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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.
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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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Ruthie Gorton song on Palestine resistance, “Tal al Zaatar” Ruthie Gorton song on Palestine resistance, “Tal al Zaatar”
Call Number: KP 066Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Palestine
Ruthie Gorton sings solo about the oppression of the Palestinian people at the hands of Zionists. Lyrics about refugee camps, resistance, heroism and bloodshed.
Mayor of Hebron Lecture on Palestine Mayor of Hebron Lecture on Palestine
Date: 6/10/1980Call Number: KP 197Format: CassetteCollection: Palestine
The Mayor of Hebron, Palestine, speaks in the US to explain the situation in which his city was shut down by the Israeli army for 27 days. Under this lock down, families were confined to their homes, denied access to their day to day needs, telephones were disconnected, and anyone attempting to enter Hebron from Jerusalem were denied entry. The lock down was part of an occupation that saw people pushed off their land, as well as the rise of 92 settlements.
On the Necessity of Armed Struggle & Refutation of the Theory of "Survival" On the Necessity of Armed Struggle & Refutation of the Theory of "Survival"
Author: Amir Parviz PouyanPublisher: Support Committee for the Iranian People's StruggleDate: 7/1975Volume Number: JulyFormat: ArticleCollection: Palestine
Transnational Links Between Arab Community in the US and Arab World Transnational Links Between Arab Community in the US and Arab World
Author: Ayad Al-QazzazPublisher: Cal Central PressYear: 1978Format: MonographCollection: Palestine
Information Papers No.8 - Altered Realities: The Palestinians Since 1967 Information Papers No.8 - Altered Realities: The Palestinians Since 1967
Author: Ibrahim Abu-LughodPublisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 12/1973Volume Number: DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestine Related Academic Papers
A study of Palestine-Israel relationships, the differences between the two histories
Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance
Author: Walter LehnPublisher: Association of Arab-American University Graduates Inc.Date: 6/1974Volume Number: JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestine Related Academic Papers
A history of Palestinian Arab resistance to colonialism, beginning in 1882 to 1971
Bibliography Series, No. 1 - Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Annotated Bibliography Bibliography Series, No. 1 - Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Annotated Bibliography
Author: Hatem HussainiPublisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 2/1975Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestine Related Academic Papers
A bibliography with both Arab and non-Zionist perspectives on publications that deal with the Arab-Israeli confrontation.
Zionism - The Forgotten Apartheid Zionism - The Forgotten Apartheid
Publisher: Al-Talib and AlKalimaVolume Number: Special EditionFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Anti-Zionist Criticism
A collaboration between two news magazines focusing on giving the reader a brief understanding of Zionism and its effects. Includes facts, a timeline, an expose on torture, massacres and human rights violations. Also contains information on foreign aid, Israel's international war crimes and more.
Horrors of Napalm Horrors of Napalm
Publisher: Directorate of Public Relations Ministry of Culture and GuidanceYear: 1967Format: MonographCollection: Arab Media
Focuses on the horrors, history and usages of napalm, specifically on Arab populations.
Journal of Palestine Studies Journal of Palestine Studies
Publisher: The Institute for Palestine Studies and Kuwait UniversityYear: 1971Volume Number: Vol. 1-1 AutumnFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
War and Peace in the Middle East; Israel's Nuclear Options; The Middle East Conflict in US Strategy 1970-1971; Recent Knesset Legislation and the Arabs in Israel; University Students in Lebanon and the Palestinian Resistance; The Fall of Jerusalem 1967; more.