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

Immigration and Racism Immigration and Racism
Date: 5/5/1976Call Number: FI 008Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Racist attacks on immigration, Menominee warriors attacked by government, San Francisco Craft Workers Strike, attacks on poor and city services, racist attempts to divide workers and organizing efforts at unity. *Needs to be baked.
Native-American Struggle - 1 Native-American Struggle - 1
Date: 5/12/1976Call Number: FI 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber, BarbaraProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Pine Ridge Trials for killing of FBI agents, attempt to extradite Peltier, William Kunstler speaks on racism of media. Vern Harper on government attacks on Native culture and traditions--Native Americans and socialism. Building of ties between African-Americans and Native-Americans.
Gay Liberation Gay Liberation
Date: 6/12/1976Call Number: FI 010Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Gay liberation and attacks on gays, Anita Bryant. Dialogue: two lesbians and gay man talk about struggle against male supremacy and capitalism, antigay sentiment, racism among gay people, differences based on race.
San Quentin Six-1 San Quentin Six-1
Date: 6/27/1976Call Number: FI 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber, BarbaraProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
San Quentin 6 trial goes to jury, White supremacist movement in Chicago. Anniversary of Stonewall rebellion analysis of gay liberation movement. Statement from Revolutionary Coalition of Prisoners. Bicentennial Coalition harassed by FBI.
Prison Movement Roundup Prison Movement Roundup
Date: 7/17/1976Call Number: FI 012Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Prison movement related: Gary Tyler, women prisoners, San Quentin 6 trial, Graham & Allen, Gibson & Justice with attorney actuality. Khatari poem performed by Sukari Tate.
South Africa South Africa
Date: 7/17/1976Call Number: FI 013Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Reports on: Carter and Trilateral Commission; situation in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique; International Hotel, Napa State Hospial sit-in.
Repression and Resistance Repression and Resistance
Date: 7/24/1976Call Number: FI 014Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Theme of repression (fear) and resistance: reports on KKK Rally, Seattle Grand Jury, protest at Attica, and Rap Brown eligible for parole.
People of the World Are One Family - 2 People of the World Are One Family - 2
Date: 7/31/1976Call Number: FI 015 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Barbara Lubinski, LincolnProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poem and theme--People of the World Are One Family: South Africa rebellion, Chinese earthquake, Michael Krauss (gay activist) memorial--ends with singing of Internationale; excellent and moving actuality.
Poor People of the World Are One Family - 1 Poor People of the World Are One Family - 1
Date: 7/31/1976Call Number: FI 016Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poor People of the World - Hotel, Co-op City victory in NYC, welfare struggles, miners strike, NAPA/WAPA sit-in in Sacramento, San Quentix 6 and conditions at San Quentin.
Dont Let Them Get Away With Murder Dont Let Them Get Away With Murder
Publisher: December 4th CommitteeYear: 1976Format: FlyerCollection: Fred Hampton
The mothers of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark sued State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan and the FBI after their sons murders. This flyer urgues folks to come to the trial.