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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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The Case of the New York Three The Case of the New York Three
Publisher: New York Three Freedom CampaignFormat: MonographCollection: New York 3
Why are these men three of the longest held political prisoners in the United States; Denial of a fair trial; Denial of impartial post-trial reviews of conviction; COINTELPRO uses the media: CBS docu-drama; Work to free the New York Three.
New York 3 Update New York 3 Update
Author: Herman BellDate: 6/1997Volume Number: JuneFormat: MonographCollection: New York 3
Table of Contents include: Background; Illegal tactics used to convict the NY3; Why are we treated this way; How we've spent our time since 1986 update; Current attack on our illegal conviction; What you can do to help overturn our conviction.
New Afrikan/Black Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War: Conditions of Confinement New Afrikan/Black Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War: Conditions of Confinement
Author: Jill Soffiyah ElijahFormat: MonographCollection: New Afrikan Prisoners
Essay on the conditions of confinement for New Afrikan/Black political prisoners and prisoners of war. 1 copy with handwritten notes
History of RAM - Revolutionary Action Movement History of RAM - Revolutionary Action Movement
Author: Akbar Muhammad AhmadYear: 1979Format: MonographCollection: Revolutionary Action Movement RAM
Introduction, Early Beginnings, Development of RAM into a National Organization, Malcolm X and RAM, Organizational Activities of RAM 1964-1965, Organizational Activities 1966-1968, Dissolution of RAM, Conclusion.
Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners
Publisher: December 12th Movement International SecretariatYear: 1994Format: MonographCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Historical Persepctive on Political Prisoners and POWs from the Black Liberation Movement being held in the US. Includes profiles on political prisoners and the Geneva Convention Regulations as related to prisoners of war.
Prisoners of War: The Case of the New York Three Prisoners of War: The Case of the New York Three
Publisher: Friends of the New York 3Format: MonographCollection: New York 3
Contains information about the NY3, background to the case and why the states case is phony and statements from Herman, Jalil and Albert.
Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/14/1992Volume Number: 14-OctFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Verdict of the 1992 Tribunal- English
Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/1992Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Program from the 1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the United States. Includes information on the event, political prisoners and sponsors.
Dissing the Discovery Dissing the Discovery
Authors: Meg Starr and Barbara ZellerYear: 1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
U.S. PPs and POWs De-Celebrate the Columbus Quincentenary and affirm 500 years of resistance. With contributions from Sundiata Acoli,Marilyn Buck, Mark Cook, Edwin Cortes, Elizam Escobar, Larry Giddings, David Gilbert, Jaan Laaman, Mondo Langa, Ray Levasseaur, Alberto Rodriguez, and updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal, Norma Jean Croy,and Leonard Peltier
Liberation Will Come from a Black Thing Liberation Will Come from a Black Thing
Author: James FormanYear: 1968Format: MonographCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Taken from a speech given at the Western Regional Black Youth Conference, held in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 23, 1967.