Search Help

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.

Search Results

A Free and Independent Zimbabwe: A Defeat for U.S. Imperialism and White Supremecy! A Free and Independent Zimbabwe: A Defeat for U.S. Imperialism and White Supremecy!
Publisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationFormat: FlyerCollection: Zimbabwe
"National Tour in Solidarity with the Republic of Zimbabwe"
Chimurenga Day, 13th Anniversary of the Battle of Sinoia Chimurenga Day, 13th Anniversary of the Battle of Sinoia
Author: Robert MugabePublisher: Department of Information and Publicity ZANUDate: 4/28/1979Volume Number: 28-AprFormat: TranscriptCollection: Zimbabwe
"A Speech by Comrade President R.G. Mugabe broadcast to the Zimbabwe Nation over the Voice of Zimbabwe, Radio Mocambique in Maputo on Saturday, 28th April, 1979"
Condemn the Muzorewa/Smith Puppet Regime! Condemn the Muzorewa/Smith Puppet Regime!
Publisher: New York Material Aid Campaign for ZANUFormat: FlyerCollection: Zimbabwe
Information on the Muzorewa/Smith puppet regime and ways to help ZANU and their liberation struggle.
Enforce the Rhodesian Embargo! No More Oil, Arms, or Mercenaries to Smith's Puppet Regime! Victory to the Patriotic Front! Enforce the Rhodesian Embargo! No More Oil, Arms, or Mercenaries to Smith's Puppet Regime! Victory to the Patriotic Front!
Format: EphemeraCollection: Zimbabwe
Business card size
Friends of Zimbabwe reception for Prime Minister Robert Mugabe Friends of Zimbabwe reception for Prime Minister Robert Mugabe
Publisher: American Committee on Africa/Africa Fund and United Methodist Office for the UNYear: 1980Format: EphemeraCollection: Zimbabwe
Invitation
Immediate Tasks of the Party Immediate Tasks of the Party
Year: 1977Format: ArticleCollection: Zimbabwe
June 17th Afternoon in Solidarity with ZANU Women Freedom Fighters June 17th Afternoon in Solidarity with ZANU Women Freedom Fighters
Author: Naomi NhiwatiwaPublisher: ZANU Women\'s LeagueVolume Number: 17-JunFormat: TranscriptCollection: Zimbabwe
Speech by ZANU Womens League representative Naomi Nhiwatiwa
Letter from a ZANU Supporter Letter from a ZANU Supporter
Publisher: Zimbabwe SolidarityYear: 1978Format: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
Reproduction of the original. "This letter was written by a comrade who spent three weeks in Zimbabwe over Christmas (77-78). She herself is a Zimbabwean. The letter reached the desk of the ZANU representative on January 23, 1978.
NYMACZ Chitepo Day 3/18/79 NYMACZ Chitepo Day 3/18/79
Publisher: Material Aid Campaign for ZANUYear: 1979Format: TranscriptCollection: Zimbabwe
Message urging donations and contributions to the Zimbabwean liberation struggle.
Robert Mugabe Address in Havana Robert Mugabe Address in Havana
Author: Robert MugabePublisher: ZANU-PFDate: 8/3/1979Volume Number: 3-AugFormat: TranscriptCollection: Zimbabwe
"Address By Comrade Robert G. Mugabe, President of ZANU and Co-Leader of the Patriotic Front to the Sixth Conference of the Heads of State And/Or Government of the Non-Aligned Countries, Havana, August 3, 1979"