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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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Crusin' Mission Street Crusin' Mission Street
Date: 7/26/1980Call Number: CD 625Format: DVDProducers: Belva DavisProgram: All Together NowCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Film discussing lowriding in the Mission District of San Francisco, conflicts with police and racial profiling.
Against the Klan Against the Klan
Date: 2/9/1980Call Number: FI 111Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Anti-Klan report, Klan Watch; Blue Shield clerical workers strike and women workers; sterilization of Native American women and exploitation of resources on Indian land, uranium, environmental degradation.
South Africa Update South Africa Update
Date: 1/19/1980Call Number: FI 114Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Analysis of importance of southern Africa to US empire and economy; Steve Feeback reports on his visit to learn about resistance in the South African military; Don Morden, Methodist minister from South Africa speaks against apartheid.
For DuBois and Malcolm For DuBois and Malcolm
Date: 2/23/1980Call Number: FI 116Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Dedicated to Malcolm X and W.E.B.DuBois. Begins with Zimbabwe elections. Rest of program is an EXCELLENT analytic tribute to Malcolm X on 15th anniversary of his assassination, including FBI-police-CIA involvement in his assassination, portions of the autobiography as read by James Earl Jones, and many Malcolm speech excerpts.
Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh
Date: 5/17/1980Call Number: FI 118Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano Echeverria, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poetry. music, and speech collage as a tribute to Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X. Section on racism in Boston, interview with an African-American woman by Barbara Lubinski on racism in Boston.
Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick Special Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick Special
Date: 8/25/1980Call Number: FI 119Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Special on Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick with many of his most powerful songs, including Harriet Tubman. Long Chains. He speaks introducing the songs and recounting history, including discussing the origins of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, of which he was a part - song about it, and about Native American resistance.
Middle East Analysis Middle East Analysis
Date: 8/30/1980Call Number: FI 120Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Interview with Paul Rupert on the situation in the Middle East, failure of so-called peace process, Zionist lobby, justice of Palestinian "revolutionary nationalism," and "rightward shift" of the United States government.
Chicano Moratorium Anniversary Chicano Moratorium Anniversary
Date: 8/30/1980Call Number: FI 121Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EchevveriaProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium with live reports from demonstration in Los Angeles to mark the anniversary. Excellent interview with Lillian Ortiz on both the history and current march and assorted interviews with marchers.
From Greensboro to Zimbabwe From Greensboro to Zimbabwe
Date: 11/22/1980Call Number: FI 122Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
On the injustice of the not guilty verdict in Greensboro after the murders of demonstrators there earlier by Klan and Nazis, in 1979. Detailed interview on victory and current situation in Zimbabwe.
Music Special Tribute to John Lennon Music Special Tribute to John Lennon
Date: 12/13/1980Call Number: FI 123Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
"The music is the message," a tribute to many kinds of music as part of the struggle for freedom and in memory of John Lennon. Includes a produced Beatles medley, with short elements of many songs and poetic narration.