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

Is it all Coming Together? Further thoughts on urban studies and the present crisis: Media and militants, violence and love Is it all Coming Together? Further thoughts on urban studies and the present crisis: Media and militants, violence and love
Author: Bob CatterallPublisher: City: Analysis of Urban Trends, Culture, Theory, Policy, ActionYear: 2006Volume Number: Vol. 10 -1 AprilFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Robert F. Williams, "Black Power," amd the Roots of the African American Freedom Struggle Robert F. Williams, "Black Power," amd the Roots of the African American Freedom Struggle
Author: Timothy B. TysonPublisher: The Journal of American HistoryYear: 1998Volume Number: Vol. 85-2 SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
reprinted from orginal article
Seeking Correspondence: Robert F. Williams, Detroit and the Bandung Era Seeking Correspondence: Robert F. Williams, Detroit and the Bandung Era
Author: Bill V. MullenPublisher: Works and DaysYear: 2002Volume Number: Vol. 20 No. 1-2Format: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Reprint of original article
Williams "Song in Exile" Celebrated Williams "Song in Exile" Celebrated
Author: Herb BoydPublisher: Daily ChallengeDate: 11/1996Volume Number: NovemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
In Memoriam Robert F. Williams- Black Freedom Movement Loses Giant In Memoriam Robert F. Williams- Black Freedom Movement Loses Giant
Publisher: Working People's NewsYear: 1997Volume Number: January-FebruaryFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
From Justice Speaks November 1996
Robert F. Williams: A Hero in the Struggle of the African American people Robert F. Williams: A Hero in the Struggle of the African American people
Publisher: People's TribuneDate: 11/1996Volume Number: NovemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Eulogy by General Baker
An Interview with Robert Williams An Interview with Robert Williams
Author: Bro. Basir MchawiPublisher: Black NewsYear: 1979Volume Number: Vol. 4-7 MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
This interview was conducted on A View from the EAST hosted by Brother Basir Mchawi.
The Potential of a Minority Revolution The Potential of a Minority Revolution
Author: Robert F. WilliamsPublisher: FireYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 2- 1 JanuaryFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Excerpts from The Potential of a Minority Revolution
The Black Scholar Interviews: Robert F. Williams The Black Scholar Interviews: Robert F. Williams
Publisher: The Black ScholarYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-7 MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
The Great Conspirator's Conspiracy The Great Conspirator's Conspiracy
Author: Robert F. WilliamsPublisher: Black Politics: a Journal of LiberationYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 1-1 JanuaryFormat: ArticleCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Reprinted from the Crusader Newsletter, July 1967