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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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Independence of Angola Independence of Angola
Date: 11/15/1975Call Number: AFR 083AFormat: Cass ACollection: Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique
Radio News Program on the independence of Angola. About the newly won independence of Angola (11/11/1975), ending violence between the Angolan people and their Portuguese colonizers. The MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) is recognized for its strong Leadership of the struggle for independence. Augustino Neto, leader of the FNLA (National Front for the LIberation of Angola) and UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola - led by Jonas Savimbi). He speaks about the cooperation he saw between the different African countries, and celebrates Angolan independence. Also discussed are the problems in Rwanda between the different racial groups and the negotiations among colonizers and the people of Rwanda. Also various people speak about Vietnam, Chile, and world events.
BLA escape - Pat Swinton BLA escape - Pat Swinton
Date: 5/30/1975Call Number: PM 258Format: Cass A & BProducers: Claude MarksCollection: BLA
An elaborate prison escape involving two black liberation members from the Brooklyn House of Detention. Juan Pedro Mengues and Melvin Kearney were able to escape using a makeshift rope made of sheets. Sadly, Melvin fell to his death, Juan was captured running to the getaway car. The BLA statement takes credit and criticizes the treatment of political prisoners. Interview with just captured Pat Swinton, who explains her experiences in Rikers Island prison, gaining bail, her goals to keep the movement going in Vermont, and the unjust ways political prisoners are being treated.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 1/25/1975Call Number: NI 055Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Major emphasis on Amilcar Cabral and Guinea Bissau liberation, Portuguese colonialism and Portuguese women, as well as on Vietnam and antiwar activities, Attica, Puerto Rico, including FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation) bombing in NYC and negative response to it by the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 5/17/1975Call Number: NI 069Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Nancy BarrettProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
International news: Mayaguez incident off Cambodia, Vietnam renames Saigon Ho Chi Minh city, Laos update, Middle East news, Israeli attacks on Lebanon, repression against students in south Africa, assassination of Michael X in Trinidad. Acquittal of Gary Lawton in Riverside, CA, San Quentin 6, Black Liberation Army conviction of three in NYC, Symbionese Liberation Army. Special on Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X on another tape.
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.
A Dwelling Place of Our Own- The Story of the Namibian Nation A Dwelling Place of Our Own- The Story of the Namibian Nation
Author: Randolph VignePublisher: International Defence & Aid Fund for Southern AfricaYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
BOSS: The First 5 Years BOSS: The First 5 Years
Publisher: International Defence & Aid FundYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
This monograph focuses on the history and activities of the South African Bureau of State Security.
Imperialist Military Collaboration with South Africa Imperialist Military Collaboration with South Africa
Publisher: Information Centre of the World Peace CouncilYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Contents: Capacity of Aggression; South Africa Increases Military Budget; France; The Federal Republic of Germany; The Military-Atomic Conspiracy; NATO Alliance with South Africa; project Advokaat Conspiracy; Project Advokaat Secret Documents; South Africa\'s Nuclear Program; Arms Supplies to South Africa.
Revolution in Eritrea: The Ethiopian Military Dictatorship and Imperialism Revolution in Eritrea: The Ethiopian Military Dictatorship and Imperialism
Publisher: Eritreans for Liberation in North AmericaDate: 8/1975Volume Number: AugustFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
African Agenda: A Voice of Afro-American Opinion African Agenda: A Voice of Afro-American Opinion
Publisher: African AgendaYear: 1975Volume Number: Vol. 4-4 June-JulyFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
Articles include: Womens Liberation is Essential for the Revolution, Chile's Experience and problems of the class struggle, Scientific Socialism in Africa, Africa's Choice, After 477 Years of Struggle, more.