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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.

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Soffiyah Elijah speaks about Torture and Repression against Black Liberation Veterans Soffiyah Elijah speaks about Torture and Repression against Black Liberation Veterans
Date: 1/1/2006Call Number: CD 522Format: CDProducers: National Radio ProjectCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Speaking to the national Network of Grantmakers about the recent Grand Jury targeting former Black Activists, torture in New Orleans in 1973, and the lasting effects of COINTELPRO. Part 1
Soffiyah Elijah speaks about Torture and Repression against Black Liberation Veterans Soffiyah Elijah speaks about Torture and Repression against Black Liberation Veterans
Date: 1/1/2006Call Number: CD 523Format: CDProducers: National Radio ProjectCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Speaking to the national Network of Grantmakers about the recent Grand Jury targeting former Black Activists, torture in New Orleans in 1973, and the lasting effects of COINTELPRO. Part 2 - Q&A
Africa Today - Premiere of Legacy of Torture Africa Today - Premiere of Legacy of Torture
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 073Format: CDProducers: Walter TurnerProgram: Africa TodayCollection: Master recordings
Interview with Claude Marks about the upcoming premiere of Legacy of Torture - just days before the arrests of the San Francisco 8.
Soffiyah Elijah Interview - Part 1 Soffiyah Elijah Interview - Part 1
Call Number: LT 005Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Attorney Soffiyah Elijah speaks of the lasting effects of COINTELPRO. Interview for Legacy of Torture.
Soffiyah Elijah Interview - Part 2 Soffiyah Elijah Interview - Part 2
Call Number: LT 006Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Attorney Soffiyah Elijah speaks of the lasting effects of COINTELPRO and other forms of torture against political prisoners. Interview for Legacy of Torture
Soffiyah Elijah - Courthouse Recap Soffiyah Elijah - Courthouse Recap
Date: 5/3/2007Call Number: LT 007Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Attorney Soffiyah Elijah gives a brief recap of the SF 8 case and Grand Jury in front of the San Francisco courthouse.
SF 8 Demonstration SF 8 Demonstration
Call Number: LT 008Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Community rally in front of of the courthouse to oppose the unfair prosecution of the SF 8. Drop the charges!
Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 1 Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 1
Date: 1/28/2007Call Number: LT 009Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Premiere screening of the Legacy of Torture and press conference rallying support for the SF 8, held at Roxie Theater. Featuring Wayne Thompson, Soffiyah Elijah, Stuart Hanlon.
Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 2 Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 2
Date: 1/28/2007Call Number: LT 010Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Premiere screening of the Legacy of Torture and press conference rallying support for the SF 8, held at Roxie Theater. Featuring Wayne Thompson, Soffiyah Elijah, Stuart Hanlon.
Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 3 Legacy of Torture Event and Press Conference - Part 3
Date: 1/28/2007Call Number: LT 011Format: Mini DVProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
Premiere screening of the Legacy of Torture and press conference rallying support for the SF 8, held at Roxie Theater. Featuring Wayne Thompson, Soffiyah Elijah, Stuart Hanlon.