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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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Cameron Bishop Interview Cameron Bishop Interview
Date: 6/5/1975Call Number: PM 197AFormat: Cass AProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Cameron Bishop was a member of SDS charged with sabotage and dynamiting power lines near Denver in 1967. He was captured after several years underground and on the FBI's 10-Most Wanted List. His conviction was ultimately reversed.
David Gilbert Interview David Gilbert Interview
Date: 7/31/1998Call Number: V 036Format: VHSProducers: Sam GreenCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
David Gilbert interviewed at Great Meadows Prison in New York about his political history and development as an anti racist, anti sexist, anti imperialist person. Includes commentary on the development of SDS (Student for a Democratic Society), the Black Power Movement, the Black Panther Party (BPP), Black Liberation Army (BLA), COINTELPRO and many other issues from the 60s forward. VHS copy of DV camera originals, Part 1
David Gilbert Interview David Gilbert Interview
Date: 7/31/1998Call Number: V 037Format: VHSProducers: Sam GreenCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
David Gilbert interviewed at Great Meadows Prison in New York about his political history and development as an anti racist, anti sexist, anti imperialist person. Includes commentary on the development of SDS (Student for a Democratic Society), the Black Power Movement, the Black Panther Party (BPP), Black Liberation Army (BLA), COINTELPRO and many other issues from the 60s forward. VHS copy of DV camera originals, Part 2
Women in Prison Women in Prison
Call Number: PM 210Format: Cass A & BCollection: Prisons - Women
Intervew of Women in Prison, Dublin, CA 1995. Political prisoners Dylcia Pagan, Linda Evans, Ida Robinson, and Marilyn Buck are asked to speak about themselves and why they are in prison. The women also discuss the GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs), NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), the lack of wages and benefits for the poor and oppressed, and the wrongs of the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Ida Robinson speaks about families of ethnic minorities, and Marilyn Buck speaks about how political prisoners aren’t violent, they are just casualties during the conflict. The women discuss the state of the poor white woman, how is marginalized because no one is fighting for her and she has no representation.
Linda Evans on U.S politics in prison and in Central America Linda Evans on U.S politics in prison and in Central America
Call Number: LA 168BFormat: Cass BCollection: Struggles in Latin America
Interview inside prison in 1990 or 1991. Linda Evans, a long time activist and anti-imperialist, talks about her years of prison experience due to her political beliefs. Evans also speaks against the U.S imperialism in Latin America. Evans covers various topics ranging from racism, the meaning of women's liberation in anti-imperialist struggle, unfair treatment of political prisoners and poor prison conditions, prejudice against gays and lesbians inside prison and in society in general, and U.S imperialism in Latin America and the world.
Chicago 10 Chicago 10
Date: 7/1/2008Call Number: CD 610Format: DVDProducers: Brett MorganCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Combining bold original animation with extraordinary archival footage, explores the buildup to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. The film brings viewers inside the courtroom to experience firsthand the drama, legal wrangling and raucous political theater. During the infamous 1968 Democratic national convention, antiwar protesters - denied permits to march and blocked from the political process - fought for their right to be heard. Confronted by Mayor Richard Daley's political machine, backed up by billy clubs and the stinging fog of tear gas, bloody riots splashed nightly on live television. Eight of the most vocal activists were charged and brought to trial in a courtroom circus that pitted activism against the establishment.
Black Power and anti-imperialism - 1 of 3 Black Power and anti-imperialism - 1 of 3
Date: 11/1/1967Call Number: CD 666Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Discussion and debate of anti-war movement, Black power and Black liberation. Public Forum moderated by psychologist and gay pastor Jim Sandmire with Peter Lewis representing the new left and Black Panthers Don Bryant and Sam Napier. Topics include is revolution realistic, race war in the US and international revolutionary movements.
Black Power and anti-imperialism - 2 of 3 Black Power and anti-imperialism - 2 of 3
Date: 11/1/1967Call Number: CD 667Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Discussion and debate of anti-war movement, Black power and Black liberation. Public Forum moderated by psychologist and gay pastor Jim Sandmire with Peter Lewis representing the new left and Black Panthers Don Bryant and Sam Napier. Topics include is revolution realistic, race war in the US and international revolutionary movements.
Black Power and anti-imperialism - 3 of 3 Black Power and anti-imperialism - 3 of 3
Date: 11/1/1967Call Number: CD 668Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Discussion and debate of anti-war movement, Black power and Black liberation. Public Forum moderated by psychologist and gay pastor Jim Sandmire with Peter Lewis representing the new left and Black Panthers Don Bryant and Sam Napier. Topics include is revolution realistic, race war in the US and international revolutionary movements.
Berkeley Black Power Conference - 2 Berkeley Black Power Conference - 2
Date: 10/29/1966Call Number: CE 061Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
James Shaw - San Jose SNCC introduction to Reverend James Bevel - an original Freedom Rider & with the Chicago Direct Action Movement. Bevel discusses Black Power & non-violence, organizing to overcome tyranny and slavery and the inhumanity of western capitalism.