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

LIBERTAD: Special Supplement LIBERTAD: Special Supplement
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1989Volume Number: November/DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Bangs and Whimpers. Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
The Real Dragon The Real Dragon
Publisher: Real Dragon Project/Prarie FireYear: 1989Format: PeriodicalCollection: Real Dragon Prison Project
Excerpts and contributions credited to: Marilyn Buck; Frederick Douglas; Rafael Cancel Miranda; Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa (aka D. Rice); Cherrie Moraga; Carmen Levasseur; Manlio Agueta; Ivan Silen; Langston Hughes; A.N.C. Kumalo; Elizabeth Marino; Mahmoud Darwish; Ch'iu Chin; Muriel Rukeyset; Rene Castillo; roberto Armijo; Linton Kwesi Johnson; Comrade Rickke Green; Sonia Sanchez; Kuwasi Balagoon; Mangaliso Sobukwe; Harriet J. Melrose; Judy Grahm; Lisa Rudman; Ray Durem; Sterling A. Brown; Muhammad Al-Fituri; Juan Gelman
Nazi Skins Out! Nazi Skins Out!
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
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26 Ways to Say No 26 Ways to Say No
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
Just Say No to Nazis campaign vs. nazi skinheads
America's Nazi Children America's Nazi Children
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
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No Nazis! No KKK! No Fascist USA No Nazis! No KKK! No Fascist USA
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
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It Can't Happen Here? We Won't Let it Happen Here! It Can't Happen Here? We Won't Let it Happen Here!
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1989Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
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Lexington Prison High Security Unit Lexington Prison High Security Unit
Author: Mary O'MelvenyPublisher: Covert ActionYear: 1989Format: ArticleCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction of article featured in Number 31 (Winter 1989) issue of Covert Action.
On the Issues On the Issues
Publisher: On The Issues: The Journal of Substance for Progressive WomenYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. XIIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Cover story on Susan Rosenberg available through On the Issues Archive
Reflections on Being Buried Alive Reflections on Being Buried Alive
Author: Susan RosenbergPublisher: Covert ActionYear: 1989Format: ArticleCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction of article featured in Number 31 (Winter 1989) issue of Covert Action.