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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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No to Torture - 1 No to Torture - 1
Date: 12/8/2005Call Number: CD 531Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Former Panthers speak at a TransAfrica press conference about current grand jury repression against former Black activists.
No to Torture - 2 No to Torture - 2
Date: 12/8/2005Call Number: CD 532Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Former Panthers speak at a TransAfrica press conference about current grand jury repression against former Black activists.
Ward Churchill and Natsu Saito Uncut! Tape 1 0f 2 Ward Churchill and Natsu Saito Uncut! Tape 1 0f 2
Date: 3/25/2005Call Number: KP 207Format: Cass A & BCollection: Native Americans
Ward Churchill Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado gives a speech, primarily to discuss the controversy swirling around him, but also to promote his book On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U.S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality. The first of these speeches took place on the evening of March 25 at The Women's Building in San Francisco's Mission District. Churchill's wife and fellow professor Natsu Saito gives a short speech preceding Churchill's.
To Touch the Spirit - Healing music from Federal Prison To Touch the Spirit - Healing music from Federal Prison
Date: 1/1/2005Call Number: CD 546Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Flute pieces performed by political prisoner Veronza Bowers & friends. 1- To Touch the Spirit 2 - Song for Alexis 3- Healing Heart Veronza Bowers, a former Black Panther who has served over 30 years in prison despite having completed his sentence and gained the right to release by the US Parole Commission, remains locked up.
El Enemigo Común (The Common Enemy) El Enemigo Común (The Common Enemy)
Date: 1/1/2005Call Number: CD 614Format: DVDProducers: Simón Sedillo, Austin IndymediaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An exposé of repression and resistance in Oaxaca, Mexico which documents paramilitary activity against indigenous communities in Oaxaca from 2002 through 2005. Also provides historical context for the expansion of capitalism and empire in Oaxaca. It is a call to action for international civil society to stand in solidarity against state sponsored repression and for human peace, dignity and justice, in Oaxaca.
Robert F Williams - Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination: An Audio Documentary as told by Mabel Williams - Production master Robert F Williams - Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination: An Audio Documentary as told by Mabel Williams - Production master
Date: 1/6/2005Call Number: M 064Format: CDCollection: Robert F. Williams!
The story of Robert Williams through an exclusive interview with Mabel Williams, his widow, who was with him every step of the way. The program traces their journey from NAACP leadership and armed self-defense against the Klan in Monroe, North Carolina through exile and internationalist solidarity in Cuba, China, Africa, and back to the United States. It features rare speeches, interviews, and radio broadcasts of Radio Free Dixie, the short wave radio series Robert and Mabel broadcast from Cuba.
Robert F Williams CD release events photos Robert F Williams CD release events photos
Date: 5/20/2005Call Number: M 067Format: CDCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Photographs of Robert Williams CD release event in Oakland. Includes John and Mabel Williams, Amiri and Amina Baraka, Bobby Seale and Yuri Kochiyama.
Robert F Williams CD release events photos Robert F Williams CD release events photos
Date: 5/20/2005Call Number: M 068Format: CDCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Photographs of Robert Williams CD release event in Oakland. Includes John and Mabel Williams, Amiri and Amina Baraka, Bobby Seale and Yuri Kochiyama.
Robert F Williams CD release events photos Robert F Williams CD release events photos
Date: 5/20/2005Call Number: M 069Format: CDCollection: Robert F. Williams!
Photographs of Robert Williams CD release event in Oakland. Includes John and Mabel Williams, Amiri and Amina Baraka, Bobby Seale and Yuri Kochiyama.
Robert F Williams - Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination: An Audio Documentary as told by Mabel Williams - Production Master Robert F Williams - Self Respect, Self Defense & Self Determination: An Audio Documentary as told by Mabel Williams - Production Master
Date: 1/6/2005Call Number: M 070Format: CDCollection: Robert F. Williams!
The story of Robert Williams through an exclusive interview with Mabel Williams, his widow, who was with him every step of the way. The program traces their journey from NAACP leadership and armed self-defense against the Klan in Monroe, North Carolina through exile and internationalist solidarity in Cuba, China, Africa, and back to the United States. It features rare speeches, interviews, and radio broadcasts of Radio Free Dixie, the short wave radio series Robert and Mabel broadcast from Cuba.