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

We Are Attica We Are Attica
Date: 2/1/1972Call Number: PM 151Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce Soloway, Dolores Costello, Paul Fisher, David RapkinProgram: Pacific Radio WBAICollection: Attica
In February of 1972 seven maximum security prisoners were finally allowed to give the press in-prison interviews. They give accounts of the inhumane state of health care, education, rules and punishments, race discrimination, exploitation of labor, and general oppression still evident within the prison. They also discuss the Attica Liberation Faction, the manifesto (partial reading included) and the effect of George Jackson’s death on the prisoners. They speak about the September 13, 1971 rebellion, the violent retaking of the prison, torture and murder of prisoners and guards by the government. Donald Noble from PM 152 and Frank Smith from PM 155.
Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble
Date: 2/14/1972Call Number: PM 152Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bruce Soloway, Cinda FirestoneProgram: WBAICollection: Attica
Interview conducted with Donald Noble, singled out as a “leader” of the Attica Rebellion and mistreated. He speaks on his past and present experience within the prison and what little changes occurred after the rebellion. He comments on the flawed press coverage of the prison and his hope for outside intervention. Excerpted in PM 151.
Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble Inside Attica: An Interview with Donald Noble
Date: 2/14/1972Call Number: CD 858Format: CDProducers: Bruce Soloway, Cinda FirestoneProgram: WBAICollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interview conducted with Donald Noble, singled out as a “leader” of the Attica Rebellion and mistreated. He speaks on his past and present experience within the prison and what little changes occurred after the rebellion. He comments on the flawed press coverage of the prison and his hope for outside intervention. Excerpted in PM 151.