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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.
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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Long live the Heroic FALN! Free the 11! Free Puerto Rico! Long live the Heroic FALN! Free the 11! Free Puerto Rico!
Publisher: Comite de California contra La RepressionYear: 1980Format: PamphletCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Includes statement from FALN 11 and an article written by a companero entitle Who Are the Real Terrorists?
Puerto Rico Fact Sheet: Independence or Annexation Puerto Rico Fact Sheet: Independence or Annexation
Publisher: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional; New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceFormat: ReportCollection: New Movement
Report with information on the history of Puerto Rico, its political status, its economic situation, important dates in Puerto Rican history, resistance to US colonialism, Vieques, colonial political parties in Puerto Rico and independence parties and organizations.
Black History/Black Liberation Month Black History/Black Liberation Month
Publisher: The Moncada Library and John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeVolume Number: 13-FebFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Flyer for Black and New Afrikan events on Feb.13th and for demonstration at FBI headquaters on Feb.19th, with graphics.
A Free and Independent Zimbabwe! A National Tour in Solidarity with the Republic of Zimbabwe A Free and Independent Zimbabwe! A National Tour in Solidarity with the Republic of Zimbabwe
Publisher: Women's Committee Against GenocideFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Stop the Torture and Isolation of Freedom Fighters! Stop the Torture and Isolation of Freedom Fighters!
Publisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom FightersFormat: PamphletCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Pamphlet calls for support and provides education around the New Afrikan freedom fighters captured after the Brinks robbery.
Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters! Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters!
Publisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom FightersFormat: FlyerCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Western regional mobilization in solidarity with New Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day, August 20th.
Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters! Support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters!
Publisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom FightersFormat: FlyerCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Flyer for a forum to support New Afrikan Freedom Fighters.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1968Volume Number: Vol. 2-6 September 14Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Contents include: Panthers Will Free Huey, Huey's Statement on Racist Decision, Garry Explains TV Talk Show, Free Huey Delegation goes to U.N., Kathleen Cleaver Editorial, Summary of Trial, Thrid-World Appeals for Huey's Freedom, more.
Dragon Dragon
Publisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveYear: 1975Volume Number: No. 5 DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: The Dragon
Table of Contents: Letter from the Smybionese Liberation Army December/75, Our Back Pages: B.A.R.C., Letters, Nam Brothers: Ashanti, Black Liberation Army, The Weather Underground Organization film, Blurbs, Politics in Command: Weather Underground, Women's Gun Pamphlet: book review, New World Liberation Front, structure, New Worl Liberation Front, community health strategy, The Zapata Unit: B.A.R.C., An Open Letter to the People, the Zapata Unit, and New Dawn.