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.

Search Results

Youth Institute on Prisons, Racism and Society Youth Institute on Prisons, Racism and Society
Publisher: National Campaign to Stop Control Unit PrisonsYear: 1997Format: PamphletCollection: Control Units
Sponsored by the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons, participants develop an understanding of crime, prisons, and racisms through readings, discussions and presentations as well as gain the skills necessary to organize and participate in campaigns to change the current criminal justice system.
Death Penalty Focus: General Information Packet Death Penalty Focus: General Information Packet
Publisher: Death Penalty Focus of CaliforniaFormat: MonographCollection: Death penalty
Contains reproduced articles and essays supporting the abolition of the death penalty.
With the State Marshalling Resources to execute Teenagers, Can We Risk an Unfair Trial? With the State Marshalling Resources to execute Teenagers, Can We Risk an Unfair Trial?
Publisher: Death Penalty Focus of CaliforniaFormat: FlyerCollection: Death penalty
Flyer about concerns with the case People v. Polk in which two African-American teenagers are facing the death penalty.
Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures] Letter to Brothers and Sisters in Struggle [with enclosures]
Publisher: Black Panther Newspaper CommitteeYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Announcement for the Black Panther, Black Community News Service: Memorial Issue. Includes explanation of purpose and front page of issue.
Prosecute the Murderers of Tyrone Guyton! Prosecute the Murderers of Tyrone Guyton!
Publisher: The Committee for Justice for Tyrone GuytonYear: 1974Format: PamphletCollection: Tyrone Guyton
Pamphlet in support of a rally for justice for Tyrone Guyton. Presents a summary of the case, contact information and demands.
The Black Panther: Black Community News Service The Black Panther: Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Party for Self-DefenseYear: 1967Volume Number: Vol. 1-6 November 23Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Right On! Right On!
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1971Volume Number: POSHU 1 No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
War in Amerika, 1981: Fight White Supremacy, Support the Black Liberation Army War in Amerika, 1981: Fight White Supremacy, Support the Black Liberation Army
Publisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationYear: 1981Format: PamphletCollection: May 19th Communist Organization
A Poem for the Mothers and Children in Atlanta; Solidarity Statement from May 19th Communist Organization, New Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day, July 18, 1981.
Political Outline of Self-Defense Class Political Outline of Self-Defense Class
Format: ManifestoCollection: Violence Against Women
A political outline of a women's self-defense class including information about internalizing women's oppression, rape as a tool of colonial violence, the protection racket: the police and violence against women, and a reading list.
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Party for Self DefenseYear: 1967Volume Number: Vol. 1-3 June 20Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Panthers Demand Independence for N. Richmond Area.