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

Solidarity Statement from Silvia Baraldini and Susan Rosenberg Solidarity Statement from Silvia Baraldini and Susan Rosenberg
Authors: Silvia Baraldini and Susan RosenbergDate: 2/6/1988Volume Number: 6-FebFormat: StatementCollection: Lexington Control Unit for Women
Statement to the "Women in Control Units" Event, New York City.
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.
Night of Solidarity Night of Solidarity
Publisher: Dessie Woods Solidarity CommitteeDate: 10/6/1978Volume Number: 6-OctFormat: StatementCollection: Dessie Woods
Statement from the Dessie Woods Support Coalition
Statement of Facts Statement of Facts
Publisher: Norma Jean Croy Defense CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Norma Jean Croy
A narrative of the events surrounding the arrest of Norma Jean and Patrick "Hooty" Croy
Women Against Imperialism Study Session #4 - Palestine and Zionism Women Against Imperialism Study Session #4 - Palestine and Zionism
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
On Zionism and colonialism.
Sexism and Namibian Society Sexism and Namibian Society
Author: Ottilie AbrahamsDate: 3/2/1990Volume Number: 2-MarFormat: StatementCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
The Women's Question is a Class Question The Women's Question is a Class Question
Author: Celia SojournPublisher: Weather Underground OrganizationFormat: StatementCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Reproduction.
Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights Political Struggle in the Courtroom: Women Fight for Self-representation Rights
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: StatementCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Statement from Leslie Mullin and Judith Bissell of the LA Five on the historic context of the right of self-representation, access to legal resources and the LA Sheriff's department.
Message of Condolences on the Transition of Our Revolutionary Sista, Comrade and Friend Safiya Bukhari Message of Condolences on the Transition of Our Revolutionary Sista, Comrade and Friend Safiya Bukhari
Author: Assata ShakurDate: 8/29/2003Volume Number: 29-AugFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
statement of condolence from Assata
Free the SLA Free the SLA
Author: SLAFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This statement written from the "underground" critiques the current revolutionary groups and provides directions for how the Left should continue. Its idea to unite the masses includes building a non-racist movement, incorporating the ideology of feminism into all theory and practice, and creating organizations capable of surviving repression from oppositional forces.