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

Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Gulf War Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Gulf War
Publisher: Arab Gay Men; Dykes and Gay Guys Emergency ResponseFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Advertisement for event on the parallel's between people's liberation in the Middle East and the Gay/Lesbian liberation movement.
Dykes and Fags Come Out... Against Racism Dykes and Fags Come Out... Against Racism
Publisher: Dykes and Gay Guys Emergency ResponseFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Flyer on Anti-Racist, Anti-colonialist educational points.
Who's attack ing who? Blow the whistle on Urban Genocide! Who's attack ing who? Blow the whistle on Urban Genocide!
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Educational flyer on the destruction of black communities in San Francisco.
Women Across the U.S. Join Hands In Solidarity and resistance Women Across the U.S. Join Hands In Solidarity and resistance
Publisher: Bay Area Pledge of ResistanceFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Advertisement for "An evening of women speakers and music in solidarity with Palestinian, Iraqi and Kurdish women."
The International Wages for Housework Campaign The International Wages for Housework Campaign
Publisher: International Wages for Housework CampaignFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Flyer for campaign to reduce violence against women by promoting equal pay and economic independence for all women.
Determined to Kill a Field Nigger Determined to Kill a Field Nigger
Publisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Assata Shakur
Chronology of the State of New Jerseys attempts to convict Assata Shakur.
The New York Three The New York Three
Format: FlyerCollection: New York 3
Flyer soliciting support for the NY3 and encouraging folks to write to the three political prisoners.
6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson 6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson
Publisher: August 21 CoalitionFormat: FlyerCollection: George Jackson
Free Dhoruba Bin Wahad Free Dhoruba Bin Wahad
Format: FlyerCollection: Dhoruba Bin Wahad
Free Bobby/Free Huey Flyer Free Bobby/Free Huey Flyer
Publisher: Black Panther Party for Self Defense - Emeryville BranchFormat: FlyerCollection: Black Panther Party Articles From the 1970s