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

Anarchist Black Cross Network Anarchist Black Cross Network
Publisher: Break The Chains CollectiveYear: 2003Volume Number: Summer No. 2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Joint Publication between Break The Chains and Anarchist Black Cross
Anarchist Black Cross Network Newsletter Anarchist Black Cross Network Newsletter
Publisher: South Chicago ABC Zine DistroYear: 2004Volume Number: Winter/SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Prison Action News Prison Action News
Publisher: Anarchist Black CrossYear: 2011Volume Number: Vol. 4-1 JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Table of Contents: Groups and Programs; The Almighty Pen and Paper: Grievances and Legal Work; Solidarity: Working Across the Bars; Direct Action/ Non-Compliance; Updates on Continuous Resistance
Arm the Spirit Arm the Spirit
Publisher: Haight - Ashbury Arts WorkshopYear: 1982Volume Number: No. 14 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prison Newspapers
Articles include: Support New African Freedom Fighters; The Necessity of Armed Fighters; From Sekou Odinga- New Afrikan Prisoner of War
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 1/1982Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on the murder of Augustin Muniz and other attacks by police in Park Slope, January's month of solidarity with African Liberation, SCAN, and the Solomon Brown case.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 7/1981Volume Number: JulyFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with articles about establishing a New Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day on July 18th, police aggression and SCAN activites, Assata Shakur, SWAPO, Puerto Rican POWs, book review for "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa", Young People's Program's mural project, and an editorial from The New Afrikan.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 10/1981Volume Number: OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter featuring articles on the Azanian liberation movement, the Anti-Springboks Five, Native American Sovereignty and the encampment at Yellow Thunder, Park Slope's "anti-drug" campaign, women and police intimidation, and the Chairman of P.A.C.'s visit to Harlem.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 2/1981Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on Mayor Ed Koch's Police policies, SCAN and the Fox and Agrillo case. Also includes information on SWAPO and the Dollars for Bullets campaign, the Pontiac brothers case and the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee National Day of Action in Washington D.C. for the Reagan inauguration.
The Crusader Monthly Newsletter The Crusader Monthly Newsletter
Author: Robert F. WilliamsYear: 1962Volume Number: Vol. 3-9 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Afro-Americans & Slick John Kennedy
The Crusader Monthly Newsletter The Crusader Monthly Newsletter
Author: Robert F. WilliamsYear: 1963Volume Number: Vol. 4-6 FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Radio Free Dixie -On The Air The Following Commentary Is From A Broadcast By Robert F.Williams Over -Radio Free Dixie, Havana, Cuba.