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

Black August Black August
Date: 8/1/1993Call Number: KN 004Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: Black August 93Collection: Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
George Jackson, Mumia Abu Jamal (from CD) and Black August Commentary read by ?, Shiba Haven, Georgia Jackson, John Cluchette, Fleeta Drumgo, Hugo Pinell, Luis Talamantez on Hugo Pinell, Kiilu Nyasha
Artwork from the International Political Prisoners’ Art show Artwork from the International Political Prisoners’ Art show
Date: 1/1/1997Call Number: V 063Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Slides of Artwork from the International Political Prisoners’ Art show to Save Mumia Abu Jamal Art & writings against the Death Penalty
Mazi Jamal: an interview Mazi Jamal: an interview
Date: 3/15/2000Call Number: CD 039Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview with Mazi Jamal made in Los Angeles in March 2000 about his father, Mumia Abu Jamal.
Mazi Jamal: an interview Mazi Jamal: an interview
Date: 3/15/2000Call Number: CD 040Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview with Mazi Jamal made in Los Angeles in March 2000 about his father, Mumia Abu Jamal. Spot advertising same
Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Date: 4/29/2000Call Number: CD 044Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Mumia Abu Jamal’s statement to “Celebrate the Children of Resistance” Berkeley Community Theater, April 29, 2000.
Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance Mumia Abu Jamal message to Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Date: 4/29/2000Call Number: CD 043Format: CDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Mumia Abu Jamal’s statement to “Celebrate the Children of Resistance” Berkeley Community Theater, April 29, 2000.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/6/1999Call Number: JH 594AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Chelis comenta Kosovo; Jorge/Eduardo Galeano Industria del miedo; Comandante Marcos EZLN, Mumia Abu Jamal U.S. political prisoner; Primer de mayo en Mexico
Mumia Abu Jamal speaks in tribute to Safiya Bukhari Mumia Abu Jamal speaks in tribute to Safiya Bukhari
Date: 8/30/2003Call Number: CD 143Format: CDProducers: Prison Radio Project, Mumia Abu JamalCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Mumia Abu Jamal speaks about the life and passing of Safiya Bukhari, Dedicated, nationally known Black liberation fighter and leader in the Jericho Amnesty Movement, died in the early hours of August 24, 2003 from complications due to prolonged illness.
First Person: Mumia Abu Jamal, Live from Death Row First Person: Mumia Abu Jamal, Live from Death Row
Date: 1/1/1995Call Number: CD 156Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
The entire text of Jamal’s book Live from Death Row; a video interview recorded in 1989 and an audio interview from 1994; almost 50 commentaries and background information. Set up as an educational CD for computers.
Farewell to Freedom Farewell to Freedom
Date: 7/29/1995Call Number: FI 078Format: CassetteProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Lincoln Bergman, Heber Dreher, Barbara Lubinski, Emiliano Echeverria, Kiilu Nyasha, and Nina Serrano give a bittersweet farewell to the weekly broadcast of Freedom is a Constant Struggle. Recalling the past 24 years of the program, the producers discuss past shows and struggles and dicuss the current efforts to free Mumia Abu Jamal. Also included are is the music of Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger, Barbara Dane, as well as the recitation of a poem by Langston Hughes.