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

Negroes with Guns Negroes with Guns
Author: Robert F. WilliamsPublisher: Third World PressYear: 1973Format: BookCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Black Crusader: A Biography of Robert F. Williams Black Crusader: A Biography of Robert F. Williams
Author: Robert Carl CohenPublisher: Lyle Stuart, INC.Year: 1972Format: BookCollection: Robert F. Williams!
The Making of Black Revolutionaries: A Personal Account The Making of Black Revolutionaries: A Personal Account
Author: James FormanPublisher: The Macmillan CompanyYear: 1972Format: BookCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Contains chapters about Robert F. Williams and his significance and impact on other Black revolutionaries.
Negroes with Guns Negroes with Guns
Author: Robert F. WilliamsPublisher: Marzani and MunsellYear: 1962Format: BookCollection: Robert F. Williams!
In Monroe, North Carolina, a Negro community organized armed self-defense against the racist violence of the Ku Klux Klan. This is the story of Monroe by its leader, Robert F. Williams.
Remerica Amerika Remerica Amerika
Author: Juan SanchezYear: 1992Volume Number: Sep 8-Oct 30Format: BookCollection: 1992 Tribunal
The House That Herman Built The House That Herman Built
Authors: Jackie Sumell and Herman WallacePublisher: merz&solitudeYear: 2006Format: BookCollection: Angola 3
Writings and images by the Angola 3
The Arabs in Israel 1948-1966 The Arabs in Israel 1948-1966
Author: Sabri JiryisPublisher: The Institute for Palestine StudiesYear: 1969Format: BookCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
This book is concerned with the living conditions of the Palestine Arabs, both Christian and Muslim, who remained in territories invaded by the Israelis in the 1948 Palestine War and held throughout the period 1948-1966.
Notes from a New Afrikan POW Journal Notes from a New Afrikan POW Journal
Publisher: Spear and Shield - New Afrikan Prisoners OrganizationYear: 1986Format: BookCollection: New Afrikan Prisoners Organization
Compendium of books one through seven.