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

The Black Voice The Black Voice
Publisher: The Black VoiceVolume Number: Vol. 5-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Freedomways Freedomways
Publisher: FreedomwaysYear: 1971Volume Number: Vol. 11-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Awakening of a Dragon Awakening of a Dragon
Publisher: Black Community News LetterYear: 1975Volume Number: Vol. 13 JulyFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Blacknews Blacknews
Volume Number: Vol. 4 No 5Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrika
It Happened in New York It Happened in New York
Publisher: New York Amsterdamn NewsYear: 2005-2006Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrika
Special issue about slavery in New York.
World Wind: International Black Newspaper World Wind: International Black Newspaper
Publisher: The World Win NewsVolume Number: Vol. 1-3Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrika
World Wind: International Black Newspaper World Wind: International Black Newspaper
Publisher: The World Win NewsVolume Number: Vol. 1-1Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrika
Voices in Black: Focus on Prisoners and Reparations Voices in Black: Focus on Prisoners and Reparations
Publisher: Voices in BlackYear: 2005Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrika
Mission Statement: The Voices in Black newsletter telegraphs current news, views, announcements, and whatever else furthers communication to strengthen our communities.
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationVolume Number: Vol. 4-1 January/FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
Cover Stories: Howard Beach White Racist Mob Kill Black Man; Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children's Case KKK Implicated.
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationVolume Number: Vol. 4-2 September/OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
Cover Story: Garvey and Biko Live in the Peoples Struggle Long Live the Rising Star of Afrikan Independence and Socialism. Inside: Principles & Programme of Action of the New Afrikan People's Organization; History is a Weapon!; New Afrikans Face Setback in White Racist Battle Creek Courts; Dope is death; Wanted: Revolutionary Leadership Needed for New Afrikan Youth; On New Afrikan Women and Violence; The Lancer controversy and Environmental Racism; New Afrikans Must Exercise Our Human Right to Self-Defense!; Dennis Rodman & Isiah Thomas Confront the Myth of the Great White Hope; Why We Use New Afrikan; Why We Say "Free The Land!"; Napo Honors and carried on the Legacy of Malcolm X; The Namibian Story; New Afrikan Freedom Fighter; Operation Eagle Claw; This Will be a Free The Land Case!