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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.
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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.
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Peter Jones on Steve Biko Peter Jones on Steve Biko
Date: 12/17/1986Call Number: AFR 015Format: Cass A & BProgram: Jacobin ProgramCollection: South Africa
Peter Jones of AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization) speaks about Steve Biko & the Black Consciousness Movement. He speaks about the 1960s era of heightened political agitation and the Soweto Uprisings of 1976. Jones talks about the ANC (African National Congress) and the PAC’s (Pan African Congress) role abroad and at home, and how AZAPO has taken over where the Black Consciousness Movement has left off. He discusses the possible role of non-blacks (whites with a conscience) to the cause of liberation. He also links the Black student struggle to community struggles.
Peter Jones of AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization) Peter Jones of AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization)
Date: 12/17/1986Call Number: AFR 018Format: Cass A & BProgram: Jacobin ProgramCollection: South Africa
Peter Jones, of Azanian People’s Organization (AZAPO), speaks on the Black Consciousness Movement, the struggles of the black community in South Africa, and current political and social conditions. Same as AFR 015A
Peter Jones of AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization) Peter Jones of AZAPO (Azanian People’s Organization)
Date: 12/17/1986Call Number: AFR 019BFormat: Cass BProgram: Jacobin ProgramCollection: South Africa
Peter Jones of Azanian People’s Organization (AZAPO) speaks on life in the black townships in South Africa, current political climate under white rule, and the role of students in the struggle. Same as AFR 015B
Heyman's Brown Shirts Rampage Heyman's Brown Shirts Rampage
Publisher: Spartacus Youth LeagueDate: 4/3/1986Volume Number: 3-AprFormat: MonographCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
"Cops Off Campus! Drop All Charges! Defend Student Protest!"; rescind the suspension of Guillermo Bermudez
In the Midst of Struggle - 12 In the Midst of Struggle - 12
Date: 6/28/1986Call Number: FI 192Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Marks 16th anniversary of the program. Focus on Nicaragua and South Africa. Opens with "Mantra Contra Contras" poem by Lincoln Bergman and song "Yankee Go Home!" followed by musical selections from Central America and southern Africa and closing antiwar song by Pete Seeger.
SeChaba: Official Organ of the African National Congress South Africa SeChaba: Official Organ of the African National Congress South Africa
Publisher: African National Congress South Africa (ANC)Date: 6/1986Volume Number: JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Cover Story: June 16th- Ten Years of Struggle
Azania Combat- Official Organ of the Azanian People\'s Liberation Army (APLA) Azania Combat- Official Organ of the Azanian People\'s Liberation Army (APLA)
Publisher: PAC Military Wing (APLA/POQO)Year: 1986Volume Number: Issue 2Format: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Reproduction of the original.
Solidarity- Official Organ of the Black Consciousness Movement of Azania Solidarity- Official Organ of the Black Consciousness Movement of Azania
Publisher: Publicity and Information Department of the B.C.M. (A)Year: 1986Volume Number: No. 13 FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Reproduction of the original. Inside: The Deception of the Botha-Malan Junta; South Africa- 1985 in Retrospect; The Meaning of the National Democratic Revolution and the Black Struggle in South Africa
Azania Update- AZAPO Congress \'85 Azania Update- AZAPO Congress \'85
Publisher: Newsletter of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCMA)Year: 1986Volume Number: Vol. 2-8 FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Reproduction of the original. Featured in this special issue of Azania Update are press clippings from newspapers inside Azania. Most of the articles contained herein are rarely found in the imperialist media.
The African Communist- Journal of the South African Communist Party The African Communist- Journal of the South African Communist Party
Publisher: Inkululeko PublicationsYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 105 Second QuarterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Cover Story: The Ideas of Socialism are Spreading: SACP Statement