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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.
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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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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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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference
Date: 11/1/1993Call Number: JG/ 030Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference in Durham, NC. Various speakers present on the Right and its agenda, violence, rhetoric and organizing tactics against it. Speakers include Jean Barstown from political research associates in Boston which does oppositional research about the right.
Cobb County Gay Rights Rally Cobb County Gay Rights Rally
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: JG/ 132Format: Cass A & BCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Gay and lesbian community members speak in response to legislation passed by the Georgia county to "condemn" homosexuality and cut off all public funding for arts and anything opposed to "traditional family values." 4,000 rallied to voice their disapproval.
1993 Dyke March - Window Dub 1993 Dyke March - Window Dub
Date: 5/1/1993Call Number: V 480Format: VHSProducers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews with lesbians and dykes in the Castro preparing for the march. Topics range from breast cancer, women only spaces, transgender politics, racism, anti-militarism, sexism, and AIDS/HIV. The march down follows.
1993 Dyke March - Window Dub 1993 Dyke March - Window Dub
Date: 5/1/1993Call Number: V 481Format: VHSProducers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews with lesbians and dykes in the Castro preparing for the march. Topics range from breast cancer, women only spaces, transgender politics, racism, anti-militarism, sexism, and AIDS/HIV. The march down follows.
Rodney King Demonstration and Dyke Zap National Coming Out Day Rodney King Demonstration and Dyke Zap National Coming Out Day
Date: 4/17/1993Call Number: V 568Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents the heavy police presence at a demonstration in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco against the Rodney King verdict. dyke zap at Fruitvale BART station by Women Against Imperialism who agitate and raise awareness about lesbian parenting in response to high profile cases across US of lesbian parents losing custody of their children.
Lesbian Moms and National Coming Out Day Lesbian Moms and National Coming Out Day
Date: 10/11/1993Call Number: V 569Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Lesbian mothers from Women Against Imperialism leaflet Oakland Bart stations to raise awareness of high profile court cases that have deemed lesbians as unfit parents resulting in lost custody of children. They stress that homophobia is the problem not lesbian parents.
Stonewall 3rd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special - Part 1 Stonewall 3rd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special - Part 1
Date: 6/24/1993Call Number: JG/ 150Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Chip Rowan and Judy Siff on lifting the ban on gays in the military; Larry Pellegrini, lobbyist with Gay Political Action Committee on domestic partnership legislation in Atlanta; Brooke Perry on the Atlanta 93 Dyke March
Stonewall 3rd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special - Part 2 Stonewall 3rd Annual Gay and Lesbian Special - Part 2
Date: 6/24/1993Call Number: JG/ 151Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Brooke Perry on the Atlanta 93 Dyke March (continued from Part I); Ron Wilkins and Fey Bell Bahi (sp) from the Coalition of African Descent
San Francisco Prairie Fire Rainbow Curriculum Discussion San Francisco Prairie Fire Rainbow Curriculum Discussion
Date: 3/12/1993Call Number: KP 482Format: Cass A & BProducers: Prairie FireCollection: Prarie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC)
Teachers, parents and community members discuss the inclusion of gay and lesbian issues in K-12 education and the surrounding controversy.
Connexions: Changing Course: Eastern Europe Connexions: Changing Course: Eastern Europe
Publisher: Peoples Translation ServicesYear: 1993Volume Number: No. 42Format: PeriodicalCollection: Connexions
Focuses on how the political and structural changes in Eastern Europe have affected the experience of women. It also analyzes the continuing influence of post Cold War politics on women.