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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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Breakthrough Breakthrough
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1982Volume Number: Vol. 6-1 SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorial: Defend the October 20th Freedom Fighters! P. 1 - Editorial: Palestine Will Be Free! P. 8 - Building Strategic Alliances:National Liberation inside the U.S. Imperialist State, Ahmed Obafemi, Natl Committee to Defend New Afrikan Freedom Fighters p. 17 - They are watching Assata's Daughter (poem) p. 24 - Mexico and Revolution in the Americas p. 26 - Lessons of Lares, Jose Lopez, Natl Coordinator, Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional p. 33 - "We Are a Nation at War" Interview with NAPO p. 43 - Build the National Conference Against Repression and Fascism, Denver (inside back cover)
Arm the Spirit Arm the Spirit
Publisher: Regional Young Adult ProjectYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 11 April-MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prison Newspapers
Articles include: National demonstrations to free the Pontiac Brothers!, Namibia will be Free, Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Respond to Sedition Charges, Peltier
Arm the Spirit Arm the Spirit
Publisher: Regional Young Adult ProjectYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 12 July-AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prison Newspapers
Cover Stories: Pontiac Brothers Acquitted; Atlanta Means Genocide
Crossroads: Contemporary Political Analysis & Left Dialogue Crossroads: Contemporary Political Analysis & Left Dialogue
Publisher: CrossroadsYear: 1993Volume Number: No. 31 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
A Salute to Latinas in the Arts; Inside this Issue: "For an Art of Resistance"; Feminist Visions; "We're Still Invisible"; Mexican Themes in Dance, Film, Teatro; Artist Proocateur; Turning It Around; Cry from the Borderlands; Monica Palacios: "Latin Lezbo Comic".
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1997Volume Number: Vol. 31-3 November-DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Still Paying: Ten Years After Debt Crisis. Plus Venezuela: The Politics of Privatization; Hawaii: Stirrings in the Colony; Anniversary Essay on Socialism
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1997Volume Number: Vol. 30-4 January-FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Contesting Mexico. Plus Anniversary Essay on Democracy; Latin America and Caribbean Resource Guide
NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1972Volume Number: Vol.6-3 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
A New Stage in the Mexican Struggle: Interview with a Political Exile; Latin American Christians in the Liberation Struggle: Chile, Dominican Republic, Argentina; Miami Company Employing Ex-Marines or Training Members of the Haitian Forces; US Military and Police Assistance Programs.
NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 8-1 JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Golden Ghetto: The American Colony In Mexico. Plus Terror Schools and Arm Sales
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-10 October 26Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Pig Power Structure Uptight: Revolutionary Students Confront Pigs Around the World
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1969Volume Number: Vol. 2-19 January 4Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: 1969- Year of the Panther