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

World Renowned Humanitarians Met With Peltier in Prison World Renowned Humanitarians Met With Peltier in Prison
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeDate: 2/18/2000Volume Number: 18-FebFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
Press Release discussing the a meeting between Rigoberta Menchu Tom, Jennifer Harbury and Leonard Peltier. A representative from Amnesty International also attended the meeting.
American Indian Movement Calls for a Demonstration to Free Leonard Peltier American Indian Movement Calls for a Demonstration to Free Leonard Peltier
Publisher: American Indian Movement CaliforniaDate: 3/20/1996Volume Number: 20-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
The American Indian Movement and Earth First call for a day of action and civil disobedience to force the US government to free Leonard Peltier.
Parole Denied to Leonard Peltier: 3-20-96 Parole Denied to Leonard Peltier: 3-20-96
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeDate: 3/20/1996Volume Number: 20-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
Press Release with text from Leonard's letter of parole denial, commentary on the decision and how you can voice your outrage.
Emergency Press Release Re: Peltiers Parole Emergency Press Release Re: Peltiers Parole
Publisher: Leonard Peltier Defense CommitteeDate: 3/7/1996Volume Number: 7-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
Press Release attempting to galvanize support around Leonard receiving a positive recommendation from a parole hearing officer.
Urgent Appeal for Help- Leonard Peltier Assulted and Transfered Urgent Appeal for Help- Leonard Peltier Assulted and Transfered
Publisher: Northwest Leonard Peltier Support NetworkFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
Information on the mistreatment of Leonard Peltier in prison
Urgent Appeal-Leonard Peltier Goes Back to the Parole Board Next Month Urgent Appeal-Leonard Peltier Goes Back to the Parole Board Next Month
Publisher: Northwest Leonard Peltier Support NetworkFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
How you can support Leonard Peltier during his next hearing at the Parole Board
Amnesty International Press Release Amnesty International Press Release
Publisher: Amnesty InternationalDate: 10/10/1985Volume Number: 10-OctFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Leonard Peltier
Amnesty International press release regarding the US District Courts' denial of a new trial for Leonard Peltier.
My Refusal to Remain Silent: A Press Release of the SHU My Refusal to Remain Silent: A Press Release of the SHU
Publisher: South Chicago ABCFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Statement from an Indiana SHU
Assata Bulletin Assata Bulletin
Publisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeDate: 3/7/1977Volume Number: 7-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Assata Shakur
Information Includes: Demonstration of Black Solidarity with Assata; Campus Support for Assata Grows; Attempt to Silence Black Lawyers; Legal Update.
Assata Bulletin Assata Bulletin
Publisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeDate: 10/1974Volume Number: OctoberFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Assata Shakur
Attacks on Assata Continue