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.

Search Results

Radio Free Dixie Radio Free Dixie
Date: 7/30/1965Call Number: RFW 001Format: CDProgram: Radio Free DixieCollection: Robert F. Williams!
We have no legal rights to reproduce or distribute this item! Several Short Cuban voice intros. The second one says- "broadcasting like Paul Revere, with a call for unity and armed self-defense." Jazz...then drums. "at the back door of Dixie, in the year of Revelation." "My Lord What a Morning" opens documentary piece on 1963 Birmingham Sunday bombing, explosion sound effects, 4 girls dead, 16-year old shot, others killed, strong Malcolm actuality--"this didn't happen in Nazi Germany, but here...it wasn't a dream it was a nightmare...the government is guilty." He's asked several questions, mentions Cuba and Vietnam. Comments on Dr. King. Africa, Asia, Latin America... applause at end. Upbeat music, then RFW commentary. "Mr. Charley rabble rouses against the people of Vietnam while brainwashing the oppressed Negro to accept non-violence. What a sham! ... Black men are forced to fight in white man's war. Greensboro, Alabama... Hitlerite... Georgia... racism without restraint yet chooses to label Black man a racist for refusing to submit to tyranny. A violent conflict of liberation..We must organize, unite... go underground..liberation is a serious undertaking. No shortcuts to freedom. In the spirit of 76..take to the streets...battle cry around the world...Freedom Freedom Freedom Now or Death!" 34:33 7/17/65 Pittsburgh Courier editorial on "Deacons of Justice" read by Mabel Williams. Government has miserably failed to protect the right to life. "The real surprise is that the Deacons were not formed long ago." Closing announcement. "Muy buenos noches and keep fighting for freedom."
Radio Free Dixie Radio Free Dixie
Date: 12/11/1964Call Number: RFW 005Format: CDProgram: Radio Free DixieCollection: Robert F. Williams!
We have no legal rights to reproduce or distribute this item! Harlem Riots, criticism of reformist groups especially CORE, Forman, MLK who sell 'gradualism', elections, Detroit editorial. The show intros and IDs include: ("You're listening to Radio Free Dixie, covering the racist Southland like Paul Revere with a call of, 'Freedom Now!'," and "You are tuned to Radio Free Dixie, exposing US racism to the whole world in the year of revolution." Mostly music.