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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.
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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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Colonialism’s influence on African religion Colonialism’s influence on African religion
Call Number: AFR 065Format: Cass A & BCollection: Africa- General Resources
Recorded off mic. Begins abruptly with a speech by a man about old African religions and folk tales. He speaks about traditional African religions, animism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. “Where the African went wrong in the history of the world was when he adopted foreign gods or foreign interpretation of his gods”. One of the ways Africa was oppressed and colonized was through religious colonization. He talks about how elements of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam can be found in Africa’s own religions, but says that African religions should not be interpreted by outsiders. He describes the history of foreign influence on African religion and slave trade. Next, a woman speaks about Baptists, her own faith, and she speaks about literature originating out of Egypt. Lastly, continuing to Side B, another man speaks about Mozambique.
Censorship in the US - I Accuse the Jews Censorship in the US - I Accuse the Jews
Author: Marguerite PedersenPublisher: Sovereign PressFormat: MonographCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
What's a Jew To Do: A Roundtable discussion with Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Nat Hentoff, Irving Howe, Malcolm Hoenlein, Howard Squadron, and Drora Kass, with an Introduction by Ron Plotkin What's a Jew To Do: A Roundtable discussion with Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Nat Hentoff, Irving Howe, Malcolm Hoenlein, Howard Squadron, and Drora Kass, with an Introduction by Ron Plotkin
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1988Volume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 28Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Article orignally appeared in the May 1988 edition of The Village Voice
Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1973Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
This pamphlet has been reprinted from the Feb. 2, 1973 issue of The Catholic Virginian.
The Elephant and the Angels; or, the Incivil Irritatingness of Jewish Theodicy The Elephant and the Angels; or, the Incivil Irritatingness of Jewish Theodicy
Author: John Murray CuddihyPublisher: University of Denver - Center for Judaic StudiesFormat: ExcerptCollection: Pro-Zionist Perspectives
Chapter taken from a larger compilation: Uncivil Religion- Interreligious Hostility in America
The Neo-Conning of the Jews The Neo-Conning of the Jews
Author: Sol SternPublisher: The Village VoiceDate: 8/28/1984Volume Number: 28-AugFormat: ArticleCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Jews and Their Views: A Springboard for Discussion and Further Study Jews and Their Views: A Springboard for Discussion and Further Study
Author: L. Humphrey WalzPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1976Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Twelve questions and answers about Jews and their views.