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

Rape, Racism and the White Womens Movement: An Answer to Susan Brownmiller Rape, Racism and the White Womens Movement: An Answer to Susan Brownmiller
Author: Allison EdwardsPublisher: Sojourner Truth OrganizationFormat: MonographCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
A critique of Against Our Will and the tendency it represents. Also, a call for a new form of womens movement with a theoritical and programatic approach that will help women build a base powerful enough to begin to change society in such a way as will some day end the oppression of women, including the crime of rape.
From Soledad to San Quentin From Soledad to San Quentin
Publisher: Prison Solidarity CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: San Quentin Six
A history of California prison organizing in the early 1970s.
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"
Stop the Grand Jury! Defeat the Federal Rico Indictment! Stop the Grand Jury! Defeat the Federal Rico Indictment!
Publisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationFormat: MonographCollection: May 19th Communist Organization
Why this indictment?; The FBIs Offensive; RICO- Who Sets the Terms?;Stop FBI Repression- Stop the RICO Grand Jury
Principles of Unity Principles of Unity
Publisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationFormat: MonographCollection: May 19th Communist Organization
What we Believe and What we Do
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
I. The Heart of Whiteness I. The Heart of Whiteness
Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Article about American racism, colonialism
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.
A Call for Justice: The Case of the N.Y. 3 A Call for Justice: The Case of the N.Y. 3
Publisher: The Joint Staff for JusticeFormat: MonographCollection: New York 3
Table of Contents include: Who are the New York Three and how have they been denied a fair trial; How have they been denied an impartial review of their convictions; Why are they being treated this way; Why work to Free the New York Three; What can you do to help.