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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.
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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.

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Colonialism in Puerto Rico: News and Articles on: The Environment Militarization Colonialism in Puerto Rico: News and Articles on: The Environment Militarization
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: CompilationCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
A compilation of news articles about the environmental movement in Puerto Rico and its fight with the US military, multinational corporations, rampant industrialization and the tourism industry.
War on the War Makers: documents and communiques from the West German Left War on the War Makers: documents and communiques from the West German Left
Publisher: John Brown Book ClubDate: 6/1983Volume Number: JuneFormat: CompilationCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Anti-NATO demonstration in Berlin, June 11, 1982, summary of a brochure by autonomous and anti-imerialst groups in West Germany; Communiques from the German Armed Movement: attack on U.S. Air Force/NATO headquarters in Ramstein, Red Army Faction, Aug. 31, 1981; Tires Slashed on U.S. government cars in Frankfurt; Assassination Attempt on NATO Commander, U.S. General Kroesen, Red Army Faction, Sept. 29, 1981; War on Imperialist War by Women Against Imperialist War, Hamburg, West Germany; Political Internment in the FRG: Helga Roos Sentenced to 5 Years
Questions for the next study on anti-imperialist women in the US Questions for the next study on anti-imperialist women in the US
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: CompilationCollection: Women Against Imperialism
On organizing a militant anti-imperialist women's movement.
Women Against Imperialism Discussion Series Women Against Imperialism Discussion Series
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: SpringFormat: CompilationCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Main Themes: Women's bodies in the 90s, the military and women, Zionism, Palestine, antisemitism, women and activism.
Nazi Skins Active in San Francisco Nazi Skins Active in San Francisco
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1988Format: CompilationCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
examples of Nazi skinhead flyers, JBAKC press release
Conspiracy of Voices Conspiracy of Voices
Authors: Marilyn Buck, Linda Evans, Susan Rosenburg, Laura WhitehornPublisher: Women in Support of Political PrisonersYear: 1990Format: CompilationCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Poetry, Writings and Art of the Resistance Conspiracy Case
Break De Chains Break De Chains
Publisher: National Committee for the Defense of Jo Anne Chesimard and Clark SquireYear: 1973Format: CompilationCollection: BLA
The Web of Death & Struggle: The Genesis of California's Political Trials The Web of Death & Struggle: The Genesis of California's Political Trials
Author: Karen WaldPublisher: Alternative Features ServiceYear: 1972Format: CompilationCollection: San Quentin Six
Puerto Rico: Showcase of Oppression Puerto Rico: Showcase of Oppression
Publisher: Centro Social Juan XXIII & PRISA & Latin America Publications ServiceFormat: CompilationCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
A folder that contains monographs to educate the American public about colonialism in Puerto Rico and generate support for the Puerto Rican independence struggle. Each complete set was sold for $2.50 and contained 6 books.
Interviews with Felix "Carmelo" Matta Interviews with Felix "Carmelo" Matta
Publisher: MLNYear: 1989Format: CompilationCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
Interviews with Vieques activist Felix "Carmelo" Matta.