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

Interview with Joyce Sikakae Interview with Joyce Sikakae
Date: 8/1/1983Call Number: SS 052AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Joyce Sikakae about the fight for independence in South Africa as well as her life as a South African writer and activist.
Connexions: Global Lesbianism 2 Connexions: Global Lesbianism 2
Publisher: Peoples Translation ServicesYear: 1983Volume Number: No. 10 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Connexions
This issue attempts to map the LGBTQ global movements, specifically lesbianism. It tries to bring light to the varying experiences of lesbians in different countries. Sequel to an earlier issue on Global Lesbianism from Winter 1980. *"I Am Everything" pg 14
Connexions: Outrageous Women Connexions: Outrageous Women
Publisher: Peoples Translation ServicesYear: 1983Volume Number: No. 9 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Connexions
Focuses on individual women who have been agents of change, who have "transgressed the norms of their time and space".
Voice of the Eritrean Women Voice of the Eritrean Women
Publisher: National Union of Eritrean Women- NUEWnDate: 9/1983Volume Number: SeptemberFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Special Issue- Reportage: 2nd congress of NUEWn; Address by Romadan Mohamed Nur- EPLF Secretary General; Some of the solidarity messages read at the congress; Political resolution of the 2nd congress of NUEWn; Interview with Luul Gebreabb- Secretary Geneal of NUEWn
Porn, rape deadly partners Porn, rape deadly partners
Publisher: New Directions for WomenYear: 1983Volume Number: March-AprilFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Reproduction of original article.
Confronting Racism in Women's Community Confronting Racism in Women's Community
Author: Annie Laurie GaylorPublisher: Feminist ConnectionDate: 12/1983Volume Number: DecemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
Breakthrough Breakthrough
Publisher: Prarie Fire Organizing CommitteeYear: 1983Volume Number: Vol. 7-1 WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Breakthrough
Editorial: Repression, Resistance and the Left: the Empire Strikes Back p. 1 -On New Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day, Judith Mirkinson for PFOC Aug. 1982 p. 5 - Taming of the Freeze: Imperialist War and the Anti-Nuclear Movement p. 8 - War on Imperialist War (Krieg Dem Imperialist Krieg) p. 16 - RAF Communique: Assassination Attempt on General Kroesen Sept. 19, 1981 p. 16 - "War on Imperialist War" Women Against Imperialist War, Hamburg, West Germany p. 18 - Judgment of the Grand Jury, Carlos Noya, Liga Socialista Puertorriquena, Correo de la Quincena, Mar-Sept 1982 p. 24 - "This Court Has No Right to Try Us" Statement by New Afrikan and White Anti-Imperialist Freedom Fighters p. 28 - Stop the Grand Jury! Defeat the Federal RICO Indictment! May 19th Communist Organization p. 31