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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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Democracy Now!: The Best of Enemies: a story of friendship between a prominent member in the KKK and a Black Civil Rights activist Democracy Now!: The Best of Enemies: a story of friendship between a prominent member in the KKK and a Black Civil Rights activist
Date: 7/4/1996Call Number: KP 123Producers: Pacifica Radio ArchiveProgram: Democracy Now!Collection: General materials
A very interesting and inspiring interview between two friends brought together by their similarities after many years of highlighting their differences. CP Ellis was the Exalted Cyclops of the Durham, NC, Ku Klux Klan when he met Ann Atwater, a militant black community organizer. They were elected to organize the public school system through the AFL-CIO. While there was much hostility to their interactions, they soon learned that they shared many of the same problems as working/lower class citizens struggling in an impoverished school district. Their friendship grew from this connection and led Ellis to leave the KKK. He talks about the hardships he faced as a result of this. Also interviewed is Osha Gray Davidson author of The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South a book about the two’s friendship. This book was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1997.
Bob Dylan press conference June 1964 Bob Dylan press conference June 1964
Date: 12/3/1965Call Number: KP 295Collection: General materials
Press interview of Bob Dylan
Ruthie Gorton Sings Ruthie Gorton Sings
Call Number: KP 297Collection: General materials
Nine topical songs written and sung by movement singer Ruthie Gorton. Ranges from women's movement to Ireland United and Free, Free Palestine Now, and Children of Babylon.
Tricia Nixon Interview Tricia Nixon Interview
Call Number: KP 335Collection: General materials
Interview of Tricia Nixon by Judy Tolson in San Francisco in which she supports her father's war policies.
Lincoln Bergman KMPX Audition Tape Lincoln Bergman KMPX Audition Tape
Call Number: KP 367Producers: Chris Bergman, Lincoln BergmanCollection: General materials
Audition for news position at KMPX, includes mix of political news and music of the time in classic collage style.
Press Conference on Folsom Prison Strike Press Conference on Folsom Prison Strike
Date: 11/5/1970Call Number: KP 460Producers: Alexander P. HoffmannCollection: General materials
Press conference by representatives chosen by striking prisoners, with 31 demands related to prison conditions and human rights. Opened by attorney Charles Garry, includes comments from National Lawyer's Guild, Black Berets, Black Panther Party, and attorney Alex Hoffmann.
People's Bicentennial Celebration - Part 2 People's Bicentennial Celebration - Part 2
Date: 7/4/1976Call Number: KP 484Producers: KPFACollection: General materials
Bicentennial demonstration: Speakers on the state of gay rights and workers rights. Poetry by Carlos Puebla.
Songs of Life from a Dying British Empire Songs of Life from a Dying British Empire
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 024Producers: Paredon Records, Leon Rosselson, Roy BaileyCollection: General materials
This album is a musical representation of the political and social conditions of Britain in the 1970s. Protest songs chronicle the economic inequalities between the upper and working classes imposed by a British Empire facing obsolescence. Rosselson and Bailey call upon the traditions of the British folk revival to express sentiments of anti-imperialism. Includes extensive liner notes.
Promises of the Storm Promises of the Storm
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: Vin 028Producers: Paredon Records, Marcel KhalifeCollection: General materials
Marcel Khalife sings about the struggles of people in Lebanon and Palestine. Influenced by traditional Arabic Music, Khalife draws connections between the two freedom struggles, creating a new music of resistance. Includes liner notes and Paredon Records catalogue.
Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!) Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 029Producers: Paredon Records, Estrella ArtauCollection: General materials
Songs that call for the independence of Puerto Rico. Sung in Spanish, these protest songs emphasize the injustices in Puerto Rico brought on by capitalism and colonialism. Representation of nonviolence through music.