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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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Divestment Movement Divestment Movement
Date: 7/23/1977Call Number: FI 085Format: 1/2 Video reelProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Don FosterProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Zimbabwe liberation, UC student anti-apartheid activist extended speech, divestment movement, rally at UC Santa Cruz, "we are building a unified, militant, movement!" Interview with South African/Soweto student leader. Closing report on "neutron bomb."
Zimbabwe and Love Canal Zimbabwe and Love Canal
Date: 9/29/1979Call Number: FI 108Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Vulnerability of ruling class commentary by representative of Zimbabwe African National Union on US and British efforts to divide revolutionary forces. Section on pollution with detail on Love Canal from Workers World newspaper.
International Roundup International Roundup
Date: 6/16/1979Call Number: FI 113Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber Dreher, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Soweto anniversary, Nicaragua: major Sandinista offensive and general strike; Zimbabwe solidarity rally in San Francisco, detailed information on situation in southern Africa.
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.
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.
Zimbabwe, Greensboro, Stonewall Zimbabwe, Greensboro, Stonewall
Date: 4/19/1981Call Number: FI 130Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Zimbabwe representative to UN speaks on victory and goal of a non-racial society. Anti-racist demonstration and march in San Francisco with speech by Nelson Johnson on murder of anti-Klan activists in Greensboro North Carolina, also Stonewall Coalition liberation. Excellent poem against Nazis speaking at SF State.
Africa in Revolutionary Music: various artists Africa in Revolutionary Music: various artists
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 087Format: VinylProducers: LSM RecordsCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This album is a collection of African revolutionary and traditional songs. The purpose of these songs are to educate, commemorating significant events, spreading new ideas and ideals of revolution. Countries represented in this album include Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and even Afro-Brazilian street music.
Interviews at 2nd International Symposium on Palestine Interviews at 2nd International Symposium on Palestine
Date: 2/15/1971Call Number: CE 672Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Two interviews at International Palestine Symposium in Kuwait: with Alberto Moravia, famous Italian writer who is writing a magazine article on Palestinian situation, and with Takuray Makonese, who is the first secretary in the ZANU Middle East office.
Women of South Africa Women of South Africa
Date: 8/4/1979Call Number: FI 227Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
In-depth interview with Naomi Nhiwatiwa, representing ZANU, to mark South Africa Women's Day. After Zimbabwe gained independence,she was a Minister in the government from 1980-1988. Later she was Director of the World Health Organization and the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The origin of the day is explained as struggle against the pass laws in South Africa. Program rebroadcast on August 9, 1980.
Zimbabwe Report Zimbabwe Report
Call Number: FI 251Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech by Tarafasu Kangai, Zimbabwe representative to the US and United Nations, speaks of the armed struggle and liberated zones as the defeat of the white colonial regime nears.