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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.

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Greetings of Solidarity Greetings of Solidarity
Publisher: Emergency Committee for Human Rights for Political PrisonersDate: 9/30/1989Volume Number: 30-SepFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
A letter from the Defendants in the 'Resistance Conspiracy Case' petioning for help in the reprinting and distribution of their 'Open Letter to the Progressive Community'. Includes a form for reprinting the letter and donating ad space.
Dear Friends, Greetings of Solidarity Dear Friends, Greetings of Solidarity
Author: Resistance Conspiracy 6Date: 8/15/1990Volume Number: 15-AugFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Open letter to the supporters of the 'Resistance Conspiracy Case' defendants explaining the specifics of the culmination and resolution of their case. Includes a petition for several other Human Rights campaigns and for the release of other political prisoners.
Solidarity Message Solidarity Message
Authors: Alan Berkman, Elizabeth Ann Duke, Susan Rosenberg, Tim Blunk, Linda Evans, Marilyn Jean BuckPublisher: North American anti-imperialist political prisonersDate: 7/1/1985Volume Number: 1-JulFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Solidarity message to anti-imperialist resistance fighters in Puerto Rico from the North American anti-imperialist Political prisioners.
Dear Friends Dear Friends
Authors: Laura Whitehorn, Marilyn Buck, Susan Rosenberg, Linda Evans, Timothy BlunkFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Listed "Not for Publication". This is a letter from most of the defendants in the 'Resistance Conspiracy Case' explaining their decision to accept a plea bargin and detailing each member's specific resolution and circumstance, as well as the position of anti-imperialist political prisoners in general.
New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend
Publisher: New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter soliciting support for the NY3
Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters
Publisher: Fela & NazapaFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Call to US Commission on Civil Rights: Justice for Leonard Peltier Call to US Commission on Civil Rights: Justice for Leonard Peltier
Publisher: Media Island International and Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Leonard Peltier
Letter asking supporters to write to the USCCR to do an investigation of Leonard Peltiers trial and conviction. Sample letter included.
An Urgent Call for Activists An Urgent Call for Activists
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Leonard Peltier
Letter urging receipants to participate in the civil disobedience campaign organized by the National Committee for Nonviolence Civil Disobedience to Free Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier Freedom Forum Leonard Peltier Freedom Forum
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Freedom Campaign, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, American University Washington Internship for Native StudentsDate: 4/1996Volume Number: AprilFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Leonard Peltier
Letter urging receipants to attend events planned in Washington DC in support of Leonard Peltiers release.
Leonard Peltier is an Innocent Man and Deserves Freedom! Leonard Peltier is an Innocent Man and Deserves Freedom!
Publisher: Big Mountain Support CommitteeDate: 3/9/1990Volume Number: 9-MarFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Leonard Peltier
Letter urging support in 1990 for obtaining Leonard Peltiers release.