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

Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner
Call Number: CD 011Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This CD is visual, NO SOUND, of paintings, poetry, essays of Tom Manning, political prisoner held at the making in Springfield, MO medical detention center (a federal prison) in 2002. Note that this can only be viewed on a PC, P II or better with W95,98 or XP operating system. Will not open on NT or W2000.
There was never toture in my country There was never toture in my country
Call Number: CD 035Format: CDProducers: Frances EmleyCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Documentary on Chilean Torture during and after the coup in 1973. Actuality is limited. Testimonies are read.
Interviews: Angela Davis, David Hilliard Interviews: Angela Davis, David Hilliard
Date: 3/19/2001Call Number: CD 037Format: CDProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interviews with Angela Davis (3/19/01) and David Hilliard (3/22/01) for Prisons on Fire CD
Mazi Jamal: an interview Mazi Jamal: an interview
Date: 3/15/2000Call Number: CD 039Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview with Mazi Jamal made in Los Angeles in March 2000 about his father, Mumia Abu Jamal.
Mazi Jamal: an interview Mazi Jamal: an interview
Date: 3/15/2000Call Number: CD 040Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview with Mazi Jamal made in Los Angeles in March 2000 about his father, Mumia Abu Jamal. Spot advertising same
Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Date: 4/29/2000Call Number: CD 043Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Mumia Abu Jamal’s statement to “Celebrate the Children of Resistance” Berkeley Community Theater, April 29, 2000.
Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Date: 4/29/2000Call Number: CD 044Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Mumia Abu Jamal’s statement to “Celebrate the Children of Resistance” Berkeley Community Theater, April 29, 2000.
Presente Presente
Call Number: CD 077Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
A series of statements, poems, spoken word and music about various prisoners, political prisoners and prisoners of war. Two of Marilyn Buck’s poems, “After the Wave” and “Blues for Shaka”, tracks 16 and 17, were set to music on this CD. These two cuts were also used on the Freedom Archives CD Wild Poppies.
Freedom & Security Freedom & Security
Date: 1/1/1951Call Number: CD 082Format: CDProducers: KPFACollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
On-air symposium at KPFA in 1951 about the imprisonment of two Communist Party USA officials. Participants: Lew Hill (Founder of Pacifica), Reverend Ray Cope (Unitarian minister, Berkeley), Larry Sears (Berkeley Law Professor).
Interview with Hugo Pinell Part 1 Interview with Hugo Pinell Part 1
Date: 4/19/2001Call Number: CD 140Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interview done with Hugo Pinell in Pelican Bay in April of 2001.