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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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Manifesto of the Panther 21 Manifesto of the Panther 21
Date: 3/1/1970Call Number: KP 013Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Committee to Defend Panther 21, Radio Free PeopleProgram: Seize the Time Series IICollection: Panther 21
An open letter to Judge John Murtaugh by Michael Cetewayo Tabor in response to Murtaugh’s request of the Panther 21 to obey his rules and keep complete silence during their trail in his courtroom. This manifesto response, spoken in the courtroom, gives a history of America since colonialism until present day 1970 through the African-American experience. Topics mentioned are: colonialism, slavery, the constitution, Amendments 13,14,15, the Reconstruction Era, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board, public segregation, COINTELPRO. Key people mentioned: NYC District Attorney Frank Hogan, Judge Charles Marks, Black Panthers Joan Mury and Lee Barry. Manifesto ends with each Panther 21 stating their name.
Manifesto of the Panther 21 Manifesto of the Panther 21
Date: 3/1/1970Call Number: CD 408Format: CDProducers: Committee to Defend Panther 21, Radio Free PeopleProgram: Seize the Time Series IICollection: Panther 21
An open letter to Judge John Murtaugh by Michael Cetewayo Tabor in response to Murtaugh’s request of the Panther 21 to obey his rules and keep complete silence during their trail in his courtroom. This manifesto response, spoken in the courtroom, gives a history of America since colonialism until present day 1970 through the African-American experience. Topics mentioned are: colonialism, slavery, the constitution, Amendments 13,14,15, the Reconstruction Era, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board, public segregation, COINTELPRO. Key people mentioned: NYC District Attorney Frank Hogan, Judge Charles Marks, Black Panthers Joan Mury and Lee Barry. Manifesto ends with each Panther 21 stating their name.
Michael Cetawayo Tabor Michael Cetawayo Tabor
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: KP 458AFormat: Cass AProducers: Alexander P. HoffmannCollection: Michael Tabor
Michael Cetawayo Tabor, New York Panther 21 and Black Panther leader gives an overview of US history from the point of view of Black people, bringing it up to the present of 1970.
Michael Cetawayo Tabor Michael Cetawayo Tabor
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CD 730Format: CDProducers: Alexander P. HoffmannCollection: Michael Tabor
Michael Cetawayo Tabor, New York Panther 21 and Black Panther leader gives an overview of US history from the point of view of Black people, bringing it up to the present of 1970.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 4-3 July 25Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Political Prisoners Within the Confines of USA Concentration Camps
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 4-29 June 20Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: The Black Panther Party Calls for a Mass Rally and National Press Conference to Announce Date and Place of Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Also, The Shackling like a Slave of Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale is like the Reincarnation of Dred Scott 1857. This Brazen Violation of Bobby Seale's Constitutional Rights Exposes Without a Doubt that Black People have No Rights that the Racist Oppressor is Bound to Respect.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-9 August 21Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: The People of Winston-Salem Demand a Constitution That Guarantees the Right to Live. Also Inside: A Message from the Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton to the Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Jury to Reach Verdict in Lonnie McLucas Trial, 72 Year Old Man Murdered by Pigs in Winston-Salem, Open Letter from the Soledad 12.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 5-12 September 19Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Also Inside: A Family Inside Ugly America, Huey's Reply to William Patterson, North Korea/South Korea, Denmark Vesey, San Quentin Prisoners Kidnapped.