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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.
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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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PFOC Presentation on Eritrea PFOC Presentation on Eritrea
Date: 6/13/1993Call Number: KP 225AFormat: Cass AProducers: Kevin, Les (?)Collection: African liberation movements
Slide show given by two men who have returning from work in the education department in post-war Eritrea. They discuss Eritrea's political history, Italy's colonization until WWII, the influence of the US and the USSR, and modern post-independence (1993) reform. Presenters discuss the complexities of the country's transition to independence through healthcare, education, and Eritrea's referendum to women and their struggle for independence within the patriarchal society.
Eritrea Conference Eritrea Conference
Call Number: KP 387Format: Cass A & BCollection: African liberation movements
A solidarity conference on the Eritrean revolution.
Eritrea Report Eritrea Report
Date: 6/2/1979Call Number: FI 115Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Rally in San Francisco on the Weber case on affirmative action; report on Eritrean struggle with Dan Connell, journalist who has covered the liberation movement.
Amanuel Tecle on Eritrean Independence Amanuel Tecle on Eritrean Independence
Date: 7/12/1991Call Number: JG/ 130AFormat: Cass ACollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Discussion on colonial history of Eritrea and the EPLF's (Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front) creation, motives, actions, and victories.
Dan Connell on Eritrea Dan Connell on Eritrea
Date: 3/25/1992Call Number: JG/ 141AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Describes Eritrea’s 30-year fight for independence from Ethiopia and the political and social changes that the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front has made. Discusses how US and UN aid is used to oppose and destabilize Eritrean independence.
Amanuel Tecle on the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front Amanuel Tecle on the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
Date: 7/12/1991Call Number: JG/ 142Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Discusses the success of the independence movement, the changes in Eritrean infrastructure, agriculture, education, and social relationships, and hopes for self-sufficiency, democracy, and equality. Provides a concise history of colonialism in Eritrea, from Italian to Ethiopian occupation, and the 30-year war for independence ending in 1991.
Three Africa Liiberation Interviews Three Africa Liiberation Interviews
Call Number: CE 669Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Three Africa Liberation InterviewsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews with representatives of three African liberation organizations, the ELF (Eritrea), ANC (South Africa), and SWAPO (Namibia).
National Democratic Programme of the Eritean People\'s Liberation Front National Democratic Programme of the Eritean People\'s Liberation Front
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontDate: 1/31/1977Volume Number: 31-JanFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Selected Articles from Vanguard Selected Articles from Vanguard
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontYear: 1978Volume Number: No. 2Format: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Official Monthly Organ of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation Front
Selected Articles from Vanguard Selected Articles from Vanguard
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontYear: 1977Format: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Official Monthly Organ of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation Front