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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.
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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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Fueling Apartheid: Shell and the Military Fueling Apartheid: Shell and the Military
Publisher: International Defence & Aid FundYear: 1984Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
This monograph focuses on the importance of oil to the maintenance of Apartheid. Part 1: Fuel for Apartheid; Part 2: Shell and the Military; Part 3: Sanctions-Busting.
Imperialist Military Collaboration with South Africa Imperialist Military Collaboration with South Africa
Publisher: Information Centre of the World Peace CouncilYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Contents: Capacity of Aggression; South Africa Increases Military Budget; France; The Federal Republic of Germany; The Military-Atomic Conspiracy; NATO Alliance with South Africa; project Advokaat Conspiracy; Project Advokaat Secret Documents; South Africa\'s Nuclear Program; Arms Supplies to South Africa.
The Apartheid War Machine: The Stremgth and Deployment of the South African Armed Forces The Apartheid War Machine: The Stremgth and Deployment of the South African Armed Forces
Publisher: International Defence & Aid FundYear: 1980Volume Number: No. 8 AprilFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
Contents include: The Development of Defence Strategy; Total War and the Military State; A Military Economy; The Military Structure; Conscription and Recruitment; Paramilitary Forces- the SA Police; The Psychology of War; SADF in Operation- Namibia, Angola, Rhodesia; The Battle for South Africa
Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary Coalition Bulletin Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary Coalition Bulletin
Publisher: Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary CoalitionYear: 1979Volume Number: No. 1 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary Coalition Bulletin Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary Coalition Bulletin
Publisher: Southern Africa Anti-Mercenary CoalitionYear: 1980Volume Number: No. 2 SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Zimbabwe Independence Issue: Statement on Directions for Solidarity; Interview with ZANU Ambassador Tirivafi Kangai
White South Africa\'s Outward Adventures: An appraisal from the standpoint of National Liberation White South Africa\'s Outward Adventures: An appraisal from the standpoint of National Liberation
Author: Andrew Mangunte LukelePublisher: Black Consciousness Movement (Azania)Date: 6/1976Volume Number: JuneFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
The incentive for this essay comes from the announcement made late in 1974 by the Prime Minister of South Africa to the effect that South Africa was now poised for a major shift in policy which would take effect within six months. We recognize the urgency of the need for the liberation movement and for all who are committed to the cause of liberation in Southern Africa to develop independent tools of theoretical analysis which must guide action towards liberation.
Waiting to Die in Pretoria Waiting to Die in Pretoria
Author: Phyllis NaidooPublisher: Phyllis NaidooYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
This monograph focuses on death row and prison under the Apartheid state.
Letter to Lorraine Fontana Letter to Lorraine Fontana
Author: Leora MosstonDate: 6/6/1979Volume Number: 6-JunFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: South Africa
Letter to Lorraine Fontana from Leora Mosston about a request for information
The Legal Status of Mercenaries: A Concept in International Humanitarian Law The Legal Status of Mercenaries: A Concept in International Humanitarian Law
Author: Lennox HindsPublisher: Philippine Law JournalYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 52- 4 SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: South Africa
Reproduction. Paper originally presented to the Eighth Conference on the Law of the World, August 21-27, 1977 in Manila, Philippines.
NACTU Organising Manual NACTU Organising Manual
Publisher: National Council of Trade UnionsFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
Part I. Organizing the Workplace; Part II. Collective Agreement; Part III. Bargaining Phase; Part IV.Model Agreements