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

Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 6/4/1998Call Number: JH 569Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Francisco Herrera, cuento "Como consiguio sus espinas al Queshque"
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 11/19/1998Call Number: JH 577Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Piri Thomas, Buena Vista social club, pablo neruda, Roberto
Making Magic In The World: Maya Angelou with Michael Toms Making Magic In The World: Maya Angelou with Michael Toms
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: KP 121Format: CassetteProducers: New DimentionsCollection: Black Arts
In this moving and heartfelt discussion between best-selling author Maya Angelou and New Dimensions’ radio host Michael Toms, you will "travel" with Ms. Angelou as she weaves a rich tapestry of her life's journey from the Deep South to the heart of Africa and back again. This gifted storyteller poignantly shares the memories of the mentors and teachers who have profoundly influenced her life – those who have shown her how to make magic in the world.
Moving Onward: From Racial Division to Class Unity Moving Onward: From Racial Division to Class Unity
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: KP 125Format: CassetteProducers: League of Revolutionaries for a New AmericaCollection: General materials
Nelson Peery and Brooke Heagerty explore the roots of racism and how racism is used as the excuse for economic exploitation. Heagerty and Peery are co-authors of the book "Moving Onward: From Racial Division to Class Unity. (2 cassettes boxed)
Massacre Rally Massacre Rally
Date: 1/11/1998Call Number: CV 118Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rally on 24th and Mission in San Francisco commemorating indigenous people massacared in Acteal, Chiapas.
The impact of the drug war on women The impact of the drug war on women
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: PM 357Format: CassetteCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
UC Berkeley presentation on how drug laws affect women. Gus Smith talks about the experience of his daughter, Kemba Smith. Kemba was sentenced to 20-years because of her involvement with her boyfriend, Peter Hall, who was a drug dealer. Although see had never sold or even used drugs she was convicted of conspiracy. Also focuses heavily on the subject of mandatory sentences
Jade Crown Interview Jade Crown Interview
Date: 4/27/1998Call Number: PM 376Format: CassetteProducers: Prison Action CommiitteeProgram: On the OutsideCollection: Prisons - Youth
Youth activist who is a member of the Prison Action Committee in Olympia, Washington speaks about youth encounters with enforcement agencies and a magazine she has begun called "Bad Kids."
David Goldberg Interview David Goldberg Interview
Date: 4/26/1998Call Number: PM 377Format: CassetteProducers: Prison Action CommitteeProgram: On the OutsideCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Interview with former prisoner and current prison activist who primarily discusses the problems of re-entering society after prison.