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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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Fight The Set-Up Fight The Set-Up
Author: Orphans of AmerikaPublisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveDate: 6/11/1975Volume Number: 11-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This flyer discredits a communique sent out by someone claiming to be the new World Liberation Front.
SLA Communique #1 SLA Communique #1
Publisher: Symbionese Liberation ArmyDate: 11/6/1973Volume Number: 6-NovFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This communique discusses the attacks on the Oakland Board of Education, Dr. Marcus Foster and Robert Blackburn.
Symbionese Liberation Army: Support-Criticize-Love Them Symbionese Liberation Army: Support-Criticize-Love Them
Publisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement supporting the SLA and identifying ways the media has discredited their actions.
Communique following the Los Angeles Shoot-Out Communique following the Los Angeles Shoot-Out
Publisher: Weather UndergroundFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This communique discusses the aftermath of the Los Angeles shoot-out in which six members of the SLA were killed by Los Angeles police.
Emily and Bill Harris Statement Emily and Bill Harris Statement
Authors: Emily and Bill HarrisDate: 8/31/1978Volume Number: 31-AugFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement given after the two officially entered guilty pleas to the charge of simple kidnapping
Statement to Prisoners of War of San Quentin Statement to Prisoners of War of San Quentin
Format: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement in solidarity with Prisoners of War.
Statement on the Symbionese Liberation Army Statement on the Symbionese Liberation Army
Publisher: Ex-Venceremos of San Mateo County- San Francisco Marxist-Leninist OrganizationDate: 2/13/1974Volume Number: 13-FebFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement in opposition to the SLA. SLA is labeled as anti-working class, anti-revolutionary, anti-communist and playing the role of provacateurs.
The Symbionese Liberation Federation and the Symbionese Liberation Army: Declaration of Revolutionary War and the Symbionese Program The Symbionese Liberation Federation and the Symbionese Liberation Army: Declaration of Revolutionary War and the Symbionese Program
Publisher: Symbionese Liberation ArmyDate: 8/21/1973Volume Number: 21-AugFormat: FlyerCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This flyer contains a shorter version of the SLA's declaration of revolutionary war.
A Letter to the People from Fahizah A Letter to the People from Fahizah
Author: FahizahPublisher: Symbionese Liberation ArmyFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Open letter from Fahizah, formerly Nancy Ling Perry, clearifying some of the SLA's actions, discussing the group's politics and her experience in the organization.
The Call: Who are the real terrorists? The Call: Who are the real terrorists?
Publisher: The CallFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement from the October League pointing out some of the key ommissions by the media around the SLA and the Hearst kidnapping.