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

Judge Bars U.S. From Isolating Prisoners for Political Beliefs Judge Bars U.S. From Isolating Prisoners for Political Beliefs
Publisher: The New York TimesDate: 7/17/1988Volume Number: 17-JulFormat: ArticleCollection: Lexington Control Unit for Women
Reproduction of original article.
After Twenty-One Years In Palestine, What Has Israel Produced? After Twenty-One Years In Palestine, What Has Israel Produced?
Publisher: Arab Information CenterFormat: ArticleCollection: Arab Information Center
Advertisement in newspaper alerting readers to violation of Palestinian rights
Protest and testimony: Richard Kamler Protest and testimony: Richard Kamler
Author: Donna SchumacherPublisher: SculptureDate: 7/1997Volume Number: JulyFormat: ArticleCollection: Death Penalty/Waiting Room Rick Kamler
Reproduction
The Alchemy of Murder The Alchemy of Murder
Author: Judith CoburnPublisher: LA WeeklyDate: 12/1996Volume Number: DecemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Death Penalty/Waiting Room Rick Kamler
Reproduction
Artist brings Together Victim and Assailant Artist brings Together Victim and Assailant
Author: Joan SmithPublisher: San Francisco ExaminerFormat: ArticleCollection: Death Penalty/Waiting Room Rick Kamler
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Kamler Recieves Soros Fellowship Kamler Recieves Soros Fellowship
Publisher: ArtweekDate: 6/1999Volume Number: JuneFormat: ArticleCollection: Death Penalty/Waiting Room Rick Kamler
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Lessons from COINTELPRO Lessons from COINTELPRO
Author: Peter BohmerPublisher: Works In ProgressYear: 2011Volume Number: Vol. 21-12 AprilFormat: ArticleCollection: Cointelpro
Human Rights for a Special Lady Human Rights for a Special Lady
Authors: Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.Publisher: Civil Rights JournalYear: 1987Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Article on demonstration protest against inhumane treatment of Alejandrina Torres and 5 other Puerto Rican Political Prisoners
Swamped by Racism Swamped by Racism
Author: John BirdPublisher: The Big IssueYear: 2006Volume Number: No. 708 August-SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Angola 3
The plight of three Black American prisoners held in solitary confinement highlights a hidden world within the United States.
Sweet Freedom Sweet Freedom
Author: Eric DexheimerPublisher: Austin American StatesmanVolume Number: 11-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Angola 3
Reproduction of original article