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.

Independent Collections

These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.

Documents

Freedom Now, Part 1 Freedom Now, Part 1
Call Number: CE 084Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Robert Kramer, Chris Koch, Dale Minor.Program: Freedom NoCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary on the 1963 Civil Rights march in Birmingham, Alabama. Contains actuality of the rally, riots, and the voices of Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, and Birmingham's mayor and sheriff.
Freedom Now, Part 2 Freedom Now, Part 2
Call Number: CE 085Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Robert Kramer, Chris Koch, Dale Minor.Program: Freedom NoCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary on the 1963 Civil Rights march in Birmingham, Alabama. Contains actuality of the rally, riots, and the voices of Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, and Birmingham's mayor and sheriff.
Picket Line for Integration - Part 1 Picket Line for Integration - Part 1
Date: 1/1/1960Call Number: CE 086Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin Edwards, Bill ProsserProgram: Picket Line for IntegrationCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Picket line interviews with protesters at Woolworth's and Krest stores in Berkeley, in solidarity with Southern sit-in movement.
Picket Line for Integration - Part 2 Picket Line for Integration - Part 2
Date: 1/1/1960Call Number: CE 087Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin Edwards, Bill ProsserProgram: Picket Line for IntegrationCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Picket line interviews with protesters at Woolworth's and Krest stores in Berkeley, in solidarity with Southern sit-in movement.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 1 Black Teachers in the South - Part 1
Call Number: CE 088Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 2 Black Teachers in the South - Part 2
Call Number: CE 089Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 3 Black Teachers in the South - Part 3
Call Number: CE 090Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Dilemma of a Negro State College Teacher Dilemma of a Negro State College Teacher
Call Number: CE 091Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Mrs. Gloria Ruff, teacher at Jackson State College, about impact of civil rights movement.
The Negro Writer in America -- Part 1 The Negro Writer in America -- Part 1
Call Number: CE 092Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Negro Writer in AmericaCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary for "Project 95" of Canadian Broadcasting with actuality from the Negro Writers Congress in Asilomar, California on more general topic of race relations in US. Includes speeches, interviews, conversations and exchanges with audience.
The Negro Writer in America -- Part 2 The Negro Writer in America -- Part 2
Call Number: CE 093Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Negro Writer in AmericaCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary for "Project 95" of Canadian Broadcasting with actuality from the Negro Writers Congress in Asilomar, California on more general topic of race relations in US. Includes speeches, interviews, conversations and exchanges with audience.