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

What Really Killed Rosebud? What Really Killed Rosebud?
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 656Format: DVDProducers: Claire BurchCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Claire Burch's documentary investigates what really killed Rosebud Denovo, a 19 year old homeless girl killed by an Oakland police officer when she broke in to someone's house. Through interviews with her personal friends and images and video from hr life, we see what or who really killed this young homeless activist.
Judi Bari's Deposition/Bombing News Judi Bari's Deposition/Bombing News
Date: 8/9/2001Call Number: JB 125Format: VHSCollection: Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Second part of Judi Bari's deposition. News clips of breaking news on bomb.
Prison Focus Prison Focus
Publisher: California Prison FocusYear: 2001Volume Number: No. 14 SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prison Focus
Cover Story- Activism: Inside and Out
The Warchest Report The Warchest Report
Publisher: Anarchist Black CrossYear: 2001Volume Number: No. 001 AugustFormat: PamphletCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Pamphlet seeking donations for ABC PP and POW work
Assata Shakur, in Exile, Demonstrates Resilience Assata Shakur, in Exile, Demonstrates Resilience
Publisher: Our Time PressYear: 2001Volume Number: Vol. 6-3 MarchFormat: ArticleCollection: Assata Shakur
original News article, talks about the Hands Off Assata campaign
Redwire Magazine Redwire Magazine
Year: 2001Format: PeriodicalCollection: Native Americans
Native American Resistance in Vancouver
Buffalo Chip Buffalo Chip
Publisher: Nebraskans for JusticeYear: 2001Volume Number: FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Buffalo Chip
Contents include- Questions about the Case: Chapter Thirty-One; Reconciliation; Catch 22 Chapter 31; Actual Innocence Book Review
Buffalo Chip Buffalo Chip
Publisher: Nebraskans for JusticeYear: 2001Volume Number: WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Buffalo Chip
Contents include: Angela Davis for Ed and Mondo; Health Care in Nebraska Prisons; The Bankrupt US Justice System; The Elephant in the Living Room: The Cruelty of Lethal Injection