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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.
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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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Activism inside and outside of prison Activism inside and outside of prison
Date: 2/7/1992Call Number: PM 183Format: Cass A & BProducers: The Prison Radio ProjectProgram: You can’t jail the spiritCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Last part of a 13 series program on prisons in the United States. The series explores the lives and experiences of political prisoners, POWs, and incarcerated activists. Prisons today, it argues, are the government’s response to societal problems such as unemployment, poverty, homelessness, and immigration. In this tape in particular Jude Tilman talks to different activists: Thelma Clark, Judy Greenspan, Muhjah Shakir, and Michael Snedecker.
Queer in Cuba (Part 1) Queer in Cuba (Part 1)
Date: 10/25/1992Call Number: JG/ 102Format: CassetteCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
In Part 1 of this moderated discussion recorded in 1992, Sonja De Vries and Jorge Cortinas talk about their experiences in Cuba and their observations on how HIV/AIDS and other LGBT issues are addressed in the country. De Vries spent six months in Cuba interviewing gay men and women. Cortinas spent a year in Havana, working for the National Center for Health Education. Several key topics raised during the discussion include: how the Communist party in Cuba is dealing with HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues, the impact of U.S. foreign policy, the effectiveness of sanatoriums, and different methods of safe sex education. In addition to this, both De Vries and Cortinas talk about daily aspects of queer life in Cuba, like the visibility of the LGBT community and the influence of machismo.
Interview with Jean Peters Interview with Jean Peters
Date: 12/4/1992Call Number: KP 476AFormat: Cass AProgram: A Defiant Heart Collection: General materials
Jean Peters talks about her recent trip to Russia and her investigation of women’s rights issues. Peters outlines the social conditions and details their struggles at home and in the employment sector. She further discusses Abortion, AIDS, LGBT issues and Russia’s anti-gay law. Peters gives an overview of strategies women are taking to extend their access to resources, specifically sexual health resources, and secure and strengthen their legal rights.
Walter Turner on Somalia Walter Turner on Somalia
Date: 12/11/1992Call Number: KP 476BFormat: Cass BCollection: African liberation movements
Walter Turner discusses the political and humanitarian situation in Somalia. He provides historical background and context, then covers a number of issues including Western perception of Somali culture, an explanation of clans and their role in the conflict, and the role cold war politics played in destabilizing Somalia. He also discusses the role of the US in the current crisis and the need to reevaluate the purposes of Western interventions in Africa.
Stonewall 2nd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special Stonewall 2nd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special
Date: 6/1/1992Call Number: JG/ 153Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
African American Lesbian Gay Alliance and Atlanta Lesbian Gay Pride Committee discussion of Black Gay identity and how it pertains to education and impact on the gay rights movement; Jeff Graham of ACT UP, Duncan Teague of ALGPC, Shelley Robbins and Stan Moadley on events happening at the 1992 Atlanta Gay pride celebration