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

Solidarity from the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Solidarity from the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Publisher: FALN 11Year: 1981Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Endorsement of Bobby Sands and the May 1981 IRA hunger strike.
Victory to the PLO! Self-Determination for the Palestinian People! - Zionism is Racism! Defeat White Supremacy! No U.S. Intervention in the Middle East! Defeat U.S. Imperialism Victory to the PLO! Self-Determination for the Palestinian People! - Zionism is Racism! Defeat White Supremacy! No U.S. Intervention in the Middle East! Defeat U.S. Imperialism
Publisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationYear: 1981Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionist Criticism
The Path to Peace Arab-Israeli Peace and the United States: Report of a Study Mission to the Middle East The Path to Peace Arab-Israeli Peace and the United States: Report of a Study Mission to the Middle East
Authors: Joseph N. Greene, Jr, Philip M. Klutznick, Harold H. Saunders, Merle Thorpe, Jr.Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingDate: 10/1981Volume Number: OctoberFormat: MonographCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
In August 1981, a four-member private study group traveled to the Middle East to re-examine the prospects for a negotiated Arab-Israeli peace.
The Question of Zaire/Congo The Question of Zaire/Congo
Author: Congolese National Liberation FrontPublisher: John Brown Book Club Prairie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1981Format: MonographCollection: Zaire-DRC
The History of the 1977-78 Uprising in the Congo
African Awareness Week June 22-26, 1981/ United Nations Charter Day June 26, 1981 African Awareness Week June 22-26, 1981/ United Nations Charter Day June 26, 1981
Publisher: United Nations Association of San FranciscoYear: 1981Format: ProgramCollection: Africa- General Resources
South Africa and the Struggle for Liberation South Africa and the Struggle for Liberation
Publisher: Coalition of Black Trade UnionistsDate: 6/25/1981Volume Number: 25-JunFormat: ProgramCollection: Africa- General Resources
Labor/Community Forum sponsored by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists at SF Community College District Auditorium
African Awareness Week: African Cultural Program African Awareness Week: African Cultural Program
Publisher: United Nations Association of San FranciscoDate: 6/26/1981Volume Number: 26-JunFormat: AgendaCollection: Africa- General Resources
Event took place at San Francisco City Hall Rotunda