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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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Transport and General Workers Union Annual Congress Transport and General Workers Union Annual Congress
Publisher: Transport & General Workers UnionDate: 12/1989Volume Number: DecemberFormat: ReportCollection: South Africa
Report from the December 1-3 Transport and General Workers Union
Jodac News: Official bulletin of the Johannesburg Democratic Action Committee Jodac News: Official bulletin of the Johannesburg Democratic Action Committee
Publisher: Johannesburg Democratic Action CommitteeYear: 1987Volume Number: SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Cover Story: Women on the March
The Bantustans in Crisis The Bantustans in Crisis
Publisher: National Land CommitteeDate: 6/1990Volume Number: JuneFormat: ReportCollection: South Africa
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Common Citizenship in a United South Africa; Ciskei; Bophuthatswana; Venda; Gazankulu; Qwaqwa; Lebowa; Kangwane; Transkei; Conclusion.
COSATU Third National Congress- Bi-annual Report COSATU Third National Congress- Bi-annual Report
Publisher: Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)Date: 7/1989Volume Number: JulyFormat: ReportCollection: South Africa
Contents: Current Political Situation; Issues Facing COSATU; Progess on Resolutions; General Information; General Information; the Way Forward; Obituary; Appendixes.
Umtapo Focus Umtapo Focus
Publisher: Umtapo centreYear: 1990Volume Number: Vol. 4-1 JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: Focus on Children's Rights; Africa and the AIDS myth; The Harare Declaration.
Towards an Understanding of the Role of Whites in the South African Struggle Towards an Understanding of the Role of Whites in the South African Struggle
Publisher: Southern African Liberation Support CommitteeDate: 10/1977Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
This booklet is an attempt to explain the reasons behind the breakaway and formation of SALSCOM, to state our political beliefs openly, to outline our program priorities for the future. Contents: OKHELA and Beyond- A recent History of White Resistance; the National Liberation Movement; Key Political Issues Facing White South Africans; Towards a Program of Action.
Interviews in Depth- South Africa African National Congress- Alfred Nzo Interviews in Depth- South Africa African National Congress- Alfred Nzo
Publisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Alfred Nzo ANC\'s Secretary General and National Executive Committee Member discusses problems of ANC\'s Historical Development in the face of an increasingly repressive White racist regime, the revolutionary potential of South Africa\'s Black workers, peasants, and students and the role of imperialist investments.
Strategic Problems in South Africa\'s Liberation Struggle: A Critical Analysis Strategic Problems in South Africa\'s Liberation Struggle: A Critical Analysis
Author: Ben TurokPublisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Contents: Non-Violent Mass Action; The Transfer to Violence
Masters and Serfs: Farm Labour in South Africa Masters and Serfs: Farm Labour in South Africa
Author: Rosalynde AinsliePublisher: International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern AfricaDate: 1/1977Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
An investiagtion into what is happening in rural South Africa and its far reaching and tragic consequences.
Apartheid in Practice Apartheid in Practice
Author: Leslie RubinPublisher: United Nations Office of Public InformationYear: 1976Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
The aim of this book is to provide a clear and accurate description of Apartheid.