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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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Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure
Date: 2/8/1989Call Number: KP 047Format: Cass A & BCollection: Black Power/Black Nation
Historical Evolution of the Black Power Movement - Kwame Toure
Outcry LA, Favonius & Tony Toon - digital Outcry LA, Favonius & Tony Toon - digital
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: V 307Format: Mini DVProducers: Claude Marks - aka Greg PetersCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
A special about the April 1992 Los Angeles rebellion in the wake of the Rodney King verdict and the exoneration of the cops. opening 10 minutes only Favonius - A short on a Pittsburgh, PA trombone quartet. Tony Toon - a four-year old wakes up and turns on the TV. About the exposure of youth to violence on television.
Cuatemoc Cardenas at the Commonwealth Club (Part 2 of 2) and KPFA Morning Show Interview with Pat Faydom, Bobby Seale and David Hillard Cuatemoc Cardenas at the Commonwealth Club (Part 2 of 2) and KPFA Morning Show Interview with Pat Faydom, Bobby Seale and David Hillard
Date: 11/16/1989Call Number: CV 042BFormat: Cass BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Conclusion of Cuatemoc Cardena at Commonwealth Club Q and A session (Part 2 of 2). KFPA Morning Show interviews with Pam Fadem, Bobby Seale and David Hilliard about Political Prisoner Geronimo Pratt and the mobilization to free him.
Aminata Umoja on Radio Free Georgia Aminata Umoja on Radio Free Georgia
Date: 11/4/1989Call Number: JG/ 124BFormat: Cass BProgram: Round MidnightCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Aminata Umoja, educator, freedom fighter and member of the New Afrikan People’s Organization, answers questions from callers on WRFG Radio Free Georgia FM. Topics include the importance of political and economic education for Black communities, as well as the presence of Black teachers in the school system, desegregation and busing.
Sylvester Monroe Interview Sylvester Monroe Interview
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 143Format: Cass A & BProgram: Between the LinesCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Author of Brothers: Black & Poor, A True Story of Courage and Survival discusses his semi-autobiographical book. He examines larger media narratives of Black men and their “invisibility” in the 1980s, and debunks stereotypes by describing men’s personal experiences with poverty, social isolation, and institutional racism, following them from their youth in the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago through their adult lives.
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.
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. 5-1 WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
George Bush is not Down With Us!; Principles & Programme of Action of the New Afrikan People's Organization; What is NAPO?; US Violations Continue!; New South! Old Problems! Mississippi is still burning!; Blacks Confront Old South Lawlessness; The Assassination of Malcolm X; A Tribute to Our Greatest Martyr; We Must Not Engage in War Against Ourselves!; Who Killed Malcolm X? New Afrikan Delegation Attends Women's Meet; A Look at the "Legal Arm of the Black Revolution"; Contempt Convictions Overturned Against NCBL Attorneys Evelyn and Lumumba in Circuit Court; Kenyatta Speaks on Youth; Government Charges White Revolutionaries in Capital Bombing; Support Our Mandela's
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. 5-1 WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
George Bush is not Down With Us!; Principles & Programme of Action of the New Afrikan People's Organization; What is NAPO?; US Violations Continue!; New South! Old Problems! Mississippi is still burning!; Blacks Confront Old South Lawlessness; The Assassination of Malcolm X; A Tribute to Our Greatest Martyr; We Must Not Engage in War Against Ourselves!; Who Killed Malcolm X? New Afrikan Delegation Attends Women's Meet; A Look at the "Legal Arm of the Black Revolution"; Contempt Convictions Overturned Against NCBL Attorneys Evelyn and Lumumba in Circuit Court; Kenyatta Speaks on Youth; Government Charges White Revolutionaries in Capital Bombing; Support Our Mandela's
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. 5-3 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
Cover Stories: A Call to Afrikans in America and New Afrikans to rebuild the Revolutionary Nationalist and Pan Afrikan Movement; The American Flag, a symbol of death, destruction and genocide Let the Sucker Burn!
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. 5-2 Spring-SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
Cover Story: From the Community to the College Campus Black Uprisings are Spreading!