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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The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaVolume Number: Vol. 8-3 May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Black Nation Unite or Perish. Special eight page pullout on the death penalty case of the Pontiac Brothers
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaYear: 1976Volume Number: Vol. 6-2 December 25Format: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Cover Story: Imari Predicts Victory Despite Jail
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaYear: 1983Volume Number: Vol. 9-3 December 18Format: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Black Nation Day Brings Unity To RNA. Also, New Afrika Wins Brinks Case, Fulani is Free, Inside the Brinks Story, Dark Days in Grenada, New Afrikan Political Scene, more.
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaDate: 11/1979Volume Number: NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Cover Story: RNA Presidential Tour Major Success; Two RNA-11 Members Released, Imari Denied Parole.
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaVolume Number: Vol. 8-1 FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Special Human Rights Edition dedicated to Malcolm X and Assata Shakur. Cover Story: Imari Wins Parole, Karim on Work Release Program.
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaYear: 1979Volume Number: Vol. 7-1 FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
US in Violation of Afrikan People's Human Rights
The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika The New Afrikan: The Official Organ of the Republic of New Afrika
Publisher: The Republic of New AfricaVolume Number: Vol. 8-2 July-AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Republic of New Afrika
Cover Story: Republic of New Afrika Convenes 33rd People Center Council- President Dara Abubakari Calls fro Consolidation of New Afrikan Independence Movement