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

Embargo South Africa Not Nicaragua! Embargo South Africa Not Nicaragua!
Publisher: Freedom Rising! Africa Solidarity CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Statement re: Reagan imposing trade embargo against Nicaragua, yet saying sanctions against South Africa won't work
Nuh Washington Biography Nuh Washington Biography
Author: Nuh WashingtonFormat: StatementCollection: New York 3
biography of Nuh Washington
Herman Bell Biography Herman Bell Biography
Author: Herman BellFormat: StatementCollection: New York 3
biography of Herman Bell
Jalil Abdul Muntaquin Biography Jalil Abdul Muntaquin Biography
Author: Jalil Abdul MuntaquinFormat: StatementCollection: New York 3
biography of Jalil Abdul Muntaquin
Method(s) of Placement - Management control Unit (MCU) - Trenton State Prison Method(s) of Placement - Management control Unit (MCU) - Trenton State Prison
Author: Ojore LutaloFormat: StatementCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of packet on conditions and placement criteria in New Jerseys Control Units.
No Iraqi Called Me a Nigger No Iraqi Called Me a Nigger
Author: Lorenzo Komboa ErvinFormat: StatementCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Support Chris Gatewood!
Women and the Klan Women and the Klan
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
On the recruitment of women in the KKK, their leadership role and how the Klan's strategy of exploiting the women's movement aids white male supremacy.
Statment for International Women's Day Demonstration Statment for International Women's Day Demonstration
Author: Judy ClarkPublisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Statement of empowerment and call to militant direct action in celebration of International Women's Day.
Solidarity Statement for International Women's Day from Linda Evan's, US Political Prisoner Solidarity Statement for International Women's Day from Linda Evan's, US Political Prisoner
Author: Linda EvansPublisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Statement in solidarity with Palestine and all political prisoners on International Women's Day.
Welcome to the 1992 Bay Area International Women's Day Demonstration Welcome to the 1992 Bay Area International Women's Day Demonstration
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: March 8Format: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Speech given by Marion Lawson at International Women's Day demonstration, 1992.