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

"Torture in California" "Torture in California"
Date: 2/20/1993Call Number: SS 017AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
An info project presentation on the "Torture in California," about the mistreatment of prisoners.
Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha
Call Number: SS 017BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha about the Pelican Bay prison in California.
Interview with Ward Churchill Interview with Ward Churchill
Date: 6/14/1995Call Number: SS 018AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Ward Churchill on "Struggle for the Land", his collection of essays on the Native American
Interview with Puksu I. Gualikinya Interview with Puksu I. Gualikinya
Date: 10/1/1992Call Number: SS 018BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Puksu I. Gualikinya, a Puna person from Panama. Translated by Marianne Hegeman.
Interviews with UNICOR officials Interviews with UNICOR officials
Call Number: SS 019Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
1) Unicor official spokesperson 2) Curt Gray, union 3) another union personal 4) Henry Kroll Businessman 5) Dr. Corey Weinstein
Interview with Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson Interview with Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson
Call Number: SS 020AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Kiilu Nyasha interviews Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson, three of the San Quentin 6, about Comrade George Jackson and the prison system. The interviewees talk about the murder of George Jackson, the police cover-up of the murder, the San Francisco courtroom riot, the inhuman conditions in the prisons and the need for prison reforms in the United States.
San Quentin Prison: Black August San Quentin Prison: Black August
Call Number: SS 020BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Segments from George Jackson, Ruchell Magee and Black August.
Interview with Kiilu Nyasha Interview with Kiilu Nyasha
Date: 9/1/1997Call Number: SS 021Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Kiilu Nyasha regarding the Soledad Brothers.
Interview with Thenjiwe Mtintso Interview with Thenjiwe Mtintso
Date: 7/16/1999Call Number: SS 022Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Thenjiwe Mtintso Deputy Secretary General of ANC; Ella Patterson=MC
Interview with Francis Mitchell Interview with Francis Mitchell
Call Number: SS 023Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Francis Mitchell, an African American press photographer for SNCC in 1960's, and an organizer against racism in US military in 1940's.