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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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Appeal from Notice of Action to the National Appeals Board Appeal from Notice of Action to the National Appeals Board
Author: Jan SuslerYear: 1994Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Appeal to the United States Parole Commission, United States Department of Justice Regarding unjust denial of parole to Carlos Alberto Torres
New Year's Book New Year's Book
Publisher: Real Dragon Project/Prarie FireYear: 1994Format: PeriodicalCollection: Real Dragon Prison Project
Excerpts and contributions credited to: Marilyn Buck; To Huu; Jaqueline Joan Johnson; Scott Seelye; Leonel Rugama; Alejandro L. Molina (omitted from scan); John Africa; Abdul Haqq; Subcomandante Marcos; Aho Mitakuye-Oyasin; June Jordan; Jean-Claude Martineau
Don't Believe the Hype Don't Believe the Hype
Publisher: Chicago ReaderYear: 1994Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Reproduction of 10/4/1994 1 page advertisement for the Campaign to Confront the Racist Imprisonment Binge and the Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.
Impressions of the Florence AD-MAX ITFC tour Impressions of the Florence AD-MAX ITFC tour
Author: Edelle CorrineYear: 1994Format: ArticleCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Personal account of a tour of USP Florence control unit. 10/24/1994
Hear Luis Talamantez Speak Hear Luis Talamantez Speak
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1994Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer for 2/26/1994 speaking engagement.
The Myth that the Pelican Bay Control Unit Has Reduced Violence The Myth that the Pelican Bay Control Unit Has Reduced Violence
Publisher: Pelican Bay Information Project; Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1994Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer arguing control units such as Pelican Bay do not reduce violence in the prison system.
Walkin' Steel: The Nature of Imprisonment in the US in Black and White Walkin' Steel: The Nature of Imprisonment in the US in Black and White
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1994Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
A Newsletter Devoted to the Abolition of Control Unit Prisons. Articles include: The Nature of Imprisonment in the US: In Black and White, Crime and Incarceration: Is there a link?, The Crime of Black Imprisonment, Marion – The Model for Control Units, The Proposed Prison in Florence, Colorado: A “New Improved” Marion, Why Control Units Exist: To Suppress Prisoner Dissent, New Control Unit Prison Planned for Illinois, Westville’s Maximum Control Complex: Indiana’s Marion, The War on Drugs.
Most Women Glad They Resisted Most Women Glad They Resisted
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 1/31/1994Volume Number: 31-JanFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
Impressions of the Florence AD-MAX from ITFCJ tour Impressions of the Florence AD-MAX from ITFCJ tour
Publisher: Edelle CorrineYear: 1994Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Summary of observation at USP Florence, CO. Includes architectural features, medical facilities, policies regarding privileges. Part of 1/5/1995 AFSC Memorandum.
A Wall of Science A Wall of Science
Publisher: Bonnie KernessYear: 1994Format: TranscriptCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Speech given at Oberlin College on racial inequalities and political prisoners in the US prison system.