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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.
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.
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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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Malcolm X: Words from the Frontlines - Exerpts From the Great Speeches Malcolm X: Words from the Frontlines - Exerpts From the Great Speeches
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: CD 489Format: CDCollection: Malcolm X
"We Want Complete Separation" (13:33) "You Got What's Know as 'White's Disease'" (12:20) "Keep That White Man's Claws off Our Women" (5:25) "There's No Such Thing as a Non-Violent Revolution" (4:26) "I'm a Field Negro" (8:37) "... Stop Singin' and Start Swingin" (7:42) "... By Any Means Necessary" (14:03) "You Can't Hate the Roots of a Tree and Not Hate the Tree" (5:55) [Untitled] (:40)
Workers' Film & Video Forum Workers' Film & Video Forum
Date: 12/11/1992Call Number: V 340Format: VHSProducers: Workers' Film, Video ForumCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
"4 Dollars a Day? No Way!" on US corporations in Mexico following the signing of NAFTA, the conditions of workers at the Ford plant, where armed strikebreakers and rigged company elections were used to keep the workers repressed. "The Last Pullman Car" follows the story of the Steelworkers Union members at Pullman-Standard who fought to keep their jobs despite the impending closure of the passenger car plant.
Resisting Militarism and Social, Economic Injustice in El Salvador Resisting Militarism and Social, Economic Injustice in El Salvador
Date: 1/2/1992Call Number: JG/ 127AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
A member of the FMLN recounts the 6 major conjunctures of democratic struggle against institutionalized militarism and social injustice. This begins with the mass insurrections in 1932 after the democratically elected government was overthrown by the Minister of War and ending with the organization of the Peace Agreements in 1992.
Women Against Imperialism-Demos Actions etc. Women Against Imperialism-Demos Actions etc.
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: V 431Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Mixture of edited pieces shown on cable news media. Coverage of demos/actions and raw footage. 1984 International Women's Day 700 women march connecting abortion rights to US intervention in Central America and the Phillipines and political prisoners. International Day to Stop Violence Against Women. Protest in Union Square chanting "Stop the silence no more violence women fight back!" Rallying support for FSLN and lesbian safe space. International Womens Day 1988 at Pleasanton Prison calling for the release of women political prisoners and all prisoners. Raw footage of arrests outside Armed Forces Recruitment Center in San Francisco. Protesting US intervention in Central America and the Phillipines. International Women's Day 1991 "Wall of Women Against War." Raw footage of women protesting US support of Israel and war in Iraq and Kuwait. International Women's Day 1992-"500 years of Resistance." March down Columbus Ave. in San Francisco to protest "Christopher Columbus Day."
Visionary Voices Visionary Voices
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: V 433Format: VHSProducers: Penny RosenwaaserCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Conference of writers published in Visionary Voices: Women on Power. Contains discussions of interracial coalition building, lesbian identity, race, spirituality, shamanism, anti-imperialism, indigenous struggle, and women's power. Features Papusa Molina of Women Against Racism and Winona LaDuke.
Real Heroes Real Heroes
Date: 3/25/1992Call Number: CE 665Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Two commentaries highlighting as real heroes military personnel who refused to engage in war crimes, from a German soldier in WW2 who was executed for refusing to take part in a firing squad against civilians, to the bombing of Egypt and Iraq/Persian Gulf, NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, attacks on Panama and Grenada, and other war crimes. Captain Yolanda Huet-Vaughn. M, was serving 2-and-a-half years for refusing to go to Persian Gulf war at the time of this commentary.
Deadly defense: women who kill abusers Deadly defense: women who kill abusers
Author: Candy J . CooperPublisher: San Francisco ExaminerDate: 8/30/1992Volume Number: 30-AugFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Reproduction of original article.
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
Publisher: New Afrikan People's OrganizationYear: 1992Volume Number: June/July 1992Format: PeriodicalCollection: New Afrikan People's Organization
Cover Story: The Rebellion of Spring: The Handwriting is on the Wall. Inside: The New Afrikan People's Organization Organizes the People to Take a Stand!!!; Message from the Chairman: The New Afrikan Revolution and Malcolm X; Self-Determination: A Human Right in Jackson, Mississippi; Grassroots Convention Underway; Atlanta Sets it Off!; Tasks Ahead for Organizing in the South; Columbus, cultural, Imperialism, and the New Afrikan Nation; The New Afrikan Uprising; New Afrikan Women Speak; The Rebellion of Spring: The Chickens (Finally) Came Home to Roost; History is a Weapon!: Righting the Wrong; New Afrikan Analysis: On Captured Citizens, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of War: A New Afrikan Perspective; A Call to Justice Loving People Worldwide: Help Save Mumia Abu-Jamal!!!; To the Supporters of "G": A Letter from the International Campaign to Free Geronimo; Updates: Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War; From Across the Empire: News Briefs;
The white North American Poltical Prisoners in the U.S. The white North American Poltical Prisoners in the U.S.
Author: Rita "Bo" BrownDate: 10/3/1992Volume Number: 3-OctFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Letter from Marilyn Kalman Letter from Marilyn Kalman
Author: Marilyn KalmanDate: 11/5/1992Volume Number: 5-NovFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: 1992 Tribunal