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

The Julian Theatre presents S'Kotiphola The Julian Theatre presents S'Kotiphola
Author: Selaelo MarediPublisher: The Julian TheatreDate: 6/15/1985Volume Number: 15-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Announcing new musical on South African Life at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, benefit for Campaign to Shut Down South African Airways
In Commemoration of his Life: Don Juan Antonio Corretjer 1908-1985 In Commemoration of his Life: Don Juan Antonio Corretjer 1908-1985
Publisher: MLN Comite Nacional Pro-Libertad Prisioneros de Guerra Puertorriquenos Prairie Fire Organizing Committee New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismYear: 1985Volume Number: 3-FebFormat: FlyerCollection: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional
Announcement to a tribute to Don Juan Antonio Corretjer. Don Juan Antonio Corretjer 1908-1985.Commemorative Program with Poetry, Music, & Film at the Women\'s Building in San Francisco.
Film & Discussion: Crossroads/South Africa Film & Discussion: Crossroads/South Africa
Publisher: Campaign to Shut Down Air ApartheidDate: 3/31/1985Volume Number: 31-MarFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Event at Valencia Rose re: Crossroads squatters in South Africa
!Hacia un Grito de Lares Sin Prisioneros de Guerra ni Prisioneros Politicos! !Hacia un Grito de Lares Sin Prisioneros de Guerra ni Prisioneros Politicos!
Authors: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism.Publisher: MLN-PR, Partido Socialista Puertorriqueno, (PSP)Year: 1985Volume Number: 20-SepFormat: FlyerCollection: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional
Introduction of Jose Luis_ a 24 year old independientist _ to speak at a cultural event dedicated to Don Juan Antonio Corretjer and celebrating \"el Grito de Lares\"
Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action Stop the Marion lockdown: A conference for education and action
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for conference commemorating the second anniversary of the Marion Prison Lockdown to be held at People's Church, Chicago, IL.
Stop the Marion Lockdown Stop the Marion Lockdown
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1985Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer advertising protest on 4/19/1985 at Lexington and Marion.
A Call to Action A Call to Action
Publisher: Bay Area Free South Africa MovementDate: 3/8/1985Volume Number: 8-MarFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
On International Women's Day, a ceremonial passbook burning and film "You Have Struck A Rock"
Art Against Apartheid Art Against Apartheid
Publisher: United Nations Center against ApartheidDate: 2/28/1985Volume Number: 28-FebFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Africa Festival Calendar listing art exhibitions in San Francisco, proceeds going to "Liberation movements of Southern Africa"
Emergency Demonstration Emergency Demonstration
Publisher: Campaign to Shut Down South African Airways, Freedom Rising Africa Solidarity CommitteeDate: 8/17/1985Volume Number: 17-AugFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Calling for demonstration in San Francisco against South African Airways
Down With South African Airways Down With South African Airways
Publisher: Freedom Rising! Africa Solidarity CommitteeDate: 1/14/1985Volume Number: 14-JanFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Calling for demo of South African Airways, 360 Post, SF, as part of movement against apartheid