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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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Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance
Author: Walter LehnPublisher: Association of Arab-American University Graduates Inc.Date: 6/1974Volume Number: JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestine Related Academic Papers
A history of Palestinian Arab resistance to colonialism, beginning in 1882 to 1971
From Shantytown to Forest: Story of Norman Duka From Shantytown to Forest: Story of Norman Duka
Authors: recorded and edited by Dennis and Ginger MercerPublisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1974Format: BookCollection: South Africa
Life Histories from the Revolution- South Africa, ANC 1
Interviews in Depth- South Africa African National Congress- Alfred Nzo Interviews in Depth- South Africa African National Congress- Alfred Nzo
Publisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Alfred Nzo ANC\'s Secretary General and National Executive Committee Member discusses problems of ANC\'s Historical Development in the face of an increasingly repressive White racist regime, the revolutionary potential of South Africa\'s Black workers, peasants, and students and the role of imperialist investments.
Strategic Problems in South Africa\'s Liberation Struggle: A Critical Analysis Strategic Problems in South Africa\'s Liberation Struggle: A Critical Analysis
Author: Ben TurokPublisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Contents: Non-Violent Mass Action; The Transfer to Violence
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 10/19/1974Call Number: NI 043Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program opens with story on Carmen Castillo, captured Chilean resistance fighter, then story on "Operation Tar Baby," the US govt program to prop up apartheid in Africa, Chicano Liberation Front actions, San Quentin 6, and then a special extended program on Puerto Rico and upcoming solidarity events on Oct 27, 1974.