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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.

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George Jackson interviews George Jackson interviews
Date: 8/19/1970Call Number: PM 027Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Karen WaldCollection: George Jackson
Karen Wald interviews George Jackson; first on tape is the latest; second is the earlier, same as descriptions above (PM 002/004)
Interviews with Soledad Brothers Interviews with Soledad Brothers
Date: 8/17/1970Call Number: PM 058Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Dave Stevens, PA Director of KPFKCollection: George Jackson
Interviews with Fleeta Drumgo, John Cluchette and George Jackson about prison, their histories, Jonathan Jackson and the Marin County Rebellion. George Jackson on his early history, talks abaout reading and studying inside, racism in prison, Jonathan Jackson’s death and the possibility of his own death. Interview with George is most substantive of the three. John Cluchette on the first Soledad incident, political views of prison, on George and Jonathan Jackson Fleeta Drumgo on his political views of prison. Gets cut off at the end.
George Jackson interviews George Jackson interviews
Date: 8/19/1970Call Number: CD 046Format: CDProducers: Karen WaldCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Karen Wald interviews G. Jackson; first on tape is the latest; second is the earlier, same as descriptions above (PM 002/004)
Interviews with the Soledad Brothers Interviews with the Soledad Brothers
Date: 8/28/1970Call Number: CD 361Format: CDProducers: David StevensCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
David Stevens interviews prisoners John Cluchette, Fleeta Drumgo & George Jackson in Soledad prison about their case.
The Funeral of Jonathan Jackson & William Christmas The Funeral of Jonathan Jackson & William Christmas
Date: 8/15/1970Call Number: CD 362Format: CDProducers: Denny Smithson, Bill NorthwoodCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Funeral at St Augustine’s Church, Oakland, CA on August 15, 1970. Includes Father earl Neil, eulogy by Huey Newton, music by Elaine Brown. Jonathan Jackson & William Christmas were killed at the Marin County Courthouse on August 7, 1970 in a failed armed action. Ruchell Magee remains in prison to this day because of his presence in the courtroom that day.
Press Conference: Soledad Defense Committee Press Conference: Soledad Defense Committee
Date: 8/12/1970Call Number: CD 363Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
John Thorne, Penny Jackson and Georgia Jackson, mother of George & Jonathan Jackson, speak in defense of the Soledad Brothers.
Huey Newton interview Huey Newton interview
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CE 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Newton speaks on the politics of the Black Panther Party from inside the Alameda County Jail. Especially significant comments on the Panthers offer to send members to fight with the National Liberation Front of Vietnam against US Imperialism's war; the party is small but has great influence; the US empire will be defeated through developing international solidarity; the BPP is an internationalist party. Newton also discusses the Soledad Brothers case, George Jackson, the Marin Courthouse Rebellion.
Huey Newton interview Huey Newton interview
Date: 8/30/1970Call Number: CD 698Format: CDProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Newton speaks on the politics of the Black Panther Party from inside the Alameda County Jail. Especially significant comments on the Panthers offer to send members to fight with the National Liberation Front of Vietnam against US Imperialism's war; the party is small but has great influence; the US empire will be defeated through developing international solidarity; the BPP is an internationalist party. Newton also discusses the Soledad Brothers case, George Jackson, the Marin Courthouse Rebellion.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-16 October 17Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Alprentice 'Bunchy' Carter Deputy Minister of Defense Black Panther Party L.A. California. Born- October 12, 1942 Assassinated- January 17, 1969.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-9 August 21Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: The People of Winston-Salem Demand a Constitution That Guarantees the Right to Live. Also Inside: A Message from the Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton to the Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Jury to Reach Verdict in Lonnie McLucas Trial, 72 Year Old Man Murdered by Pigs in Winston-Salem, Open Letter from the Soledad 12.