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

Stop Government Repression Stop Government Repression
Publisher: Washington Area Committee for Prisoners' RightsFormat: FlyerCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Flyer about the campiagn to remove the bulletproof wall and surveillance cameras from the trail of the 'Resistance Conspiracy Case".
Free the RNA-11 Free the RNA-11
Publisher: The Moncada Library and May 19th Communist OrganizationFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
A Benefit for the National RNA-11 Defense Committee
The Spook Who Sat by the Door and Potemkin The Spook Who Sat by the Door and Potemkin
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Upcoming films to be shown at the Moncada Library
Free Jomo Come to Court Free Jomo Come to Court
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer urging support for Jomo Joka Omawale
A Luta Continua and Women of Telecommunications Station #6 A Luta Continua and Women of Telecommunications Station #6
Publisher: The Moncada Library and Women's Committee Against GenocideFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Moncada Library film showings with speakers and discussion
Community Bulletin from the Moncada Library Community Bulletin from the Moncada Library
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Informational Bulletin about racist attacks and intimidation by White vigilantes and the Police.
Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters! Forum Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters! Forum
Format: FlyerCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Cultural Program, speakers include: Kwame Kalimara from the National Committee to Defend New Afrikan Freedom Fighters; representative from the Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom Fighters and a representative from the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee.
Justice for battered women: Free Claudia Reddy Justice for battered women: Free Claudia Reddy
Publisher: Compassionate Release Program of the HIV/AIDS in Prison Project; California Coalition for Women PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Violence Against Women
Flyer demanding justice in the case of Claudia Reddy whose crime was defending herself against and killing her abusive husband.
Ahmed Obafemi: Dedicated New Afrikan Grassroots Organizer Ahmed Obafemi: Dedicated New Afrikan Grassroots Organizer
Publisher: New Afrikan InstituteFormat: FlyerCollection: New Afrika
Includes biographical sketch.
Free Kakwirakeron Free Kakwirakeron
Publisher: Free All Political PrisonersYear: 1990Format: FlyerCollection: Native Prisoners
History of Kakwirakeron's (a.k.a. Arthur Montour) arrest and incarceration as well as a demand for his release