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

Outreach and Media for International Tribunal Outreach and Media for International Tribunal
Year: 1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Opening Night flyer - International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Opening Night flyer - International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/2/1992Volume Number: 2-OctFormat: FlyerCollection: 1992 Tribunal
October 1992 500 Years of Resistance October 1992 500 Years of Resistance
Year: 1992Format: GraphicCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Ofensiva '92 Ofensiva '92
Publisher: Comite Nacional Pro-Libertad Prisoneros de Guerra PuertorriquenosYear: 1992Format: EphemeraCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Ofensiva '92 Ofensiva '92
Year: 1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
A Brief history of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle A Brief history of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle
Author: Sundiata AcoliPublisher: Sundiata Acoli Freedom CampaignYear: 1992Format: MonographCollection: Sundiata Acoli
Los Conocer Los Conocer
Publisher: Cuadrenos de Educacion Ofensiva '92Year: 1992Collection: Puerto Rico Small Books and Monographs
Collection of silk-screened art and brief messages from the Puerto Rican political prisoners.
Conditions of Incarceration Conditions of Incarceration
Author: Jan SuslerPublisher: Ofensiva '92Year: 1992Format: MonographCollection: Puerto Rico Small Books and Monographs
Covers the terms and conditions of incarceration for 18 Puerto Rican political prisoners. Includes photographs.
From Prison to Talk Show From Prison to Talk Show
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 5/14/1992Volume Number: May 14Format: MonographCollection: Move 9
Philadelphia Bomb Survivor Leaves Prison Philadelphia Bomb Survivor Leaves Prison
Publisher: New York TimesDate: 5/14/1992Volume Number: May 14Format: MonographCollection: Move 9