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

Herman Bell with Melvin Van Peebles Herman Bell with Melvin Van Peebles
Date: 1/12/2007Call Number: CD 528Format: DVDProducers: Melvin Van PeeblesProgram: B-SidesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Former Black Panther and U.S. political prisoner (for over 33 years) Herman Bell interviewed by Melvin Van Peebles on the StarzInBlack show "B-Sides." The interview is in two segments. DVD
Legacy of the Black Panther Party & its importance today Legacy of the Black Panther Party & its importance today
Date: 12/1/2007Call Number: CD 612Format: CDProducers: RnB, Cares ProgramProgram: Teen Talk RadioCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Discussion features Ashanti Alston, Sam Anderson, asha bandele, Monifa Bandele, Charles Barron, Dhoruba bi Wahad, Soffiyah Elijah, Jamal Joseph, Jalil Muntaqim and historic tapes. Teen Talk Radio - 2 CDs
Angola 3 - short news stories Angola 3 - short news stories
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: CD 626Format: DVDProducers: Robert MooreProgram: Independent Television NewsCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Two excellent, short stories about the struggle to free the two remaining Angola 3 political prisoners, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox.
Emory Douglas - Free the SF 8 Poster Emory Douglas - Free the SF 8 Poster
Date: 6/12/2007Call Number: M 057Format: CDProducers: Emory DouglasCollection: Master recordings
Graphic poster made to support the Free the San Francisco 8 campaign, and against the historic use of torture against the Black Panther Party and other prisoners.
David Gilbert Interview - 1A David Gilbert Interview - 1A
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 097Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL
David Gilbert Interview - 1B David Gilbert Interview - 1B
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 098Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL
David Gilbert Interview - 2, 2.1 David Gilbert Interview - 2, 2.1
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 099Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL
David Gilbert Interview - 2.2-2.5 David Gilbert Interview - 2.2-2.5
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 100Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL
David Gilbert Interview - 2.6-2.10, 3.1 David Gilbert Interview - 2.6-2.10, 3.1
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 101Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL
David Gilbert Interview - 3A David Gilbert Interview - 3A
Date: 1/1/2007Call Number: M 102Format: DVDProducers: Paul CroninCollection: David Gilbert
2007 interview by Paul Cronin in Clinton Correctional Institute. PAL