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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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Assata Shakur Trial Assata Shakur Trial
Date: 4/21/1976Call Number: FI 005Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom is a constant struggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Summary of COINTELPRO followed by information on Assata Shakur case including interview with one of her attorneys, Lewis Myers, on her mistreatment by judicial system and on FBI attacks, surveillance of all their communications, jail conditions and treatment.
Dont Let Them Get Away With Murder Dont Let Them Get Away With Murder
Publisher: December 4th CommitteeYear: 1976Format: FlyerCollection: Fred Hampton
The mothers of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark sued State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan and the FBI after their sons murders. This flyer urgues folks to come to the trial.
American Indian Movement rally DC American Indian Movement rally DC
Date: 12/4/1976Call Number: KP 164Format: Cass A & BCollection: Native Americans
Various activists speak at a rally and march in Washington DC at the FBI Building on the anniversary of the murder of Fred Hampton, expressing solidarity with the American Indian Movement and all oppressed people around the world. Speakers demand that the Canadian government give asylum to Leonard Peltier and that the U.S. government leave reservation land. They mention various struggles against oppression throughout the world and emphasize the importance of the unity of all struggles in fighting government harassment and oppression. Includes music from Bolivian activists.
KPFA Radio News Summary and Update on the San Quentin Six Trial. KPFA Radio News Summary and Update on the San Quentin Six Trial.
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: KP 218BFormat: Cass BProducers: KPFACollection: George Jackson
Attorney for David Johnson, Frank Cox, filed an affidavit regarding Melvin Cotton Smith's role as a paid informant for the L.A. police department. The news summary gives a good and detailed history of the events surrounding George Jackson's death up to the circumstances involving the San Quentin Six. Included is information on James Carr, COINTELPRO, and the ideological split between Eldridge Cleaver and Huey P. Newton in the Black Panther Party. Contains excerpt of a recording of George Jackson talking three months before his murder, excerpts of an interview with Eldridge Cleaver in exile from Paris, and a telephone interview with Bob Gardner who witnessed the 1970 shootings of W. L. Nolan, Alvin Miller, Cleveland Edwards at Soledad Prison.
Dennis Banks speech Dennis Banks speech
Date: 4/26/1976Call Number: KP 242Format: Cass A & BProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: Native Americans
Recording of a forum/rally for Native American solidarity, with speech and comments by AIM leader Dennis Banks and other speakers. Side A speech focus on political prisoners; Side B speech includes Banks in detail on FBI/CIA infiltration, naming Doug Durham as infiltrator, etc.
Geronimo ji Jaga Interview (1976) Geronimo ji Jaga Interview (1976)
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: PM 444Format: Cass A & BCollection: Video materials shot and collected in the making of Cointelpro 101
Geronimo discusses attacks on the Black Panthers in Los Angeles, including the murders of Bunchy Carter and John Huggins as well as his own case and his political understanding of the government attacks against the Party.
Geronimo ji Jaga Interview (1976) Geronimo ji Jaga Interview (1976)
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: CD 869Format: CDCollection: Video materials shot and collected in the making of Cointelpro 101
Geronimo discusses attacks on the Black Panthers in Los Angeles, including the murders of Bunchy Carter and John Huggins as well as his own case and his political understanding of the government attacks against the Party.
Fred Hampton Memorial Fred Hampton Memorial
Date: 12/7/1976Call Number: FI 220Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Seventh anniversary of Fred Hampton/Mark Clark assassination by Chicago police and FBI. Poem by Lincoln on Fred Hampton.