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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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Interview with Dharuba Bin Wahad Interview with Dharuba Bin Wahad
Date: 10/5/1999Call Number: PM 170AFormat: Cass AProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Dhoruba Bin Wahad
General statements by Dhoruba Bin Wahad while he visited San Francisco in 1999.
Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure
Date: 2/8/1989Call Number: KP 047Format: Cass A & BCollection: Black Power/Black Nation
Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure
David Hilliard on George Jackson and the history of the modern-day prison movement David Hilliard on George Jackson and the history of the modern-day prison movement
Date: 3/22/2001Call Number: PM 173Format: DATProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanCollection: George Jackson
Claude Marks and Lincoln Bergman interview David Hilliard on George Jackson and the history of the modern-day prison movement for Prisons on Fire
Angela Davis on George Jackson and history of the modern-day prison movement Angela Davis on George Jackson and history of the modern-day prison movement
Date: 3/19/2001Call Number: PM 174Format: DATProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanCollection: George Jackson
Claude Marks and Lincoln Bergman interview Angela Davis on the murder of George Jackson and the history of the modern-day prison movement.
Herman Bell - Partial Out-takes Herman Bell - Partial Out-takes
Date: 6/13/1974Call Number: PM 080Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Herman Bell
Herman Bell talks about Marcus Foster’s assasination and CIA affiliation and the replication of South African aparteid in San Francisco. Discusses his arrest in New Orleans, the practices of intimidation and torture used by police in New Orleans, and the shooting of Twymon Myers in New York.
Malcolm X Speaks Out - The CD Malcolm X Speaks Out - The CD
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: CD 059Format: CDProducers: Betty ShabazzCollection: Malcolm X
Malcolm X inspired people to act, to defend themselves and to defend their rights. He was recorded under all kinds of conditions - in radio studios, in front of crowds in Harlem, by reporters in London and los Angeles - and he was always electrifying. A compilation CD and Booklet With many graphics and some text, released by Curtis Management, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1992.
Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War
Date: 4/30/1967Call Number: CD 060Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Martin Luther King, JR speaking at Riverside Church in New York about the war in Vietnam, April 30, 1967.
Oscar Rios Oscar Rios
Call Number: PM 175Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Speech by Oscar Rios to community members and students in Berkeley, CA. Emphasizes the need for a rise of consciousness and uplifting the community. Encourages young people to recognize allies in other ethnic groups.
Black Liberation Army Black Liberation Army
Call Number: PM 147Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: BLA
Black Liberation Army manifesto of demands
Ruben Scott/Doron Weinberg Ruben Scott/Doron Weinberg
Date: 12/2/1975Call Number: PM 146Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: BLA
Ruben Scott recounts his arrest, torture, and imprisonment in New Orleans. Attorney Doron Weinberg, speaks about repression against the Black movement, police plans to capture and frame Herman Bell, and police surveillance and torture of Ruben Scott.