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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.

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Interview with Dr. Carlos Belli Bello Interview with Dr. Carlos Belli Bello
Date: 9/2/1984Call Number: SS 055Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Dr. Carlos Belli Bello on the status of the African countries.
Interview with Pearl Marsh Interview with Pearl Marsh
Date: 11/1/1984Call Number: SS 101Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Pearl Marsh about South Africa.
Pan African Congress on conditions in South Africa Pan African Congress on conditions in South Africa
Date: 11/20/1984Call Number: AFR 068Format: Cass A & BCollection: South Africa
PAC (Pan African Congress) deputy president Johnson Mlambo speaks about the PAC’s role in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. He talks about black African’s struggle for land, and fighting against imprisonment of activists. He also speaks about the conditions of South African jails. N. Pokela, chairman of the PAC, speaks about the solidarity and determination needed among all Africans and South Africans to fight against Apartheid. Side B is a question and answer period.
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 11/1/1984Call Number: CD 262Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson Show. Emiliano Echeverria comments on Robeson’s commitment to the struggle for full human dignity for all peoples, interspersed with Robeson songs. See PR 026, 1/2 mil tape In the midst of struggle: Songs of Paul Robeson. Lincoln Bergman comments on Robeson’s activism in the struggle for peace and equality of all peoples of the world, interspersed with Robeson songs. See PR 028
This is Namibia: A Pictorial Introduction This is Namibia: A Pictorial Introduction
Publisher: International Defense & Aid Fund for Southern AfricaYear: 1984Format: MonographCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
A pictorial introduction to the Namibian independence struggle.
Adulis Adulis
Publisher: Central Bureau of Foreign Relations of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontYear: 1984Volume Number: Vol. 1-2 AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Eritrea
Cover Story: Famine in Ethiopia & Eritrea
Revolution in Africa Revolution in Africa
Publisher: Revolution in Africa Action CommitteeYear: 1984Volume Number: FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
Special Feature: News Updates on Current Events in Azania/South Africa
Revolution in Africa Revolution in Africa
Publisher: Revolution in Africa Action CommitteeYear: 1984Volume Number: WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
Special Feature: Angola Update on the Struggle
African Liberation Day 1984 (Seattle, Washington) African Liberation Day 1984 (Seattle, Washington)
Year: 1984Format: ProgramCollection: Africa- General Resources
The topic of African Liberation Day 1984 is the continuing fight against settler-colonialism. This year's invited guests are the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan-African Congress (PAC) of South Africa/Azania, the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia, The American Indian Movement (AIM), and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Azania News Azania News
Publisher: Panafricanist Congress of AzaniaYear: 1984Volume Number: Vol. 21-1Format: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Cover Story: South Africa is AZANIA!