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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.

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Voices from California Prisons Voices from California Prisons
Date: 9/1/1974Call Number: PM 031Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Mark Schwartz report on killing of guard at Duell, statewide lockup, Procunier says necessary due to Black Guerrilla Family (BGF). Alleged Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) members put in segregation, actuality of Eugene Allen, Elmer Geronimo Pratt on Graham and Allen, and Doc Holiday on George Jackson (excellent); Larry Justice and Earl Gibson report with Geronimo speaking about their case. Brief music interspersed.
Doc Holiday Interview Doc Holiday Interview
Date: 1/2/1974Call Number: PM 035Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: some used on Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Long interview with Doc Holiday at San Quentin, why he was transferred, hunger strike after a peaceful demonstration, brutality and beatings, attacks on prisoners, woman interviewer -- Kathy Streem?
Nothing Is More Precious Than inserts Nothing Is More Precious Than inserts
Date: 9/14/1974Call Number: PM 036Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
The Prison Insurrections The Prison Insurrections
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: PM 050Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce Soloway, Bob KuttnerCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Documentary about five New York prison insurrections in October of 1973 (following the August insurrection in Tombs). Extensive interviews with prisoners and guards about conditions and reasons for takeovers
The Slaying of James Carr The Slaying of James Carr
Date: 9/19/1974Call Number: PM 116Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Pacifica Radio-KPFKCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
A discussion of facts and theories surrounding the death of James Carr and analysis of who stands to benefit from the slaying. Earl Ofari of the LA Free Press, Jerry Cohen of the LA Times, and Donald Freed from Citizen Research Investigation Committee (CRIC) are interviewed by Mary Bess of Pacifica Radio. A taped phone conversation between Lewis Tackwood and Sergeant Brown of the Los Angeles Police Department is listened to and examined in the effort to determine who is to blame for the slaying of James Carr.
Nothing is More Precious Than Nothing is More Precious Than
Date: 10/25/1974Call Number: PM 262Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFAProgram: Nothing is More Precious ThanCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
The radio show begins with a description of five bombings that recently exploded in Manhattan. To commemorate the October 30th 1950 Puerto Rican uprising, the organization of Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation (FALN) has bombed five imperialist banks. In order to get five Puerto Rican political prisoners released, the organization bombed Banko de Pons, Chemical Branch Office (Exxon building), Union Carbide Building, Leaver House, and Marine Midland Bank (Wall Street). Other related prison movement news is about Ray Ray Spark's "so called" suicide in jail. After being beaten and drugged by guards in both Folsom and Tracy prisons, Ray Ray was found hung in his Folsom jail. Because of his political affiliation (SL, BLA), Ray Ray was believed assassinated. The show ends with other prison related info and civil rights news.