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.

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Atlanta is Amerikkka! Atlanta is Amerikkka!
Publisher: Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 2/1981Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on Mayor Ed Koch's Police policies, SCAN and the Fox and Agrillo case. Also includes information on SWAPO and the Dollars for Bullets campaign, the Pontiac brothers case and the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee National Day of Action in Washington D.C. for the Reagan inauguration.
Letter to Supporters Letter to Supporters
Author: The Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 8/9/1982Volume Number: 9-AugFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter annoucing the closing of the Moncada Library and expressing solidarity with liberation and anti-imperialist groups as well as the Park Slope community in general.
John Brown Anti-Klan Committee Demonstration in Washington DC letter John Brown Anti-Klan Committee Demonstration in Washington DC letter
Author: Mary PattenPublisher: The Moncada LibraryYear: 1980Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter calling on supporters to join the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee's demonstration at the Reagan inaugural in Washington, D.C.
S.C.A.N. Out of Park Slope Now! S.C.A.N. Out of Park Slope Now!
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeVolume Number: 28-MayFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
An Open Call to the Park Slope Community: STOP RACIST VIGILANTE PATROLS! GET SCAN OUT OF PARK SLOPE! An Open Call to the Park Slope Community: STOP RACIST VIGILANTE PATROLS! GET SCAN OUT OF PARK SLOPE!
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeFormat: PamphletCollection: Moncada Library
Phamlet with information about the creation of SCAN and their activites in Park Slope.
Park Slope Community Demonstrates Against Vigilante Recruitment Center Park Slope Community Demonstrates Against Vigilante Recruitment Center
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 6/9/1981Volume Number: 9-JunFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Moncada Library
Smash the Klan: Support the Struggle of Black People for Human Rights! Smash the Klan: Support the Struggle of Black People for Human Rights!
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeVolume Number: 23-FebFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer with information on the back about recent white supremacist and Klan activity, with graphic.
Stop Racist Terror in Park Slope! Stop the Attacks on the Moncada Library!! Stop Racist Terror in Park Slope! Stop the Attacks on the Moncada Library!!
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryVolume Number: 14-OctFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer with information on the recent bombings and attacks on Moncada Library and its members as well as details about police harrassment and the library's mission.
Stop SCAN Recruitment at Park Slope Sports! Stop SCAN Recruitment at Park Slope Sports!
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer with information about Park Slope Sports, a sporting goods store that serves as a recruiting center for SCAN.