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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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Vito Marcantonio, US Congressman (1934-1950): Fighter for Puerto Rico's Independence Vito Marcantonio, US Congressman (1934-1950): Fighter for Puerto Rico's Independence
Author: Cito MarcantonioPublisher: Third World CoalitionCollection: Puerto Rico Small Books and Monographs
Selected Speeches: May 6, 1936; August 14, 1939; July 17, 1942; June 6, 1947; December 18, 1947; June 19, 1948; October 19,1949; March 16,1950. Introduction by annette T. Ribinstein.
Albizu Campos and the Ponce Massacre Albizu Campos and the Ponce Massacre
Author: Juan Antonio CorretjerPublisher: World View PublishersCollection: Puerto Rico Small Books and Monographs
A personal account of the Ponce Massacre and events leading up to the riot. Includes information on Bolivar marquez, Albizu Campos.
Alberto Rodriguez Parole Alberto Rodriguez Parole
Collection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Poster in protest of the imprisonment of Alberto Rodriguez and other Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
A Brief History of Lesbian Oppression: Or, If Lesbianism is so Groovy, How Come Everybody Hates Us? A Brief History of Lesbian Oppression: Or, If Lesbianism is so Groovy, How Come Everybody Hates Us?
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismCollection: Women Against Imperialism
A brief history of lesbian specific homophobia, ant-gay laws, and its interaction with misogyny.
Puerto Rico Study Questions Puerto Rico Study Questions
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Study questions on Puerto Rico and US imperialist strategy, and the role of women in its resistance.
International Women Study Questions International Women Study Questions
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: JanuaryCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Study materials focusing on women in South Africa, the Philippines, Nicaragua.
Women Against Imperialism Study Women Against Imperialism Study
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: July 18Collection: Women Against Imperialism
Questions and readings focusing on imperialism, colonialism, and Palestine.
Press Release for Demonstration and March Press Release for Demonstration and March
Publisher: Women Against Imperialism; Bay Area Pledge of ResistanceVolume Number: December 3Collection: Women Against Imperialism
Details march in honor of International Day to Stop Violence Against Women.
Laura Whitehorn COINTELPRO 101 Extra Footage Laura Whitehorn COINTELPRO 101 Extra Footage
Call Number: C 10 127Collection: COINTELPRO 101 Raw Materials
Radical activist and former political prisoner/WUO member who was targeted by the federal government.