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

Statements of Robert F. Williams (Part 3) Statements of Robert F. Williams (Part 3)
Publisher: US Government Printing OfficeDate: 3/25/1970Volume Number: 25-MarFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Hearings before the subcommittee to investigate the administration of the internal security act and other internal security laws
Testimony of Robert F. Williams (Part 1) Testimony of Robert F. Williams (Part 1)
Publisher: US Government Printing OfficeDate: 2/16/1970Volume Number: 16-FebFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Hearings before the subcommittee to investigate the administration of the internal security act and other internal security laws
Statements of Robert F. Williams (Part 2) Statements of Robert F. Williams (Part 2)
Publisher: US Government Printing OfficeDate: 3/24/1970Volume Number: 24-MarFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Hearings before the subcommittee to investigate the administration of the internal security act and other internal security laws
International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights
Publisher: United Nations General AssemblyDate: 12/16/1966Volume Number: 16-DecFormat: Government DocumentCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI) of 16 December 1966.
The FBI's Covert Action Program to Destroy the Black Panther Party The FBI's Covert Action Program to Destroy the Black Panther Party
Publisher: US House of RepresentativesFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Black Panther Party general
Introduction; The effort to promote violence between the Black Panther Party and other well-armed potentially violent organizations; the effort to disrupt the Black Panther Party by promoting internal dissention; Covert efforts to undermine support of the Black Panther Party and to destroy the party's public image; cooperation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local police departments in disrupting the Black Panther Party.
The Symbionese Liberation Army: A Study prepared for the Use of the Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives The Symbionese Liberation Army: A Study prepared for the Use of the Committee on Internal Security House of Representatives
Publisher: US Government Printing OfficeDate: 2/18/1974Volume Number: 18-FebFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This report by the United States Government provides information about events committed by the SLA and provides information about the members.
The Return of Lobotomy and Psychosurgery The Return of Lobotomy and Psychosurgery
Author: Hon. Cornelius E. GallagherPublisher: The Congressional RecordYear: 1972Volume Number: Vol. 118-26 February 24Format: Government DocumentCollection: Mental Health
The Return of Lobotomy and Psychosurgery