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

Ralph David Abernathy: Nixon Administration and the Vietnam War Ralph David Abernathy: Nixon Administration and the Vietnam War
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: KP 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Anti-War
A speech given to huge outdoor rally in SF Bay Area in 1969 condemning imperialism and the war in Vietnam. GREAT materials!
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 10/27/1973Call Number: NI 004Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude MarksProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Wide ranging program--including report from Pine Ridge and many other inserts (separately described).
Interviews at Alternative House Interviews at Alternative House
Date: 9/14/1971Call Number: PM 119Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Interview with a few individuals at Alternative House about prisons. First interview is with a woman about the violence against prisoners, she also talks about the definition of criminal acts, and how people become victims of the prison industrial system. Next is a short reading of Soledad Brother. This book highlights the injustices he faced while in prison. His anecdotes provide rich material to question the value of prisons and their role in society.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 2/17/1973Call Number: RD 031Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon program Vietnam, international movements, US economy
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 3/24/1973Call Number: RD 035Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon roundup of events: Wounded Knee, grand juries in San Francisco, Harlem 4, Ruchell Magee, H. Rap Brown, international news items
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 4/28/1973Call Number: RD 040Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
A satiric look at the Watergate crisis, in faux soap opera style/radio drama. Followed by other news, international, Vietnam, Larry Justice and Earl Gibson
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 6/2/1973Call Number: RD 045Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, Mary MackeyProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program reports on events following General Alexander Haig running the White House as Chief of Staff. First impeach Nixon rally in Berkeley. Bombing of Cambodia continues. Defoliant 245T (dioxin) in Vietnam, pesticides, Latin America news roundup, Ho Chi Minh on children’s day.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 8/18/1973Call Number: RD 059Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program that includes coverage of Indochina, prison movement, labor struggles. (script on file)
Raul Torres Interviews Dr. Fernando Alegria Raul Torres Interviews Dr. Fernando Alegria
Date: 10/29/1972Call Number: RP 041Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano Echeverria, Andres AlegriaProgram: Fernando Alegria interviewed by Raul TorresCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres Interviews Dr. Fernando Alegria about the current situation in Chile. He discusses the attacks by US interests on Chile’s Popular Unity Government, and on Chilean democracy and sovereignty. Same as CD 602 Reel 2 is a different program from 11-18-1972
James Baldwin on Angela Davis James Baldwin on Angela Davis
Call Number: KP 071Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Pacific of Program ServicesCollection: Angela Davis
Interview with James Baldwin on the issues surrounding Angela Davis' case. Baldwin explains Europeans' views on this case and the connection between the Civil Rights Movement to the larger international human struggle against colonialism. He shares his own opinions on America and its relationship to the world. The interview ends with Baldwin reading "An Open Letter to My Sister, Angela Y. Davis."