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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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Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County
Authors: Carmen Valentin, Elizam Escobar, Lucy Rodriguez, Dylcia Pagan, Alfredo Mendez, Alicia Rodriguez, Luis Rosa, Adolfo Matos, Ricardo Dick Jiminez, Carlos Alberto TorresPublisher: FALNDate: 4/28/1980Volume Number: April 28Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statements and Declarations by the FALN 11.
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?
Statement of the Case Statement of the Case
Authors: Michael Deutsch, Mara Siegal, Brian Glick, Dennis Cunningham, Edward VociPublisher: International Legal Counsel for Petitioners and the National Committee to Support Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1980Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statement of the case for release and treatment of the Flan 11 as Political Prisoners. Includes historical context
Death to the Klan Death to the Klan
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeDate: 1/3/1980Volume Number: 3-JanFormat: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
newsletter of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Free the Pontiac Brothers! The Pontiac Trial: Open Door to Fascism Free the Pontiac Brothers! The Pontiac Trial: Open Door to Fascism
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1980Format: PamphletCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
black and white printed pamphlet
Long Live FALN BULLETIN Long Live FALN BULLETIN
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceYear: 1980Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement
Articles include Fighters Against Colonialism; Interview with National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; Statements and Poems from the 11; 11 POWs Take Decisive Stance; The US Must Not Be Allowed to Kill Haydee Beltran Torres.
Federal Appeals Court Gives Richard Nixon Extra-Legal Rights To Immediate Appeal of Denial of Absolute Immunity for Crimes Federal Appeals Court Gives Richard Nixon Extra-Legal Rights To Immediate Appeal of Denial of Absolute Immunity for Crimes
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government MisconductDate: 3/11/1980Volume Number: 11-MarFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Cointelpro
Federal Appeals Court Gives Richard Nixon Extra-Legal Rights To Immediate Appeal of Denial of Absolute Immunity for Crimes
Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government MisconductDate: 9/23/1980Volume Number: 23-SepFormat: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement of Plaintiffs in Clark V. USA, Targets of FBI COINTELPRO Illegal Activities, in Response to Current Trial of FBI Officials Felt and Miller
Form Letter to Judge Kathleen Parker Form Letter to Judge Kathleen Parker
Publisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation & ResearchDate: 1/1980Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Cointelpro
Form letter urging Judge Kathleen Parker to release Geronimo Pratt from prison
Tip of the Iceberg Tip of the Iceberg
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government MisconductDate: 3/1980Volume Number: MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Cointelpro
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