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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.

Independent Collections

These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.

Subcollections

Documents

Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 4/27/1974Call Number: NI 023Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Mark Schwartz, Nancy Barrett, Susan MatrossProgram: Nothing is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
First half of program updates prison movement, a women’s union conference in San Francisco, prison movement, AIM, and SLA. The second half of the program featured the second half of “The Incredible Rocky.”
Nothing is More Precious Than Nothing is More Precious Than
Date: 1/6/1974Call Number: NI 014Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Latin American news roundup, Chile, Argentina, Peru; report on Assata Shakur upcoming trial, report on Wounded Knee and related Native American news.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 5/11/1974Call Number: NI 027Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Nixon-related possible impeachment stories, followed by wide selection of international news, Africa, Portugal, Latin America, Northern Ireland, Chile, then national/local trials/repression.
Nothing is More Precious Than Nothing is More Precious Than
Date: 9/21/1974Call Number: NI 039Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy BarrettProgram: Nothing is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Roundup of movement news, including demonstration in San Francisco about Chile, acquittal of Dennis Banks and Russell Means, reports on Assata Shakur, Marilyn Buck, Puerto Rico solidarity.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 11/16/1974Call Number: NI 046Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark Schwartz, with others thankedProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Begins with report on and part of Yassir Arafat speech to the UN, then Vietnam situation and Vietnam veterans. Roundup of California prison news, then report on trial of New Haven 3 (alleged Black Liberation Army) and hunger strike of Assta Shakur to see HER OWN doctor after birth of her child in prison. Ends with a detailed report on longtime political prisoner Martin Sostre.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 10/5/1974Call Number: NI 041Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Opens with conviction of Herman Bell in San Francisco, of Inez Garcia, trial of Graham and Allen, report from California Institute for Women, New York Five case, Assata Shakur, New York Times article on Stephen Bigham, bombing by New World Liberation Front, and longer section on women of Vietnam and International Days of Concern for Indochina.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 12/27/1975Call Number: NI 094Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, and Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Last program of the year, with major focus on the victory of Vietnam and much related music, with excerpts from May 1975 actualities. Also includes stories on Martin Sostre (with Sostre speaking about his imminet release), on the San Quentin Six case, and Black Liberation Army trial in Brooklyn of Assata Shakur and Ronald Myers.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 1/3/1976Call Number: NI 095Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, with Nina SerranoProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Theme of program is recurrent "that's just a lie" from Holly Near No More Genocide song, and a mix from Grain of Sand group. Includes stories poems on Native American struggle, poem from Weather Underground dedicated to Assata Shakur, African leader Amilcar Cabral speaking about connection between Africa and Afro-America, and a section on Cuba/Puerto Rico.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 3/16/1977Call Number: RD 069Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, Frances EmleyProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Series of inserts that were used in an early 1977 program. Includes inf0rmation on Leonard Peletier trial, Assata Shakur trial, assasination of Kamal Jumblatt in Lebanon, Palestine Congress, Zaire political situation.
Real Dragon Reborn Real Dragon Reborn
Date: 8/21/1999Call Number: RD 074Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln Bergman, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Real Dragon (In Your Ear)Collection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Inserts from special that spans the history of Real Dragon and later shows, with focus on Black August, George Jackson, Puerto Rican and other political prisoners.