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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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In Defense of Armed Struggle In Defense of Armed Struggle
Publisher: The Coordinating Committee of the Nationalist Part of Puerto Rico in the United StatesYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Discussion of U.S. imperialism in light of the FALN bombing of 1975.
Political and Armed Struggle Political and Armed Struggle
Publisher: The Palestine National Liberation Movement: FatehFormat: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Detailed information about Fateh's position on political struggle and armed struggle as compliments in the battle for national liberation.
Richard Aoki Interviews with KPFA Reporter Wayie Richard Aoki Interviews with KPFA Reporter Wayie
Volume Number: JulyFormat: TranscriptCollection: Richard Aoki
Interview with Richard Aoki from July 2006. 16 questions; 22 page transcript.
Revolution? -- Or Education Through the Media Revolution? -- Or Education Through the Media
Author: Bernard R. SmallwoodDate: 2/19/1974Volume Number: 19-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This article comments on the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the role of mass media in meeting the left's demands.
For the Symbionese Liberation Army For the Symbionese Liberation Army
Author: A Sister in the WeatherundergroundDate: 3/3/1974Volume Number: 3-MarFormat: PoemCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
A poem written by "a sister in the Weather Underground" to the Symbionese Liberation Army. The poem warns of who the real terrorists are and supports revolutionary struggle.
An Open Letter to the People and all Combat Units of the "New World Liberation Front (NWLF)" An Open Letter to the People and all Combat Units of the "New World Liberation Front (NWLF)"
Publisher: Comat Unit Four of the Black Liberation ArmyFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This letter from Combat Unit Four of the Black Liberation Army addresses the combat units of the New World Liberation Front. It calls for all combat units to unite and meet violent governmental opposition with the use of arms.
Communique to all Media from the Organic Army of Revolution Communique to all Media from the Organic Army of Revolution
Author: PulquePublisher: Organic Army of RevolutionFormat: CommuniqueCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This is a communique from the Organic Army of Revolution that appears to be a parody of communiques written by revolutionary groups of the 1960s and 1970s. The communique comments on Cinque of the Symbionese Liberation Army and gives directions to members concerning their next revolutionary move.
Free the SLA Free the SLA
Author: SLAFormat: StatementCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This statement written from the "underground" critiques the current revolutionary groups and provides directions for how the Left should continue. Its idea to unite the masses includes building a non-racist movement, incorporating the ideology of feminism into all theory and practice, and creating organizations capable of surviving repression from oppositional forces.
Those Who Do Nothing Make No Mistakes Those Who Do Nothing Make No Mistakes
Author: Martin Sostre & Weather UndergroundPublisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveFormat: PamphletCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This pamphlet is a response by Martin Sostre and the Weather Underground to the shootings of SLA members on May 17, 1974 in Los Angeles. Martin commemorates actions taken by the SLA and mourns the loss of those members. The Weather Underground also celebrates the SLA and pushes to continue the revolutionary armed struggle.
Dragon Supplement Dragon Supplement
Author: New World Liberation FrontPublisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveDate: 11/3/1975Volume Number: 3-NovFormat: PamphletCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This pamphlet by the New World Liberation Front is a response to the Sinai Peace Accords and calls for all revolutionary groups to join in an armed struggle against the government and oil companies.