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

Geronimo Pratt: Frame-Up Exposed Geronimo Pratt: Frame-Up Exposed
Author: U.S. Congressman Ronald V. DellumsFormat: MonographCollection: Black Panther Party general
Includes news articles from Los Angeles Times: "FBI Informant an Issue in New Trial for Ex-Panther"; "FBI Involvement in Pratt Case Disclosed"; FBI Inquiry on Pratt"; "Pratt Prosecutor Denies Knowing of Report by FBI"; "Black Panther to Seek New Trial in Murder"; "Panther to Seek New Trial"
You Have Touched the Women, You Have Struck a Rock You Have Touched the Women, You Have Struck a Rock
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: MonographCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
One-page publication explaining South African women's struggles
Crossroads/Berkeley Crossroads/Berkeley
Publisher: Freedom Rising! Africa Solidarity CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Re: cops attacking Berkeley "shantytown"
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.
On the correlation between the Willie Lynch method and the Debriefing Process On the correlation between the Willie Lynch method and the Debriefing Process
Author: J. Heshima DenhamPublisher: Democracy ProjectFormat: MonographCollection: Torture
Statement on the release of prisoners Statement on the release of prisoners
Format: MonographCollection: United Prisoners Union
unsigned statement regarding the release of prisoners
Genocide Waged Against the Black Nation Through Behavior Modification/Orchestrated by Counterinsurgency and Low-Intensity Warfare in the US Penal System Genocide Waged Against the Black Nation Through Behavior Modification/Orchestrated by Counterinsurgency and Low-Intensity Warfare in the US Penal System
Authors: Mutulu Shakur, Anthony X Bradshaw, Malik Dinguswa, Terry D. Long, Mark Cook, Aldofo Matos, James HaskinsFormat: MonographCollection: NAPD
Research paper on genocide waged against the Black Nation through behavior modification in the United States penal system. Presented for consideration by the Research Committee on International Law and Black Freedom Fighters in the United States
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
Marianna - The BOP's Marion for Women Marianna - The BOP's Marion for Women
Format: MonographCollection: Marianna Penitentiary
Essay on the opening of Marianna FCI, FL and the governments efforts to transfer female political prisoners there.
[Personal essay of experience at Marianna FCI Women's Unit.] [Personal essay of experience at Marianna FCI Women's Unit.]
Author: Carol S. ManningFormat: MonographCollection: Marianna Penitentiary
Reproduction of handwritten personal essay