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

Black Panther Party Political Education on George Jackson Black Panther Party Political Education on George Jackson
Date: 9/8/1971Call Number: PM 108Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Bobby Seale preparing to teach in a garage to Panther kids, asking them what they know about George Jackson, where and how long he was incarcerated. Not much material.
Children’s Choral Group Singing in Spanish Children’s Choral Group Singing in Spanish
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: CAA 057Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Children’s chorus singing in Spanish.
Ramsey Clark: The Situation in North Vietnam Ramsey Clark: The Situation in North Vietnam
Date: 8/14/1972Call Number: KP 221Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Vietnam
Press conference given by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark upon his return from a trip to North Vietnam in 1972. Clark meets with the Prime Minister and many other officials and describes his tour of the war ravaged country. Clark states that the U.S. government is keeping this information from the public, and urges for a peaceful resolution.
Child Abuse and Prison Consitions Child Abuse and Prison Consitions
Date: 1/6/1979Call Number: FI 109Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Hearings on treatment of children in institutions, foster children, child abuse prevention. Court case in Texas on horrific prison conditions and treatment, detailed, excellent report including about a multiracial prisoner's strike bloodily repressed and a class action suit by prisoners.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #8 The Mexican family in California, Reel 2 of 2 Californians of Mexican descent; Program #8 The Mexican family in California, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 6/19/1963Call Number: CE 656Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Examines the parent-child relationships, views on courtship, and other cultural patterns in the family life of Mexican Americans.
The Pete Seeger Show - 8A The Pete Seeger Show - 8A
Date: 8/8/1987Call Number: FI 208Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln, Anna BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Features many of the children's songs of Pete Seeger. Part 1.
The Pete Seeger Show - 8B The Pete Seeger Show - 8B
Date: 8/8/1987Call Number: FI 209Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln, Anna Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Features many of the children's songs of Pete Seeger. Part 2
Out of the Mouths of Babes 1 Out of the Mouths of Babes 1
Call Number: FI 241Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Anecdotes, poems, and songs by many children, in conversation with Kiilu Nyasha, about their experiences in society, encounters with racism and sexism. The children of diverse ages and cultures.
Out of the Mouths of Babes 2 Out of the Mouths of Babes 2
Call Number: FI 242Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Anecdotes, poems, and songs by many children, in conversation with Kiilu Nyasha, about their experiences in society, encounters with racism and sexism. The children of diverse ages and cultures.