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

George Jackson George Jackson
Date: 5/16/1971Call Number: PM 002Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Original interviewCollection: George Jackson
Karen Wald interview with G Jackson; opens with analysis of prison and other movements; concentration camps; guerrilla war; letters to prisoners & education; Huey/Black Panther Party membership/internationalism; my job is to help build the prison movement; Allende; etc. 2nd part in Spanish re: Cuba NOT SURE WHO?
Georgia Jackson Georgia Jackson
Date: 8/22/1971Call Number: PM 015Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: David LawskyCollection: George Jackson
Georgia Jackson the day after the assassination.
Report on the Deaths at San Quentin Report on the Deaths at San Quentin
Date: 8/27/1971Call Number: PM 025Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Pacifica reportCollection: George Jackson
A documentary on assassination of George Jackson aftermath at San Quentin, with mostly actuality of staff, district attorney, and visiting legislators on 8/21/71 and prison conditions as of 8/27/71.
Interview with George Jackson Interview with George Jackson
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 059Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Comments on first California bust at the age of 14, the robbery that lead to Soledad Prison, prison as an education, racism, Jonathan Jackson and the Marin County Rebellion, death. Excellent on Jonathan and Marin, racism and violence in prisons. Tape hisses.
Statements by James Baldwin, Jean Genet, Philippe Sollers Statements by James Baldwin, Jean Genet, Philippe Sollers
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 060Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: French film companyCollection: George Jackson
Statements after the murder of George Jackson in French and English. Baldwin is stunning!
Statements by Sollers and Thevenin Statements by Sollers and Thevenin
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 061Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: French film companyCollection: George Jackson
Statements after the murder of George Jackson in French. Follows PM 060
Interview with George Jackson (1 of 1) Interview with George Jackson (1 of 1)
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 062Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: 1 of 2 with PM 063Collection: George Jackson
Long and rambling interview, very conversational and not at all focused. Off mic mainly and not broadcast quality, but shortly before his murder
Interview with George Jackson (2 of 2) Interview with George Jackson (2 of 2)
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: 2 of 2 with PM 062Collection: George Jackson
Long and rambling interview, very conversational and not at all focused. Does begin part 2 with comments and critique of Jonathan Jackson. Off mic mainly and not broadcast quality, but shortly before his murder
Huey P. Newton interview Huey P. Newton interview
Date: 8/1/1971Call Number: PM 065Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Grenada TVProgram: raw sound for Panther movieCollection: Huey Newton
Newton discusses Vietnam and international solidarity and the significance of George Jackson’s murder. Raw, unedited footage.
George Jackson George Jackson
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: PM 066Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
On international issues and political theory