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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.

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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.
SLA Communique: Teko (William Harris) SLA Communique: Teko (William Harris)
Publisher: Symbionese Liberation ArmyDate: 6/7/1974Volume Number: 7-JunFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Communique around the death of the six SLA members in Los Angeles at the hands of the LAPD.
Ex-Members of the Symbionese Federation: Open Letter to the People Ex-Members of the Symbionese Federation: Open Letter to the People
Date: 2/19/1974Volume Number: 19-FebFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement criticizing SLA for the death of Marcus Foster from former group members.
Maiden Sacrifice Maiden Sacrifice
Author: Lois MorrisPublisher: Berkeley BarbDate: 4/1974Volume Number: AprilFormat: PoemCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Poem on Patty Hearst and SLA
Joe Romero and Russ Little Statement Joe Romero and Russ Little Statement
Authors: Joe Romero and Russ LittleVolume Number: 27-FebFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Statement from death row at San Quentin State Prison about Patricia Hearst, the SLA and other events.
Excerpt from SLA Support Rally Excerpt from SLA Support Rally
Publisher: KPFAFormat: mp3Collection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Excerpt taken from KPFA Memorial Show for the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) 6/17/1974.