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.

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Women's Control Unit: Marianna, FL Women's Control Unit: Marianna, FL
Publisher: Silvia Baraldini; Marilyn Buck; Laura WhitehornYear: 1992Format: ArticleCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Edited version which appeared in With the Power of Justice in Our Eyes: A Handbook for Educators and Activists on the Crisis in Prisons Includes: Psychological Control; White Supremacy and Racism; Superexploitation [sic]of Women's Labor; the Use of Violence against women in Prison is Increasing; Misogyny and Homophobia; Conclusion. Originally printed in Prison News Service, Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners. Part of 1/5/1995 AFSC Memorandum.
From the Arawak Indians to Norma Jean Croy: 500 Years of Resistance From the Arawak Indians to Norma Jean Croy: 500 Years of Resistance
Publisher: Gay American Indians, Norma Jean Croy Defense Committee, Out of Control - Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners, Lesbians and Gays Against Intervention, Revolting Lesbians, The On Our Rag CollectiveYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Norma Jean Croy
Pamphlet for Lesbian and gay Benefit for Norma Jean Croy
Commemorating 500 Years of Indigenous resistance Commemorating 500 Years of Indigenous resistance
Publisher: International Indian Treaty CouncilYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: 500 Years-Columbus
Pamphlet on Oct 5 - 12 ITC alternatives to Columbus Day celebration
International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nationalities in the United States of America International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nationalities in the United States of America
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners; Prarie fire OrganizationYear: 1992Format: ReportCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Brief on tribunal
Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/1992Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Program from the 1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the United States. Includes information on the event, political prisoners and sponsors.
Oyate Materials List Oyate Materials List
Publisher: OyateYear: 1992Format: CatalogCollection: Native Americans
Materials list for pre. K - 12 native education
Pelican Bay Prison Express Pelican Bay Prison Express
Publisher: Pelican Bay Information ProjectYear: 1992Volume Number: Vol. 1-1 OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Pelican Bay
Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletter Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletter
Publisher: Coalition for Prisoners' Rights/Prison Project of Santa FeYear: 1992Volume Number: Vol. 17-12 DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Private Prisons
The Black Panther Black Community News Service The Black Panther Black Community News Service
Publisher: The Black Panther Newspaper CommitteeYear: 1992Volume Number: Vol. 1-4 For Mumia FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Black Panther Party Community News Service
Cover Story: Stop State Murder of Mumia. Also Inside: Open Letter to Youth; BPP 25th Year; May Day Threat; Reagan/Bush economics; International News; Haitian Update; A Kinder Apartheid; Fallen Comrades; POWs/Political Prisoners; Survival Programs; Marin City CDC, more.
The Framing of Geronimo Pratt The Framing of Geronimo Pratt
Author: John RoemerPublisher: SF WeeklyDate: 2/12/1992Volume Number: 12-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Original Article