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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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SLA Memorial SLA Memorial
Publisher: Friends of Angela AtwoodVolume Number: 2-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
A flyer inviting all to a Symbionese Liberation Army Memorial put on by the friends of Angela Atwood.
Don't Be Conned by Ruling Class Lies!!! Don't Be Conned by Ruling Class Lies!!!
Publisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveFormat: ManifestoCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This article by the Bay Area Research Collective presents distortions of the SLA by the media then follows up with facts from SLA communique to prove the media wrong.
Letter condeming Marcus Foster death Letter condeming Marcus Foster death
Publisher: Vietnam Veterans Against the War & Winter Solider OrganizationDate: 1/14/1974Volume Number: 14-JanFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
A letter from Vietnam Veterans Against the War denouncing the assasination of Marcus Foster. However, the letter does comment on the unjust imprisonment of Joseph Remiro and Russell Little because of the assassination.
Open Letter to Mrs. Jaqueline Foster Open Letter to Mrs. Jaqueline Foster
Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This letter is written to Jacqueline Foster, wife of the assasinated Marcus Foster. It gives various reasons for his assasination.
Those Who Do Nothing Make No Mistakes Those Who Do Nothing Make No Mistakes
Author: Martin Sostre & Weather UndergroundPublisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveFormat: PamphletCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This pamphlet is a response by Martin Sostre and the Weather Underground to the shootings of SLA members on May 17, 1974 in Los Angeles. Martin commemorates actions taken by the SLA and mourns the loss of those members. The Weather Underground also celebrates the SLA and pushes to continue the revolutionary armed struggle.
Declaration of Revolutionary War & the Symbionese Program Declaration of Revolutionary War & the Symbionese Program
Author: SLAPublisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveDate: 8/21/1973Volume Number: 21-AugFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This is a communique by the Symbionese Liberation Army that states what their goals are, details their political and military commitments, and a declares a revolutionary war against oppression.
Some Thoughts on the S.L.A Some Thoughts on the S.L.A
Publisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveFormat: PamphletCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This pamphlet by the Bay Area Research Collective analyzes the successes and mistakes of the Symbionese Liberation Army in chronological order.
Free the Oakland II Free the Oakland II
Format: FlyerCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This flyer argues for the release of Joe Remiro and Russell Little from prison because they are being held unconstitutionally.
Apocalypse for the SLA: The Revolution was Televised Apocalypse for the SLA: The Revolution was Televised
Author: Tim FindleyPublisher: Rolling StoneDate: 6/20/1974Volume Number: 20-JunFormat: ArticleCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This article was written in response to the May 17, 1974 shootings of six members of the SLA. It gives a biographical snippet of the six members who were killed, Patricia Hearst, and Bill & Emily Harris.
Our Guerrilla Forces: SLA Flyer Our Guerrilla Forces: SLA Flyer
Format: FlyerCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
A flyer with a poem on the back calling for union of all guerrilla forces. Also, the poem grieves for the loss of the six members of the SLA slain in Los Angeles.