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

The New York Three The New York Three
Format: FlyerCollection: New York 3
Flyer soliciting support for the NY3 and encouraging folks to write to the three political prisoners.
Sundiata Convicted Sundiata Convicted
Publisher: Friends of Assata Shakur and Sundiata AcoliFormat: StatementCollection: Assata Shakur
Bulletin summarizes the conviction of Sundiata Acoli.
Why is Assata on Trial Why is Assata on Trial
Author: Edwin B. HoganPublisher: National Coalition to Defend Assata ShakurFormat: ArticleCollection: Assata Shakur
Reprint of an article originally appearing in Contrast, Ontario Canada's Black Community Newspaper
Determined to Kill a Field Nigger Determined to Kill a Field Nigger
Publisher: Assata Shakur Defense CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Assata Shakur
Chronology of the State of New Jerseys attempts to convict Assata Shakur.
Photo with Julio Rosado and Guillermo Morales Photo with Julio Rosado and Guillermo Morales
Format: GraphicCollection: Assata Shakur
In An Historic Photo: New Afrikan and Puerto Rican Struggles meet in Cuba
Information and Resources Information and Resources
Publisher: California Anarchist Prisoner SolidarityFormat: PamphletCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Pamphlet on writing letters to political prisoners
No Iraqi Called Me a Nigger No Iraqi Called Me a Nigger
Author: Lorenzo Komboa ErvinFormat: StatementCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Support Chris Gatewood!
My Refusal to Remain Silent: A Press Release of the SHU My Refusal to Remain Silent: A Press Release of the SHU
Publisher: South Chicago ABCFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Statement from an Indiana SHU
One New Afrikan Nation Toward Black August Memorial One New Afrikan Nation Toward Black August Memorial
Publisher: NARN Think TankFormat: PamphletCollection: Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)
Information and historical fact about Black August
We Are Attica: Interviews with Prisoners from Attica We Are Attica: Interviews with Prisoners from Attica
Publisher: Attica Defense CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: Attica