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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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The history of the slave trade The history of the slave trade
Call Number: AFR 056Format: Cass A & BProducers: WBAI RadioProgram: WBAI Special Premium: “Spirits of the Passage”Collection: Africa- General Resources
Historian John Henrik Clarke reads Madeline Burnside’s book “Spirits of the Passage”. The recording begins with a background history of slavery in the world, and of the slave trade. Clarke, author of the book “Critical Lessons of Slavery and the Slave Trade”, speaks on the slave trade in its historical context. Professor of African American history at Howard University, Olive Taylor, explains how the slave trade has had an impact on dancing, and she also discusses international law and the slave trade. Ali Mazrui, creator of the PBS TV series “The Africans”, discusses modern day slavery in Sudan. Side B is a continuation of Side A, with Mazrui speaking about South Africa, Brazil, and the Arab world’s involvement in the slave trade and racial categories.
Israel Occupation - Reverend Elias-Khouryi and Bishop Aki-Ibrahim Aki Israel Occupation - Reverend Elias-Khouryi and Bishop Aki-Ibrahim Aki
Date: 5/1/1972Call Number: CE 166Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Reverend Elias-Khouryi on his arrest, interrogation, and expulsion from the West Bank to Jordan. Israeli attacks against peaceful protest, and the torture he witnessed. Bishop Aki on the conditions for Christians in Israel, and the control Zionism exerts over them.
PFLP Bulletin PFLP Bulletin
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 53 Aug.Format: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian publication in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return published by the PFLP. It is a predecessor to the magazine, "Democratic Palestine." Cover Story: "The War of Camp David"
PFLP Bulletin PFLP Bulletin
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 55 Oct.Format: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian publication in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return published by the PFLP. It is a predecessor to the magazine, "Democratic Palestine." Cover Story: "Strategic Alliance for Aggression"
Palestine Focus Palestine Focus
Publisher: The November 29th Committee for Palestine/ Palestine FocusYear: 1986Volume Number: May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
This is the US American national newspaper of the 29th Committee for Palestine. Some of the featured articles in this edition include: An editorial on the US denial of Palestinian right to self-determination, An article on the US bombing of Libya, and an article on the connection between Israel and South African Apartheid.