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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.

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Reflecciones in the KPFA Marathon covers the Community Reflecciones in the KPFA Marathon covers the Community
Date: 3/24/1973Call Number: CD 906Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interviews about Juan Corona, Ricardo Chavez Ortiz, and Graciano Jauregui, who was killed recently at Wounded Knee SD.
The Article Three Briefs Establishing the Legal Case for the Existence of the Black Nation The Republic of New Afrika in North America The Article Three Briefs Establishing the Legal Case for the Existence of the Black Nation The Republic of New Afrika in North America
Authors: Imari Abubakari Obadele and Gaidi ObadeleDate: 6/25/1973Volume Number: 25-JunFormat: Legal DocumentsCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Briefs filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
The Black Panther Party: Its Origin and Development as Reflected in its Official Weekly Newspaper The Black Panther Community News Service The Black Panther Party: Its Origin and Development as Reflected in its Official Weekly Newspaper The Black Panther Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther PartyYear: 1973Volume Number: Vol. 9-21 March 10Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Parents Protest Nixon's Child Care Cuts
Psychiatrists and Cops: Unholy Alliance Psychiatrists and Cops: Unholy Alliance
Author: Philip ShapiroPublisher: New American MovementYear: 1973Volume Number: Vol. 3-1 SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Mental Health
Original article discussing the relationship between law enforcement, prison authorities and psychiatry.
Senators Critical of Violence Study Senators Critical of Violence Study
Author: David PerlmanPublisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 5/31/1973Volume Number: 31-MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Mental Health
Original Article
Violence Study Center Defended by Researcher Violence Study Center Defended by Researcher
Author: David PerlmanPublisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 5/31/1973Volume Number: 31-MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Mental Health
Original Article
Psychosurgery Curbed by Court Psychosurgery Curbed by Court
Author: William K. StevensPublisher: The New York TimesDate: 7/11/1973Volume Number: 11-JulFormat: ArticleCollection: Mental Health
Reproduction of article.
Common Victories Common Victories
Publisher: Common Victories; Old Berkeley Tribe; Weather Underground OrganizationDate: 2/23/1973Volume Number: 23-FebFormat: MonographCollection: Weather Underground Organization
Inside Wounded Knee Inside Wounded Knee
Publisher: Medical Committee for Human RightsDate: 4/1973Volume Number: AprilFormat: FlyerCollection: Native Americans
Eyewitness accounts and film by medical people who spent time inside the federal blockade at Wounded Knee
Liberated Guardian Liberated Guardian
Publisher: Hard Rain, inc.Date: 2/1973Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Attica
Includes articles on Attica and prison struggle.