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

Breakthrough Breakthrough
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 18-2 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorial: Put Your Left Foot Forward; 501 Blues: Boycotting Levi's; Health Care Rationing: The Slippery Slope; Across the Borderline; Close-Up in Black and White; Bosnia: As the World Turns Its Back; Pounds for Money; Sister Spirit; Letters from Our Readers; Haiti on the Brink interview with Max Blanchet; Write Through the Walls
Pelican Bay Prison Express Pelican Bay Prison Express
Publisher: Pelican Bay Information ProjectYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 2-4 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Pelican Bay
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1994Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
40th Anniversary of the Attack on Congress/ 14th Anniversary of the Capture of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War. Inside: Editorial; 40 Years Later, the Nation Lives; Viva Puerto Rico Libre!; Message from Alberto Rodriguez; How Much Must we Wait? In Our Eyes, our fathers are Heroes; More Than Fourteen years in Prison; an Interview with Luis Nieves Falcon; Thirteen Years Older with no Oscar; Update
Crossroad: A New Afrikan Captured Combatant Newsletter Crossroad: A New Afrikan Captured Combatant Newsletter
Publisher: Spear and Shield PublicationsYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 5 No 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Crossroad
Black Panthers of the 90s - Reincarnation of Radicalism Black Panthers of the 90s - Reincarnation of Radicalism
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 8/29/1994Volume Number: August 29Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Contemporary Articles and Newsletters
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East
Publisher: Najda NewsletterYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 34Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Connexions:Asia: Women Arise Connexions:Asia: Women Arise
Publisher: Peoples Translation ServicesYear: 1994Volume Number: No. 46Format: PeriodicalCollection: Connexions
A look at Asian women as they take control of their economic, political, and personal lives. It features articles on lesbianism in Asia, literacy, prostitution, politics, and religion.
Black Panthers of the 90s - Reincarnation of Radicalism Black Panthers of the 90s - Reincarnation of Radicalism
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 8/29/1994Volume Number: 29-AugFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party general
Crossroad: A New Afrikan Captured Combatant Newsletter Crossroad: A New Afrikan Captured Combatant Newsletter
Publisher: Spear and Shield PublicationsYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 5 No 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Crossroad
Que Ondee Sola Que Ondee Sola
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaYear: 1994Volume Number: Vol. 24-12 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
On the 40th Anniversary of the Attack on Congress