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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Child Abuse and Prison Consitions Child Abuse and Prison Consitions
Date: 1/6/1979Call Number: FI 109Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Hearings on treatment of children in institutions, foster children, child abuse prevention. Court case in Texas on horrific prison conditions and treatment, detailed, excellent report including about a multiracial prisoner's strike bloodily repressed and a class action suit by prisoners.
Ginni Clemmens - Sing A Rainbow and Other Children's Songs Ginni Clemmens - Sing A Rainbow and Other Children's Songs
Date: 1/1/1965Call Number: JG/ 121Format: Cass A & BCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Blues and folk performer, Ginni Clemmens, with excerpts from “Sing A Rainbow and other Children’s Songs.” Clemmens is an important contributor to women’s music and in 2000 was the recipient of the Jeannine Ray award.
Betty Shabazz speaks Betty Shabazz speaks
Date: 11/4/1992Call Number: KP 405Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Malcolm X
Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, speaks about young people, their rights to full respect, and to learn full respect for others, also comments on educational programs.
Children in the Anti-Nazi Resistance Children in the Anti-Nazi Resistance
Call Number: CE 024Format: CassetteProducers: Canadian BroadcastingProgram: KALWCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About children who took part in the partisan resistance to the Nazis, with interviews of the children, now adult, on their experiences as fighters, couriers, etc.
Young Media Activists Crew Young Media Activists Crew
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 011Format: VHSProducers: SASSYCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
A fifteen year old girl tells her story about her involvement with drugs, her use of Marijuana and alcohol, and her involvement in fights at school. Another student discusses experiencing racism and stereotyping in his community. People judged him without even knowing him. Teens disagree with being called troublemakers for dressing “ghetto” and fight against discrimination.
Sounds of Protest Sounds of Protest
Date: 5/13/1960Call Number: CD 726Format: CDProducers: Gerald Gray, George handCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Recordings and analysis of the student protests at the hearings of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in San Francisco.
Public Enema Public Enema
Date: 11/13/1990Call Number: CD 727Format: DVDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
A short documentary about youth who clandestinely post political art throughout Pittsburgh, PA. The creative works are photocopied and distributed to challenge people's thinking about art and politics. Produced by Claude Marks (then living as Greg Peters while he was living underground and as a fugitive), with Paul Martello and Ping.
Youth - an endangered species Youth - an endangered species
Date: 4/8/1985Call Number: PM 358Format: CassetteCollection: Prisons - Youth
A workshop in Birmingham, Alabama about the incarceration of Black and Latino youth. Discusses gang violence. Participants explain that youth need to reconnect with their culture which has been lost through mass imprisonment.
Jade Crown Interview Jade Crown Interview
Date: 4/27/1998Call Number: PM 376Format: CassetteProducers: Prison Action CommiitteeProgram: On the OutsideCollection: Prisons - Youth
Youth activist who is a member of the Prison Action Committee in Olympia, Washington speaks about youth encounters with enforcement agencies and a magazine she has begun called "Bad Kids."
Al-Fateh Programs and Services Al-Fateh Programs and Services
Date: 1/1/1968Call Number: CE 397Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with head of a school in Amman Jordan for daughters or sisters of martyrs in the Palestinian struggle or relatives of political prisoners. At time of interview there were 65 students. Mahmoud Hijazi, President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, describes Israeli bombing and sniper fire against Jordanian civilians from across the border. Details work of the Red Crescent in refugee camps, the history of the organization, and their need for more doctors. A Lion Cubs training camp where an ethnically diverse group of children between the ages of 6 and 14 train to become Freedom Fighters with al-Fateh. Also describes ethnic diversity in Palestine.