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.

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Interview with Cheryl West Interview with Cheryl West
Date: 4/9/1989Call Number: SS 024AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Cheryl West on his play "Before It Hits Home" and racism.
Sam Nujoma in Cuba Sam Nujoma in Cuba
Date: 1/4/1989Call Number: KP 446Format: CassetteProducers: Karen WaldProgram: Sam Nujoma in CubaCollection: African liberation movements
Press conference in Havana with opening statement and questions of Sam Nujoma, at that time President of SWAPO, soon to be the first President of Namibia.
John Henrik Clarke - WBAI Special Program John Henrik Clarke - WBAI Special Program
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: V 484Format: VHSProducers: WBAICollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Historian Dr. John Henrik Clarke is interviewed and discusses his life, work, and his opinions on the current state of history as a field of knowledge. Also discusses his contributions to the field of the world's history of African people and Clarke his work with CLR James.
Villager to Villager Villager to Villager
Date: 3/10/1989Call Number: V 600Format: VHSProducers: Center for Bio-Medical CommunicationCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
About community-based health and family-planning services in Oyo State, Nigeria. Locals within the community are trained to administer and educate people on general health practices. Discusses extensively the efforts to treat Malaria and distribute contraceptives. Interview with Professor O. A. Ladipo.
Namibia: Formula for Independence? 1989 Namibia: Formula for Independence? 1989
Publisher: Episcopal Church People for a Free Southern AfricaDate: 1/1989Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: MonographCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Namibian Workers Organise Namibian Workers Organise
Authors: International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG)Publisher: COSATUYear: 1989Format: BookCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Contents Include: The Road to a National Liberation Movement; Keeping the torch burning; the torch burns bright again; workers unite for independence, building workers solidarity
Heal the Wounds News Heal the Wounds News
Publisher: Information Department of Heal the Wounds CampaignYear: 1989Volume Number: No. 3-4Format: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
A New Hope for Peace
Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani
Publisher: Women\'s Action GroupYear: 1989Volume Number: No. 7 April-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
In English, Shona and Ndebele. This issue of SPEAK OUT includes practical information on rape. We feel that much more education of the true nature of rape should be given to the public in general.
Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani
Publisher: Women\'s Action GroupYear: 1989Volume Number: No. 8 July-SeptemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
In English, Shona and Ndebele.
Sauti Ya Siti- A Tanzania Women\'s Magazine Sauti Ya Siti- A Tanzania Women\'s Magazine
Publisher: Tanzania\'s Media Women\'s Association (TAMWA)Year: 1989Volume Number: No. 7 NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
English Edition