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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.
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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Africa Update Africa Update
Date: 5/27/1977Call Number: FI 051Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara, HeberProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Reports on situation in southern African nations.
Afrikan Awakener Afrikan Awakener
Publisher: Pan Afrikan Peoples OrganizationYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 2-16 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
The organ of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Organization. Contents of this issue include: Zimbabwe Patriotic Front Recognized, Roots: Red, White and Blue or Black?, Will Zaire be the next Vietnam?, How the Camp Pendleton 14 resist Klan violence, psychology of the Black Revolution, Home Births- Not a Bad Thing, What's Happening to Our Bad Youth
Prison Movement Reports Prison Movement Reports
Date: 1/4/1977Call Number: FI 057Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber Dreher, Mark SchwartzProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
On Jamaica with a quote (not actuality) from Assata Shakur; man speaking of his arrest with one of the San Quentin 6, Willie Tate; an excellent interview with activist Gary Lawton, just acquitted in Riverside.
Assata Shakur and Wendy Yoshimura Assata Shakur and Wendy Yoshimura
Date: 1/15/1977Call Number: FI 060Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Case of Wendy Yoshimura, case of Assata Shakur, Susan Saxe poem on political prisoners, Barbara Lubinski poem on death of Black young man in prison, Steve Talbot reports on South Africa and Africa News report on the Transkei, ending with Gary Gilmore and other death penalty related cases.
Assata Shakur Trial and Prison Report Assata Shakur Trial and Prison Report
Date: 2/21/1977Call Number: FI 064Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Jury selection in Assata Shakur trial, report on San Quentin and Folsom where poetry workshop canceled. Report on Zimbabwe and Organization of African Unity.
From Oakland to Soweto From Oakland to Soweto
Date: 3/26/1977Call Number: FI 066Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Issue of unemployment in Oakland at a meeting for candidates for Mayor and Council. Chile news roundup. Situation at International Hotel, two reports with actuality. Interview on South Africa with an exiled Soweto student leader visiting Bay Area.
Human Rights, Puerto Rico Day in Chicago Human Rights, Puerto Rico Day in Chicago
Date: 6/11/1977Call Number: FI 070Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech on human rights violations in Philippines, Iran, Argentina - "torture widespread and systematic," with US support. Threat to abortion rights in Congress. Police shootings at Puerto Rico Day celebration in Chicago, Humboldt Park. Oakland protests against shooting of Chicano. Prison summary, including Joe Remiro. Eviction notices at International Hotel.
Forced Sterilization, Gay Liberation Forced Sterilization, Gay Liberation
Date: 6/18/1977Call Number: FI 071Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Soweto theme on first anniversary of the rebellion. Opens with Norma Jean Sereno and forced sterilization of Native American women. Gay liberation rally and march in Houston against Anita Bryant. International Hotel report, made a federal landmark.
Soweto Rebellion Anniversary Soweto Rebellion Anniversary
Date: 6/18/1977Call Number: FI 072Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates first anniversary of Soweto youth/student rebellion in South Africa. Solidarity rally in Oakland, South African woman and ANC representative, speaking about liberation - excellent economic analysis.
South Africa South Africa
Date: 6/25/1977Call Number: FI 074Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates first anniversary of the Soweto rebellion, reports on major demonstrations in South Africa. Also reports on killing of a gay man in San Francisco by white teenagers and includes a recitation of "The History of Lesbianism" poem by Judy Grahn.