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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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Lumumba Lumumba
Call Number: V 628Format: DVDProducers: Zeitgeist VideoCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old, self-educated Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the newly independent state. Called the "politico of the bush" by journalists of the day, he became a lightening rod of Cold War politics as his vision of a united Africa gained him powerful enemies in Belgium and the US. Lumumba would last just months in office before being brutally assassinated.
The History, Statues and Minimum Program of the Congolese National Liberation Front The History, Statues and Minimum Program of the Congolese National Liberation Front
Author: Congolese National Liberation FrontPublisher: Congolese National Liberation Front US SectionFormat: MonographCollection: Zaire-DRC
Congolese National Liberation Front: Revolutionary vanguard and Fighting Arm of the Congolese People
Congo: Address by Comrade President Nathaniel Mbumba (Congolese National Liberation Front) Congo: Address by Comrade President Nathaniel Mbumba (Congolese National Liberation Front)
Author: Nathanael MbumbaPublisher: Material Aid Campaign for ZANU-PFDate: 6/19/1982Volume Number: 19-JunFormat: TranscriptCollection: Zaire-DRC
Given June 19, 1982 in Bissau, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on the 14th Anniversary of the founding of the FLNC
Revolution in the Congo: A Young Socialist Pamphlet Revolution in the Congo: A Young Socialist Pamphlet
Author: Dick RobertsPublisher: Pathfinder PressYear: 1965Format: PamphletCollection: Zaire-DRC
A pamphlet providing background information to the Congo
Message to the Afro-American People from the Peoples Republic of the Congo Message to the Afro-American People from the Peoples Republic of the Congo
Date: 5/1971Volume Number: MayFormat: MonographCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Black Liberation Army Delegation to the Peoples Republic of the Congo