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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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Message from Eddie Hatcher Message from Eddie Hatcher
Author: Eddie HatcherYear: 1996Volume Number: Vol. 2-1 May 6Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A letter from Eddie Hatcher to supporters about his recent sickness, who controls the Senate Judiciary Committee and the connectiosn between LSD and the CIA.
Message from Eddie Hatcher Message from Eddie Hatcher
Author: Eddie HatcherPublisher: Eddie Hatcher Defense CommitteeDate: 10/1999Volume Number: OctoberFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Eddie Hatcher
The Night they Murdered Harvey Lee Green
Statements by Robesonian Staff Statements by Robesonian Staff
Format: StatementCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A page of statements by Robesonian Staff describing their experience during the takeover of the newspaper by Eddie Hatcher
Letters of Support for Eddie Hatcher Letters of Support for Eddie Hatcher
Year: 1989Format: CompilationCollection: Eddie Hatcher
Letters from Ron Dellums (US Congress-California), Willie Brown (California Legislature) and John Burton (California Legislature) in protest of Eddie Hatcher's proposed extradition to Robeson County, NC.
Message From Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina Message From Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina
Author: Eddie HatcherPublisher: Eddie Hatcher Defense CommitteeDate: 1/1995Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A letter from Eddie Hatcher to supporters a month before his 7th parole review.
Eddie Hatcher Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina Postcards Eddie Hatcher Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina Postcards
Format: EphemeraCollection: Eddie Hatcher
Postcards reading: Governor Hunt, Eddie Hatcher is a first time offender and has served approximately 6 years in prison on an 18 year sentence. I ask you to see that justice prevails and Eddie Hatcher is paroled.
Message From Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina Message From Native American Political Prisoner in North Carolina
Author: Eddie HatcherPublisher: Eddie Hatcher Defense CommitteeDate: 11/1994Volume Number: NovemberFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A letter from Eddie Hatcher to his supporters around the time of his transfer to Stanly Correction
A Knife in the Back A Knife in the Back
Publisher: Robeson Defense CommitteeFormat: ReportCollection: Eddie Hatcher
An update on Eddie Hatcher after he was assulted on the recreation yard of the Southern Correctional Institute.
Eddie Hatcher: A Political Prisoner in North Carolina, USA Eddie Hatcher: A Political Prisoner in North Carolina, USA
Publisher: Robeson Defense CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A packet of information about Eddie Hatcher's life, his case, his status as a political prisoner, a chronology and background context on Robeson County North Carolina.
Message From Message From
Author: Eddie HatcherFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Eddie Hatcher
A letter from Eddie Hatcher to his supporters. Date Unknown.