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.

Search Results

Interview with Joan Lohman Interview with Joan Lohman
Call Number: SS 013BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Joan Lohman speaks about "CAPACITAR," an organization working in Central America to promote wellness activities and education.
Plenary on Family Plenary on Family
Call Number: SS 015Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
A session from a conference.
Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha
Call Number: SS 017BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interviews with Dr. Corey Weinstein, John Irwin and Kiilu Nyasha about the Pelican Bay prison in California.
Interviews with UNICOR officials Interviews with UNICOR officials
Call Number: SS 019Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
1) Unicor official spokesperson 2) Curt Gray, union 3) another union personal 4) Henry Kroll Businessman 5) Dr. Corey Weinstein
Interview with Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson Interview with Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson
Call Number: SS 020AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Kiilu Nyasha interviews Luis Talamantez, Willie Tate and David Johnson, three of the San Quentin 6, about Comrade George Jackson and the prison system. The interviewees talk about the murder of George Jackson, the police cover-up of the murder, the San Francisco courtroom riot, the inhuman conditions in the prisons and the need for prison reforms in the United States.
San Quentin Prison: Black August San Quentin Prison: Black August
Call Number: SS 020BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Segments from George Jackson, Ruchell Magee and Black August.
Interview with Francis Mitchell Interview with Francis Mitchell
Call Number: SS 023Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Francis Mitchell, an African American press photographer for SNCC in 1960's, and an organizer against racism in US military in 1940's.
Interview with Michael Washington Interview with Michael Washington
Call Number: SS 024BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Michael Washington on the History of Racism in US.
Interview with Ramsey Clark Interview with Ramsey Clark
Call Number: SS 031AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Ramsey Clark on Palestine.
Interview with Ramsey Clark Interview with Ramsey Clark
Call Number: SS 031BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Ramsey Clark on Iraq.