Search Help

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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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Date: 1/1/1999Call Number: V 101Format: VHSProducers: WNETProgram: American MastersCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The life and achievements of Paul Robeson - athlete, singer and scholar. Robeson is also the champion of human rights, Black people and the disenfranchised.
anti-imperialist jazz music and the Congolese National Liberation Front anti-imperialist jazz music and the Congolese National Liberation Front
Call Number: AFR 073Format: Cass A & BCollection: Zaire-DRC
Recorded off mic. Jazz music with vocals about anti-imperialism, neo colonialism, and the struggles of Africans under oppression. Side B continues with music, but much poorer recording. Also, a representative of FLNC (Congolese National Liberation Front) speaks about the struggle in the Congo, and the history of the struggle in relation to the present. He celebrates the 16th Anniversary of the creation of FLNC, and praises its accomplishments. Lastly, he speaks about the struggles for change in Congo, and the struggle for a good economy and unity.
Angolan music and poems/KPFA program on injustices of the US government Angolan music and poems/KPFA program on injustices of the US government
Date: 1/3/1976Call Number: AFR 084Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFAProgram: Nothing Is More Precious Than... ProgramCollection: Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique
Poetry and revolutionary Angolan music. Wounded Knee Massacre and countless atrocities against Native Americans.
John Trudell: Tribal and AKA Graffiti Man John Trudell: Tribal and AKA Graffiti Man
Date: 4/21/1992Call Number: PM 386Format: Cass A & BCollection: Native Americans
John Trudell, a Santee Sioux artist and activist was a spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969-1971 and worked with the American Indian Movement (AIM), serving as the chairman of AIM from 1973-1979. He performs albums Tribal, 1983 and AKA Graffiti Man, 1992.
Eraser: The Alternative Youth Magazine Eraser: The Alternative Youth Magazine
Publisher: End Racism and Sexism Through Education ProjectYear: 1991Volume Number: No. 2Format: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: Unemployment in South Africa; Sexuality and You: Part II; From Behind the Iron Curtain- Women in Russia; Keep South Africa Clean- From D6 to Triomf; Raggae against Racism
Eraser: The Alternative Youth Magazine Eraser: The Alternative Youth Magazine
Publisher: End Racism and Sexism Through Education ProjectYear: 1992Volume Number: No. 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: Lifting the Lid on the Education Crisis; Sex and Music; You and Contraception- Making an Informed Choice