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

Respects to Comrade George Jackson from a 71 San Quentin Prison Rebel Respects to Comrade George Jackson from a 71 San Quentin Prison Rebel
Author: Luis TalamantezPublisher: Peoples TribuneDate: 9/1991Volume Number: SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: George Jackson
The following excerpted article commemorates the 20th anniversary of George Jacksons assasination at California's San Quentin Prison Aug. 21, 1971.
Protest for Black Panther Protest for Black Panther
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 7/10/1991Volume Number: 10-JulFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Original Article
Jailhouse Lawyer Jailhouse Lawyer
Author: Victoria StewartPublisher: Suttertown NewsYear: 1991Format: ArticleCollection: Prisoners Union
Article clipping from March 14-21, 1991 issue.
US and Brittan Continue to Harass 'Boston Three' US and Brittan Continue to Harass 'Boston Three'
Publisher: People's TribuneYear: 1991Format: ArticleCollection: Irish Republican Army
Reproduction of 4/15/1991 article
FBI Raid INA National Office FBI Raid INA National Office
Author: Linda A. DixonPublisher: The Irish PeopleYear: 1991Format: ArticleCollection: Irish Republican Army
Reproduction of 5/25/1991 article.
US Irish resistance US Irish resistance
Author: William HughesPublisher: The Irish PeopleYear: 1991Format: ArticleCollection: Irish Republican Army
Reproduction of 5/18/1991 article.
Jailed Cubans in Legal Limbo Jailed Cubans in Legal Limbo
Author: David SnyderPublisher: New Orleans Time PcayuueYear: 1991Format: ArticleCollection: Cuban Prisoners
Reproduction
Lifelong Hunt for Justice Lifelong Hunt for Justice
Author: Joan SmithPublisher: San Francisco ExaminerDate: 6/23/1991Volume Number: 23-JunFormat: ArticleCollection: Norma Jean Croy
Article about case of Norma Jean Croy
The U.S. Government Policy and Practice of Political Imprisonment is Designed to Intimidate The U.S. Government Policy and Practice of Political Imprisonment is Designed to Intimidate
Author: Naomi ThiersPublisher: SojournersDate: 5/1991Volume Number: MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Political Prisoners- General Info
Pratt's Lawyers Say They Have New Evidence Pratt's Lawyers Say They Have New Evidence
Author: Seth RosenfieldPublisher: San Francisco ExaminerDate: 6/3/1991Volume Number: 3-JunFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Reproduction of article