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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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The Real Dragon The Real Dragon
Publisher: Real Dragon Project/Prarie FireYear: 1990Format: PeriodicalCollection: Real Dragon Prison Project
Excerpts and contributions credited to: Jaime Suarez Quemain; The Clash; Nationalist Forces in Gaza; Black Panther Party 10-Point Program; Jophn Lozano, Pomo; Aneb Kgositsile; Daniel Ortega; Dona consuelo de Corretjer; Father Orlando Tizon; Bethe Ka Sibeko; Ellen Klaver; Luis Myra; June Jordan; Aurora Sanabria, Shoshone; Rosanna Sanabria Shoshone; Gioconda Belli; Arlene Mantle; Sonia Sanchez; Meridel LeSuer
Verdict of the Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons and Jails Verdict of the Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons and Jails
Date: 12/7/1990Volume Number: Dec 7-10Format: MonographCollection: 1990 Tribunal
Outline of Judgment and Verdict: Constitution of the Tribunal; Overview; The Right to Self-Determination (Native Americans, Puerto Ricans, Black People in the United States, Mexican People (Chicano) in the United States; Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; White North American Opponents of United States Government Policies; Criminalization and the Denial of the Rule of Law; Torture and Cruel, inhumane and Degrading Treatment; Verdict.
NoKKK! No Fascist USA! NoKKK! No Fascist USA!
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1990Volume Number: FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
Newspaper of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee. In this issue: No KKK! Newsbriefs; Racism in Golf; Run Against Racism Goes National; Campus Activism; The Duke of Racism; Racism and AIDS; Toxics and Racism; Eugenics on Campus; An Open Letter From Dr. Alan Berkman; Letters to No KKK!
Behind the Barrier of Silence Behind the Barrier of Silence
Author: Linda GrantPublisher: ObserverYear: 1990Format: ArticleCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Report and interview excerpts from Marilyn Buck, Susan Rosenberg;, Alejandrina Torres.
Correspondence to Alice Krupit Correspondence to Alice Krupit
Author: James B. JonesPublisher: US Department of JusticeYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction of 8/10/1990 letter in response to "inquiry regarding Through the Wire, which was recently aired by the Public Broadcasting System"
Petitions Submitted to the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown as of April 30,1990; Events in the Campaign to Change the Water Supply at USP Marlon Petitions Submitted to the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown as of April 30,1990; Events in the Campaign to Change the Water Supply at USP Marlon
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1990Format: AgendaCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Schedule of Crap Orchard campaign events 4/24/1990 - 5/5/1990. Includes list of petitions submitted to CEML. Part of packet - see 3.correspondence.ceml.quinlan.1990
Close Marion and All Control Unit Prisons Close Marion and All Control Unit Prisons
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Information on conditions at Marion lockdown
Dungeon Marion: Experimental Repression Dungeon Marion: Experimental Repression
Author: Bill DunnePublisher: Holey WarsYear: 1990Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Article on the development, policy and conditions at Marion control unit prison.
Letter from political prisoner Alan Berkman to supporters Letter from political prisoner Alan Berkman to supporters
Author: Alan BerkmanYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
9/4/1990 update on case and incarceration
Letter Regarding Situation of Incarceration Letter Regarding Situation of Incarceration
Author: Alan BerkmanYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
9/4/1990 Regarding denial of one sentence, opposition to reduced sentence and transfer to Marion.