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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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International Hotel Special International Hotel Special
Date: 8/6/1977Call Number: FI 042Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara L, Heber D.Program: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Dedicated to the ongoing struggle at then International Hotel.
Human Rights for Humans Human Rights for Humans
Date: 7/30/1977Call Number: KP 159Format: CassetteCollection: General materials
George Moscone, mayor of San Francisco, promotes Human Rights for Humans Day at the Mission Cultural Center
Human Rights, Puerto Rico Day in Chicago Human Rights, Puerto Rico Day in Chicago
Date: 6/11/1977Call Number: FI 070Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech on human rights violations in Philippines, Iran, Argentina - "torture widespread and systematic," with US support. Threat to abortion rights in Congress. Police shootings at Puerto Rico Day celebration in Chicago, Humboldt Park. Oakland protests against shooting of Chicano. Prison summary, including Joe Remiro. Eviction notices at International Hotel.
Iran and International Hotel Iran and International Hotel
Date: 7/10/1977Call Number: FI 081Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Iranian students demonstrations against the Shah--reports on San Francisco, New York, Washington, Los Angeles. Report on at International Hotel-tenant attempts to buy hotel. Jose Medina immigration case.
On Human Rights and the Palestinians On Human Rights and the Palestinians
Author: Mansur R. KikhiaPublisher: Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the U.N. Info SectionYear: 1977Volume Number: Libyan Papers No. 2Format: PamphletCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
The pamphlet is adopted from remarks made before a joint banquet of the Association of Arab-American University Graduates and the Arab-American Congress for Palestine. The banquet was held in Chicago on the Commemoration of Palestine Day on May 7, 1977.
On Democracy and Dissent: Senator James Abourezk On Democracy and Dissent: Senator James Abourezk
Publisher: The Middle East Affairs CouncilDate: 3/26/1977Volume Number: 26-MarFormat: TranscriptCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Taken from a speech at the Denver Hilton Hotel, Denver Colorado.
Israel and Human Rights (as observed in the portions of Egypt, Jordan and Syria occupied by Israel since June, 1967) Israel and Human Rights (as observed in the portions of Egypt, Jordan and Syria occupied by Israel since June, 1967)
Author: L. Humphrey WalzPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingDate: 10/11/1977Volume Number: 11-OctFormat: ReportCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Preliminary report to the 216th session of the UN General Assembly Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
Mexican Prison Rebellion Mexican Prison Rebellion
Date: 7/30/1977Call Number: FI 281Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, KPOO (Arnold Townsend, Jahid Ashley)Program: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
First section: reading to music of announcement for Human Rights gathering in San Francisco at Mission Cultural Center and proclamation of Mayor George Moscone. Second section phone interview with Julio Ramirez in Oblatos Penitentiary in Guadalajara that had just experienced a guerrilla-led uprising then met with "wholesale manslaughter" from authorities, with at least 17 killed.
United States of America v. John J. Kearney United States of America v. John J. Kearney
Publisher: US District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDate: 4/7/1977Volume Number: 7-AprFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Cointelpro
Grand Jury charges filed against John J. Kearney, supervisor of FBI Squad 47.