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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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Letter to Supporters Letter to Supporters
Author: The Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 8/9/1982Volume Number: 9-AugFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter annoucing the closing of the Moncada Library and expressing solidarity with liberation and anti-imperialist groups as well as the Park Slope community in general.
Request for Brave Hearted Woman film Request for Brave Hearted Woman film
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 1/29/1982Volume Number: 29-JanFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Brave Hearted Woman film change of date Brave Hearted Woman film change of date
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/21/1982Volume Number: 21-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter to Liberation Bookstore, Harlem New York Letter to Liberation Bookstore, Harlem New York
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/23/1982Volume Number: 23-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Request for June Jordan film on the History of Slavery from the University of Michigan Request for June Jordan film on the History of Slavery from the University of Michigan
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/3/1982Volume Number: 3-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 1/1982Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter with updates on the murder of Augustin Muniz and other attacks by police in Park Slope, January's month of solidarity with African Liberation, SCAN, and the Solomon Brown case.
Let our motto be Let our motto be
Publisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom FightersYear: 1982Volume Number: No. 1 JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Solidarity Messages- May 15, 1982 Solidarity Messages- May 15, 1982
Authors: Judith Clark and David Gilbert, Eve RosahnPublisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom Fighters; Women's Committee Against GenocideDate: 5/15/1982Volume Number: 15-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters
Solidarity Statement from Judith Clark and David Gilbert to the May 15th Program to Stop the Grand Juries Solidarity Statement from Judith Clark and David Gilbert to the May 15th Program to Stop the Grand Juries
Authors: Judith Clark and David GilbertPublisher: Coalition to Defend the October 20th Freedom FightersDate: 5/15/1982Volume Number: 15-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Coalition to Defend October 20th Freedom Fighters