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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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Solidarity Message Solidarity Message
Authors: Alan Berkman, Elizabeth Ann Duke, Susan Rosenberg, Tim Blunk, Linda Evans, Marilyn Jean BuckPublisher: North American anti-imperialist political prisonersDate: 7/1/1985Volume Number: 1-JulFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Solidarity message to anti-imperialist resistance fighters in Puerto Rico from the North American anti-imperialist Political prisioners.
Arraigment Statement Arraigment Statement
Author: Dr. Alan BerkmanDate: 7/1/1985Volume Number: 1-JulFormat: StatementCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Reproduction of the arraignment statement from Anti-imperialist Dr. Alan Berkman.
Noam Chomsky "Drift Toward Global War" April 2, 1985 Noam Chomsky "Drift Toward Global War" April 2, 1985
Date: 4/2/1985Call Number: CV 006Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Noam Chomsky speaks about nuclear weapons, their history and possible terminal nuclear war.
No Pasaran - You Have Struck a Rock No Pasaran - You Have Struck a Rock
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: V 434Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Anti-Imperialism struggles and Anti-Apartheid protests in Chicago. Links women's Anti-Pass movement in South Africa to struggles in Central America and the "No Pasaran" protests. Also contains recording of 1985 International Women's Day.
Poetry and Music of Resistance - 3 Poetry and Music of Resistance - 3
Date: 8/10/1985Call Number: FI 175Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, EmilioProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Under the theme of "time to speak of courage" pays tribute, with narration, poetry, and music to liberation and resistance struggles around the world. Pete Seeger sings Masters of War with Japanese spoken word translation; poem by Gil Scott Heron read by narrator.
Statements of Susan Rosenberg and Tim Blunk Anti-imperialist Resistance Fighters Statements of Susan Rosenberg and Tim Blunk Anti-imperialist Resistance Fighters
Authors: Susan Rosenberg, Timothy BlunkPublisher: Committee to Fight RepressionDate: 5/20/1985Volume Number: 20-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Statements from Rosenberg and Blunk on Anti-imperialist Resistance and an update on their case proceedings.
Madness Network News Madness Network News
Publisher: Madness Network News, Inc.Year: 1985Volume Number: Vol. 7-6 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Mental Health
Featured articles include On Homelessness; Where Do We Go From Here; Electroshock: Recent Developments; The Therapist; Trees Have Been My Best Friends; Smuggled Stories; more.
The New State Repression The New State Repression
Author: Ken LawrencePublisher: International Network Against New State RepressionYear: 1985Format: MonographCollection: Grand Jury
Topic of focus is political repression which exists in three forms- police brutality, vigilantism, and secret police. Table of Contents: Introduction, The Strategy of Permanent Repression, Frank Kitson in Theory and Practice, Louis Giuffrida: Ronald Reagan's Kitson, Robin Evelegh's Alternative Strategy, Conclusion, References.
Free to Protest: Dissent, Prophetic Ministry and the Bill of Rights Free to Protest: Dissent, Prophetic Ministry and the Bill of Rights
Publisher: Task Force on Political Repression; The Task force on Political RepressionDate: 8/1985Volume Number: AugustFormat: PamphletCollection: Grand Jury
The hand of repression, political repression has a history, the new repression, legislative and executive acts, the grand jury, the conduct of prosecutors and agents, the Bill of Rights, If the FBI Visits, Taking Action, resources.
If an Agent Knocks: Federal Investigators and Your Rights If an Agent Knocks: Federal Investigators and Your Rights
Publisher: Center for Constitutional RightsDate: 3/1985Volume Number: MarchFormat: MonographCollection: Grand Jury
Educational Pamphlet with Frequently Asked Questions about FBI and your rights.