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

Interview with Pierre Labossiere Interview with Pierre Labossiere
Date: 8/20/1994Call Number: KN 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: Black August Collection: Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
Interviewed by Kiilu Nyasha and with daughter Ayana , music by Beethova Obas. Addressing history of Haiti rebellion in August (for Black August)
Black August Revisited Black August Revisited
Date: 8/20/1994Call Number: KN 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
Death of Father Jean Marie Vincent, Lavelas in Haiti Commentary by Kiilu Nyasha
Max Blanchet Interview on Haiti Max Blanchet Interview on Haiti
Call Number: JG/ 128BFormat: Cass BCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Speaking on possible US involvement and return of President Aristide after 1991 Military coup in Haiti.
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1996Volume Number: Vol. 30-2 September-OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Injustice for All: Crime And Impunity In Latin America. Plus Nicaragua Update; Anniversary Essay on Imperialism
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1996Volume Number: Vol. 29-6 May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Rhetoric And Reality: The World Bank's New Concern For The Poor. Plus An Interview with Riboberta Menchu Tum; Disarmament Derailed in Haiti