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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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Horace Cayton Address - Part 2 Horace Cayton Address - Part 2
Date: 8/9/1964Call Number: CE 139Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
On the identity of Blacks in America, also the ability to seek out a new identity through struggle and hardship. Also a historical analysis of Black identity, including the Back to Africa Movement.
Political Infighting in the Arab Countries Political Infighting in the Arab Countries
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 280Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Professor George Weightman discusses social progress, land reforms, and educational opportunities in Egypt. The instability of the Lebanese government, how feudalism and religious sectarianism prevent class solidarity. Also on the Ba'athist party and their presence in Lebanon and the Nazi-backed National Socialist Party in Syria.
Felicia Langer - Part 1 Felicia Langer - Part 1
Date: 10/13/1976Call Number: CE 302Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
An Israeli human rights attorney describes her work defending Palestinian Arabs and her association with the Rakah communist party. Describes Israel's policy of collective punishment, torture in Israeli prisons, and hypocrisy on part of the Mapam political party and Histadrut trade union when dealing with Arabs' rights. Discusses the Gush Emunim settlement movement as one that terrorizes the Israeli left and Palestinians. Also about testifying before the UN in Geneva.
Felicia Langer - Part 2 Felicia Langer - Part 2
Date: 10/13/1976Call Number: CE 303Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
An Israeli human rights attorney describes her work defending Palestinian Arabs and her association with the Rakah communist party. Describes Israel's policy of collective punishment, torture in Israeli prisons, and hypocrisy on part of the Mapam political party and Histadrut trade union when dealing with Arabs' rights. Discusses the Gush Emunim settlement movement as one that terrorizes the Israeli left and Palestinians. Also about testifying before the UN in Geneva.
Dr. Emil Touma - Part 1 Dr. Emil Touma - Part 1
Date: 10/15/1976Call Number: CE 304Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Editor of a communist Arab newspaper in Israel, Al-Ittihad, discusses publishing and Israeli military censorship. Explains that Israel's only official Arab newspaper falsifies Arab attitudes and doesn't recognize the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians. Discusses the history of Zionist terrorism, the Haganah bombing homes, shooting residents, loading survivors in trucks for deportation, Arab leaders and journalists being expelled without court hearings, Israel assassinating people abroad, and official repression of Palestinians on part of the Mapai labor party.
Dr. Emil Touma - Part 2 Dr. Emil Touma - Part 2
Date: 10/15/1976Call Number: CE 305Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Editor of a communist Arab newspaper in Israel, Al-Ittihad, discusses publishing and Israeli military censorship. Explains that Israel's only official Arab newspaper falsifies Arab attitudes and doesn't recognize the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians. Discusses the history of Zionist terrorism, the Haganah bombing homes, shooting residents, loading survivors in trucks for deportation, Arab leaders and journalists being expelled without court hearings, Israel assassinating people abroad, and official repression of Palestinians on part of the Mapai labor party. Interview with Jeffrey Witner on solar energy.
Black Writers Speak Out: Forum for the Views of Negro Writers Black Writers Speak Out: Forum for the Views of Negro Writers
Date: 1/1/1964Call Number: CE 498Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Radio Journalist Collin Edwards facilitates a discussion on post-Civil Rights disillusionment with African American writers Ossie Davis, LeRoi Jones, Arna Bontemp and Horace Cayton. The writers discuss the relationship of African Americans to the current sociopolitical consciousness. Also discussed are communism and socialism in relationship to African Americans, the current work force and a growing technological and automated society.