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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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Fiddletown Event (II) Fiddletown Event (II)
Date: 5/24/2002Call Number: JB 082Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Fiddletown continues. Littletree interviewed for TV news. Morgan and Cherney play. Littletree tells Bari and Cherney story, moment of silence. Utah speaks.
Fiddletown Event (III) Fiddletown Event (III)
Date: 5/24/2002Call Number: JB 083Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Utah continued, speaks about direct action and nonviolence. Cunningham sings "Solidarity Forever." Legal team goes to microphone - thanks supporters. Fiddlers play again.
Fiddletown Event (IV) Fiddletown Event (IV)
Date: 5/24/2002Call Number: JB 084Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Cherney speaks. Fiddlers perform, "The FBI Stole My Fiddle." More singing and fiddling.
Fiddletown Event (V)/Jury Deliberation (VI) Fiddletown Event (V)/Jury Deliberation (VI)
Date: 5/24/2002Call Number: JB 085Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
End of Fiddletown event. At office, discuss Serra's speech. Rosenfeld says jury annouced schedule for 1 day next week. Cherney discusses their brief. Serra on phone interview about what happened in court room.
Jury Deliberation (VII) Jury Deliberation (VII)
Date: 5/28/2002Call Number: JB 086Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Littletree on phone with Lisa Bari. Bloom and Cunningham discuss suspicious calls on Bloom's phone. Outside courthouse, legal team speculates as they walk. At café, Bloom, Serra, and Cunningham eat and chat about judges, etc. Back at office, Cherney gives phone interview about how FBI works with terrorists.
Jury Deliberation (VIII) Jury Deliberation (VIII)
Date: 5/31/2002Call Number: JB 087Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Cherney phone interview continues, discusses criminalization of activism, and that not FBI, but environmentalists are the protectors of national security as they protect the health/well-being of natural resources. Joe Sher and Dennis Bhargaan, FBI attorneys, talk with press about Serra and marijuana, pepper spray, hung jury, conspiracy charge. At office, Cunningham on phone interview, random office conversation.
Jury Deliberation (IX) Jury Deliberation (IX)
Date: 6/3/2002Call Number: JB 088Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Cunningham and Rosenfeld in car. Crowd outside court house. TV reporters asks Cherney questions, talks with Jim Zamora. Legal team discuss at café.
Jury Deliberation (X) Jury Deliberation (X)
Date: 6/15/2002Call Number: JB 089Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Legal team leaves café. Serra talks to press about jury verdict. Cunningham speaks to reporter about verdict form. Serra and Bloom discuss SA's Doyle and Reikes. Cunningham talks to HQED. Cunningham and Bloom go to restaurant. Legal team reading newspaper. Assemble outside of courthouse.
Jury Deliberation (XI) Jury Deliberation (XI)
Date: 6/7/2002Call Number: JB 090Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Lunch with Bloom, Serra, and Cunningham continued. Serra talks about marijuana, and cases he refuses to take (child molestation, etc.) Legal team leaves courthouse looking despondent, as jury still hasn't reached verdict. Bloom interviewed about current happenings. Cunningham and Laurel speculate, as do others.
Jury Deliberation (XII) Jury Deliberation (XII)
Date: 6/10/2002Call Number: JB 091Format: DV CamProducers: Bernandine MellisCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Tape Missing - Tape 89 on Mellis' Log. Cunningham tells exactly what happened in court that day in car. At dinner, he explains verdict form. Rosenfeld and Cunningham rush to courthouse for verdict - long line waits outside.