message about anti-imperialism and solidarity with all national liberation groups.