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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Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 11/19/1992Call Number: JH 388AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Ultima parte, el amor con Gonzalo Gonzalez, Laura Balverde; Explicaciones de las convivencias; Brigada a Cuba; Mercedes Sosa; musica africana
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 11/19/1992Call Number: JH 388BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Musica Africana
John Henrik Clarke on the change and challenge of history for the African person John Henrik Clarke on the change and challenge of history for the African person
Date: 2/10/1992Call Number: AFR 074Format: Cass A & BProducers: Wahat productions, New York Urban LeagueProgram: Black History Month Lecture: The Change & Challenge of History in the 20th CenturyCollection: Africa- General Resources
Lecture by Dr. John Henrik Clarke about the change and challenge of history for the African person. He speaks about how it is more difficult to understand the changes and challenges of history if we do not read the basic history of our people. History tells a people where and what they are and have been, what they still must be. He comments on how most people simply look at the history of the world as a whole, but overlook the histories of each people. He talks about the differences between men and women, blacks, and whites. Lastly, he speaks about placing black relationships on a new level based on tradition and a common history. Quote: “You don’t beg for something that belongs to you, you take back what belongs to you.”
Dan Connell on Eritrea Dan Connell on Eritrea
Date: 3/25/1992Call Number: JG/ 141AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Describes Eritrea’s 30-year fight for independence from Ethiopia and the political and social changes that the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front has made. Discusses how US and UN aid is used to oppose and destabilize Eritrean independence.
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.
Moto Magazine Moto Magazine
Publisher: Mambo PressYear: 1992Volume Number: No. 110 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
"Manyama amire nerongo (the masses not amused- Special Forum) Cover Story"
Moto Magazine Moto Magazine
Publisher: Mambo PressYear: 1992Volume Number: No. 112-113 May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
"Things Fall Apart Cover Story"
Zimbabwe News Zimbabwe News
Publisher: ZANU PFYear: 1992Volume Number: Vol. 23-4 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
Los Angeles Riots Cover Story
Social Change and Development Social Change and Development
Publisher: Journal of Social Change and DevelopmentYear: 1992Volume Number: No. 29Format: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
ESAP and Health
Area Repression Report Area Repression Report
Publisher: Human Rights CommissionDate: 4/1992Volume Number: AprilFormat: ReportCollection: South Africa: Human Rights Reports
Human Rights Commission compiled and published monthly area repression reports in which are detailed acts of repression by the Apartheid State and its supporters against communities in all regions of the country.