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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.

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Freedom Now Prison Event Freedom Now Prison Event
Date: 9/13/1991Call Number: PM 223Format: CassetteCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Note: Tape at 0331. Muhjah Shakir hosts a Freedom Now event in commemoration of the Attica Uprising, the murder of George Jackson and the 21st year of Geronimo Ji-Jaga's imprisonment. The commemorative event is related to the ongoing conditions of the U.S. prison system and includes; updates on the lawsuit in behalf of Attica prisoners tortured after the uprising by Dennis Cunningham; recording of Leonard Peltier speaking on the Attica uprising, presented by Bobby Castillo; and an update on the conditions in the Special Housing Unit in Pelican Bay Prison by Corey Weinstein.
Geronimo Pratt at CNB - Part 1 Geronimo Pratt at CNB - Part 1
Date: 9/20/2007Call Number: CD 804Format: CDCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Perspectives on political prisoners and the prison industrial complex. The Attica Rebellions of 1971 is discussed, David Johnson of the San Quentin 6 speaks. Johnson, who served time with Geronimo Pratt, speaks about co-authoring the 1970 Folsom Manifesto, which demanded prison justice and human rights. Dorsey Nunn, former prisoner and activist with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children also speaks.
Geronimo Pratt at CNB - Part 2 Geronimo Pratt at CNB - Part 2
Date: 9/20/2007Call Number: CD 805Format: CDCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Perspectives on political prisoners and the prison industrial complex. The Attica Rebellions of 1971 is discussed, David Johnson of the San Quentin 6 speaks. Johnson, who served time with Geronimo Pratt, speaks about co-authoring the 1970 Folsom Manifesto, which demanded prison justice and human rights. Dorsey Nunn, former prisoner and activist with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children also speaks.