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

Anti-racist protest in Boston Anti-racist protest in Boston
Call Number: KP 012BFormat: Cass BProducers: Dave LampellCollection: General materials
Dave Lampell’s program gives live coverage from an antiracist protest in Boston. Speakers include Amiri Baraka and Dick Gregory. Amiri Baraka’s speech discusses State violence, imperialism, capitalism, racism and war. Great quotes for vinyl project. Racism in the Boston area is also discussed. Also live coverage from protest taking over streets and police brutality.
Stop the War Teach-In: the case against the war - what the media doesn’t tell you Stop the War Teach-In: the case against the war - what the media doesn’t tell you
Date: 10/7/2001Call Number: CD 020Format: CDProducers: Entartete KunstCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Teach-in against the war recorded at Mission High School organized by the SF Town Hall Committee to stop war and hate.
Fannie Lou Hamer, Meridel LeSeuer, Raygun, Fannie Lou Hamer, Meridel LeSeuer, Raygun,
Call Number: CD 055Format: ProTools CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Backup pro tools audio files from session of Roots of Resistance
Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War
Date: 4/30/1967Call Number: CD 060Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Martin Luther King, JR speaking at Riverside Church in New York about the war in Vietnam, April 30, 1967.
Not in our Name Pledge of Resistance: the song Not in our Name Pledge of Resistance: the song
Call Number: CD 076Format: CDProducers: Not in our NameCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Song/poem written by a number of people including Saul Williams and Starhawk’ music by Shelly Doty and Andrea Pritchett
Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance
Call Number: CD 089Format: ProTools CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Pro Tools audio materials from Women, Vietnam Victory from Roots of Resistance
Bob Dylan albums Bob Dylan albums
Call Number: KP 059Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
Bob Dylan albums plus some Joan Baez.
War in Vietnam programs War in Vietnam programs
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CD 154Format: MP3 CDProducers: PacificaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Anti-war movement broadcasts; testimony about US war crimes; GI testimony - programs largely from WBAI in 1970-1971. Includes Winter Soldier Investigation in Detroit, Dewey Canyon III & Mayday Demonstrations in Washington, DC.
Beyond the Dream: MLK and the Anti-War Movement Beyond the Dream: MLK and the Anti-War Movement
Date: 1/8/2003Call Number: CD 157Format: CDProducers: National Radio ProjectProgram: Making ContactCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An exploration of Martin Luther King, Jr and the evolution of his politics against the war in Vietnam.
BBC on Weathermen BBC on Weathermen
Call Number: CD 175Format: DVDProducers: BBCCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
A BBC documentary on the Weathermen. Actually fairly balanced given the American media frensy during this era. Good interviews with Linda Evans, Bernardine Dohrn, Jennifer Dohrn & Jonah Raskin. This is a DVD!