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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.
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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.
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Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVI) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVI)
Date: 5/2/2002Call Number: JB 042Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Cunningham reads from documents to legal team. Outside of courthouse, after Cherney's testimony. Cherney interviewed by KQED, speaks about lack of physical evidence. At office, all discuss testimony. Littletree talks to Bloom about changing order of witnesses.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVII) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVII)
Date: 5/6/2002Call Number: JB 043Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Cherney suggests a conspiracy that CNN isn't running his interview, but a new pipe bomb story as trial is about to come to a close. He tells about pipe bomb at UCSB in 1991, and reads from LA Times article. Photos of Bari and Littletree singing.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVIII) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XVIII)
Date: 5/6/2002Call Number: JB 044Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Rosenfeld and Serra discuss impeachment, time left. Legal team discusses Cherney's testimony, Bari's testimony, and Frank Doyle.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (IXX) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (IXX)
Date: 5/6/2002Call Number: JB 045Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Legal team discusses Lord's Avenger and Gorbachev. Discuss chain of command as Littletree mishandled evidence. Cunningham and Rosenfeld in car, talking about schedule for resting case.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XX) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XX)
Date: 5/7/2002Call Number: JB 046Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Outside courthouse with press and people waiting after Cherney's testimony. Cunningham believes defense has been beat, but people must be jolted out of complacence, he's interviewed by KQED, KPFA. At office, Cunningham, Bloom, and Serra discuss Cherney's testimony, jury, and defense. Serra rants about power of the judge in Civil court. Bloom says verdict will be historical.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXI) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXI)
Date: 5/7/2002Call Number: JB 047Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Legal team discusses verdict form, jury instructions, prepping Serra for tomorrow. Serra rehearsing. Rosenfeld asks Bloom if he's going to suggest that FBI bombed Bari. Discuss exhibits and evidence. They split the closing into three parts: Serra is general indignation, Bloom is specifics, and Cunningham is the "grand old master of civil rights."
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXII) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXII)
Date: 5/7/2002Call Number: JB 048Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
After Bari's testimony, legal team discusses how bad defense was, specifically Joe Sher. Cunningham and Bloom discuss motion that Bloom needs to write. Cunnigham walks up to courthouse, explains the deliberateness behind Cherney's testimony.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXIII) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXIII)
Date: 5/8/2002Call Number: JB 049Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Littletree gives radio interview, stating the case was rested today with Bari's testimony. Legal team discusses rebuttal strategy.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXIV) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXIV)
Date: 5/8/2002Call Number: JB 050Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Legal team discusses jurors, some crying at Bari's testimony. Rosenfeld is concerned jury will think Cherney is the Lord's Avenger. Discuss witnesses on missing FBI files. Serra and Cunningham discuss closing.
Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXV) Discourse on Bari v. FBI (XXV)
Date: 5/9/2002Call Number: JB 051Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Littletree says jurors have additional questions for witnesses. Cunningham explains to Littletree how jury instructions work. Legal team upset with witnesses.