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

Zionist Propoganda in the United States: An Analysis Zionist Propoganda in the United States: An Analysis
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: The Fayez A. Sayegh FoundationYear: 1983Format: BookCollection: Anti-Zionist Criticism
Beyond Security: Private Perceptions among Arabs and Israelis Beyond Security: Private Perceptions among Arabs and Israelis
Author: John Edwin MrozPublisher: International Peace AcademyYear: 1980Format: BookCollection: Arab Media
During 1978 and 1979, 175 Arab and Israeli political leaders, diplomats, military officers, educators, businessmen, and journalists participated in a series of off-the-record discussions on the security dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict. An analysis of the contents of the notes taken from those discussions forms the framework for this volume.
The ABCs of Afrika The ABCs of Afrika
Authors: Dunlap, Januari (writer) and Amenhotep, Kwaku (illustrator)Publisher: Julian Richardson Associates: Book and Magazine Distributors of Books about Black PeopleFormat: BookCollection: Africa- General Resources
"This book is written as an aide to Black children in helping them learn their ABC's."
African History in Maps African History in Maps
Authors: M. Kwamena-Poh, J.Tosh, R. Waller and M. TidyPublisher: Longman and Group Limited, EnglandYear: 1982Format: BookCollection: Africa- General Resources
Contains 36 historical maps and accompanying text
Man in the Middle- The Story of Ngugi Kabiro Man in the Middle- The Story of Ngugi Kabiro
Authors: Taped and edited by Don BarnettPublisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1973Format: BookCollection: Africa- General Resources
Life Histories from the Revolution- Kenya, Mau Mau 2