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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.

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Huey Newton Birthday Party Huey Newton Birthday Party
Date: 2/15/1970Call Number: KP 025Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Huey Newton
First of a series of recordings of speakers at Huey Newton birthday party held in Oakland CA. Speakers include Sister Carol Henry and David Levinson, and a message from Bobby Seale.
Huey Newton Birthday Party Huey Newton Birthday Party
Date: 2/15/1970Call Number: KP 029Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Huey Newton
Huey Newton birthday gathering in Oakland, Feb 15 1970. Charles Garry, Bobby Seale, and David Hilliard.
Two Plugs for Events Two Plugs for Events
Date: 10/25/1970Call Number: KP 342Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksCollection: General materials
Two plugs for two events. First 10/25/1970 for Tim Leary/Bobby Seale Birthday Party in Golden Gate Park, includes voice of Bernardine Dohrn. Second 12/20/1970 on event marking 10th anniversary of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
This Week - Panther Reports This Week - Panther Reports
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Programs for Dublin Radio on 1 - the history of the Black Panther Party 2 - the Free Huey Campaign which includes an extensive interview with Huey Newton (from CE 055).
Chicago Conspiracy Trial - Part 1: The Trial of Bobby Seale Chicago Conspiracy Trial - Part 1: The Trial of Bobby Seale
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: KP 487Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Bobby Seale on Racism and fascism in America, what the trial represents, war on the constitutional Rights of Black and Brown people, Warren Kimbrow and Sergeant Vincent De Rosa. Charles Garry on the trial and climate of judicial prejudice, the trial's impact on the country and the genocide of the Black Panther Party. National distribution of these tapes as through activist networks in preparation for the TDA ("The Day After") demonstration to be initiated the day following the announcement of the verdicts by Judge Julius Hoffman (February 18, 1970). Demonstrations broke out in a number of cities on February 19; a police riot led to several dozen arrests at the Westwood office of Bank of America in Lost Angeles. Demonstrators reported that undercover plainclothes officers, without warning, physically attacked specific targeted individuals with blackjacks, brass knuckles and other weapons.
Chicago Conspiracy Trial - Part 1: The Trial of Bobby Seale Chicago Conspiracy Trial - Part 1: The Trial of Bobby Seale
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CD 773Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Bobby Seale on Racism and fascism in America, what the trial represents, war on the constitutional Rights of Black and Brown people. Charles Garry on the trial and climate of judicial prejudice, the trial's impact on the country and the genocide of the Black Panther Party. Dave Dellinger on Chicago Mayor Daley's Revenge; Government persecution and attempts to squash rebellion against the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam movement in reference to indictment of leaders and tactics of co-option and intimidation; The corruption of an acquittal driven defense; The Spock Trial and expressing revolutionary consciousness through political trials. Jerry Rubin on thought crimes against the government via conspiracy of intent; eating lunch with Judge Julius Hoffman at the Standard Club. National distribution of these tapes as through activist networks in preparation for the TDA ("The Day After") demonstration to be initiated the day following the announcement of the verdicts by Judge Julius Hoffman (February 18, 1970). Demonstrations broke out in a number of cities on February 19; a police riot led to several dozen arrests at the Westwood office of Bank of America in Lost Angeles. Demonstrators reported that undercover plainclothes officers, without warning, physically attacked specific targeted individuals with blackjacks, brass knuckles and other weapons.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 4-3 July 25Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Political Prisoners Within the Confines of USA Concentration Camps
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 4 No. 25-26 May 31Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Babylon
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 4-29 June 20Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: The Black Panther Party Calls for a Mass Rally and National Press Conference to Announce Date and Place of Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Also, The Shackling like a Slave of Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale is like the Reincarnation of Dred Scott 1857. This Brazen Violation of Bobby Seale's Constitutional Rights Exposes Without a Doubt that Black People have No Rights that the Racist Oppressor is Bound to Respect.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-6 August 8Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Romaine 'Chip' Fitzgerald Political Prisoner 1970 San Quentin Prison Death Row. Also inside: Two articles by Kathleen Cleaver, Unfit Housing Conditions, Statement by Nguyen Minh Vy, Boston's South End, Horrible Housing Conditions Not Fit For Shelter of Human Beings.