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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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Africa Update Africa Update
Date: 5/27/1977Call Number: FI 051Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara, HeberProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Reports on situation in southern African nations.
Soweto Rebellion Anniversary Soweto Rebellion Anniversary
Date: 6/18/1977Call Number: FI 072Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates first anniversary of Soweto youth/student rebellion in South Africa. Solidarity rally in Oakland, South African woman and ANC representative, speaking about liberation - excellent economic analysis.
Divestment Movement Divestment Movement
Date: 7/23/1977Call Number: FI 085Format: 1/2 Video reelProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Don FosterProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Zimbabwe liberation, UC student anti-apartheid activist extended speech, divestment movement, rally at UC Santa Cruz, "we are building a unified, militant, movement!" Interview with South African/Soweto student leader. Closing report on "neutron bomb."
Azania News Azania News
Publisher: Panafricanist Congress of AzaniaYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 12 No. 7-9 July-SeptemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Inside this Issue: The Editor Speaks; 18th PAC Anniversary; Threat to Present Social Order; Racist Survival Strategy; Tid-Bits from RSA; Heroes Week; Basis for Relations of Struggle
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa) Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa)
Publisher: Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaYear: 1977Format: MonographCollection: South Africa
Two official documents and an interview with Theo Bidi of the PAC
Campuses United Against Apartheid Fact Sheet Campuses United Against Apartheid Fact Sheet
Author: C.U.A.A. Berkeley ChapterPublisher: Campuses United Against Apartheid (C.U.A.A.)Date: 9/15/1977Volume Number: 15-SepFormat: PamphletCollection: South Africa
UC Investments Out Now!
Towards an Understanding of the Role of Whites in the South African Struggle Towards an Understanding of the Role of Whites in the South African Struggle
Publisher: Southern African Liberation Support CommitteeDate: 10/1977Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
This booklet is an attempt to explain the reasons behind the breakaway and formation of SALSCOM, to state our political beliefs openly, to outline our program priorities for the future. Contents: OKHELA and Beyond- A recent History of White Resistance; the National Liberation Movement; Key Political Issues Facing White South Africans; Towards a Program of Action.
Masters and Serfs: Farm Labour in South Africa Masters and Serfs: Farm Labour in South Africa
Author: Rosalynde AinsliePublisher: International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern AfricaDate: 1/1977Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: MonographCollection: South Africa
An investiagtion into what is happening in rural South Africa and its far reaching and tragic consequences.
The Legal Status of Mercenaries: A Concept in International Humanitarian Law The Legal Status of Mercenaries: A Concept in International Humanitarian Law
Author: Lennox HindsPublisher: Philippine Law JournalYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 52- 4 SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: South Africa
Reproduction. Paper originally presented to the Eighth Conference on the Law of the World, August 21-27, 1977 in Manila, Philippines.
FIAS: African Liberation Day 1977 FIAS: African Liberation Day 1977
Date: 5/21/1977Call Number: FI 290Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Freedom is a Constant Struggle celebrates African Liberation day by dedicating the show to liberation struggles in Southern Africa and solidarity demonstrations in Oakland. The show also celebrates the birthdays of both Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh by playing Malcolm X speeches on black nationalism, American hypocrisy and terrorism, and illuminating Ho Chi Minh's experiences with the American narrative of lynching post emancipation. As a whole this episode of Freedom is a Constant Struggle encapsulates the 1960/1970 histories of Pan- Africanism, unity, celebration, and continued resistance towards self determination.