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

Berkeley in the Sixties Berkeley in the Sixties
Date: 12/10/2002Call Number: V 111Format: DVDProducers: Mark KitchellCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The 1960’s come to life in this gripping film. Berkeley in the sixties caputres the decades event’s - the birth of the Free Speech movement, civil rights marches, anti-vietnam War protests, the counter-culture, the women’s movement, and the rise of the Black Panthers- in all their immediacy and passion. Dramatic archival footage interwoven with present-day interviews and 18 songs from the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, The Band and Jefferson Airplane make “Berkeley in the Sixties “probably the best documentary on the sixites to date!” This is a DVD :) 117 minutes.
Sansera performs “Jasper Texas” by Marilyn Buck, Sansera performs “Jasper Texas” by Marilyn Buck,
Date: 11/18/2002Call Number: WP 006Format: CDProducers: KPFA Tony PerooCollection: Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Sansera, women’s acapella singing group, put Marilyn Buck’s poem, “Jasper, Texas” to music. The poem/song relates the viscious murder of James Byrd and violent racism, to music. Original recording for the Wild Poppies cd.
Truth to Power - Women Prisoners Testify Truth to Power - Women Prisoners Testify
Date: 10/11/2002Call Number: V 328Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Legislative Hearings: Speaking Truth to Power Courageous women prisoners testify on medical and sexual abuse before legislative committee October 11 and 12, 2002 at Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) and California Institution for Women (CIW).
CCWF Demonstration CCWF Demonstration
Date: 4/27/2002Call Number: SHU 049Format: DV CamCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives”
Demonstration in front of Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, CA. Protesting for better health conditions for women.
Truth to Power - Women Prisoners Testify Truth to Power - Women Prisoners Testify
Date: 10/11/2002Call Number: SHU 052Format: CassetteCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives”
Legislative Hearings: Speaking Truth to Power Women prisoners testify on medical and sexual abuse before legislative committee October 11 and 12, 2002 at Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) and California Institution for Women (CIW).