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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.
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.

Independent Collections

These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.

Subcollections

Documents

Action Women of Beirut Action Women of Beirut
Call Number: CE 001Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Action Women of BeirutCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews with North American women active in pro-Palestinian information organizations in Beirut, Lebanon. Conducted two years after June 1967 war. Eyewitness accounts of Jerusalem in 1967, Israeli army home looting, car theft, destruction of villages, mass assassinations, and reports from Israeli socialist organization on assassinations, mass graves, bodies floating in the Jordan River as a result of Israeli army repression. Mentions formation of “Americans for Justice in the Middle East,” which publishes a newsletter on Palestinian resistance and conditions in occupied territories to counter Zionist propaganda, an allied Arab Women’s organization the 5th of June Society, Institute for Palestine Studies, and Palestine Research Center (associated with PLO).
The Mad Mitfords: A Family Portrait - Parts 1 & 2 The Mad Mitfords: A Family Portrait - Parts 1 & 2
Call Number: CE 027Format: CassetteProducers: Colin Edwards for CBCCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Conversation with Jessica Mitford about her eccentric family, which she portrayed in her recent book "Daughters and Rebels." Describes her ideological clashes with her sisters Unity, a friend and devotee of Adolph Hitler, and Diana, now the wife of the British Fascist leader. Sir Oswold Mosely, and describes her father and mother, Lord and Lady Redesdale.
The Mad Mitfords: A Family Portrait - Part 3 The Mad Mitfords: A Family Portrait - Part 3
Call Number: CE 028Format: CassetteProducers: Colin Edwards for CBCCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Conversation with Jessica Mitford about her eccentric family, which she portrayed in her recent book "Daughters and Rebels." Describes her ideological clashes with her sisters Unity, a friend and devotee of Adolph Hitler, and Diana, now the wife of the British Fascist leader. Sir Oswald Mosely, and describes her father and mother, Lord and Lady Redesdale.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 1 Black Teachers in the South - Part 1
Call Number: CE 088Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 2 Black Teachers in the South - Part 2
Call Number: CE 089Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Black Teachers in the South - Part 3 Black Teachers in the South - Part 3
Call Number: CE 090Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Black Teachers in the SouthCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Gloria Bishop, Blanche Craig, and Julia Ruff, teachers at Freedom Schools in the South during the early civil rights movement.
Black Actresses - Kelly Marie Berry, Marguerite Ray, Henrietta Harris - Part 1 Black Actresses - Kelly Marie Berry, Marguerite Ray, Henrietta Harris - Part 1
Call Number: CE 141Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview about discrimination in theater and the challenges of finding acting roles for Black women. Also the roles Black women usually play are insignificant and/or stereotyped (mamie, maids, prostitutes) and successful integrated theater.
Black Actresses - Kelly Marie Berry, Marguerite Ray, Henrietta Harris - Part 2 Black Actresses - Kelly Marie Berry, Marguerite Ray, Henrietta Harris - Part 2
Call Number: CE 142Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
On integrated theater, about the importance of having Black actors and actresses as role models on television, and the Black women's roles being tokenized.
Action Women of Beirut - Short Version Action Women of Beirut - Short Version
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 287Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Action Women of BeirutCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Two years after June 1967 war. North American women active in pro-Palestinian organizations in Beirut, Lebanon. Eyewitness accounts of Jerusalem in 1967 - Israeli army home looting, car theft, destruction of villages, mass assassinations. Reports from Israeli socialist organization on assassinations, mass graves, bodies floating in the Jordan River as a result of Israeli army repression. Mentions formation of “Americans for Justice in the Middle East,” which publishes a newsletter on Palestinian resistance and conditions in occupied territories. Allied Arab Women’s organization - the 5th of June Society, Institute for Palestine Studies, and Palestine Research Center (associated with PLO). Also features a short interview with Leila Khaled.
Lebanese Montessori Teacher Lebanese Montessori Teacher
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 298Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A woman teacher discusses schools in Lebanon, languages taught, and different types of curricula like the Montessori method. Also about difficulties for women with professional careers in Lebanon.