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.

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SASCO First National Congress SASCO First National Congress
Publisher: Publicity and Information SASCOYear: 1985Format: PamphletCollection: South Africa
Donation pamphlet for SASCO (South African Students Committee), an organization made up of both exile and non-exile students from South Africa.
SASCO- What is SASCO? SASCO- What is SASCO?
Authors: Dinilesizwe T. Sobukwe, Mthozami R. Xiphu, Itumeleng Mokate, Nomvuyo Qubeka, Twiggs Xiphu, Modise MaagaPublisher: South African Students CommitteeDate: 1/25/1985Volume Number: 25-JanFormat: PamphletCollection: South Africa
A Call to Action A Call to Action
Publisher: Bay Area Free South Africa MovementDate: 3/8/1985Volume Number: 8-MarFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
On International Women's Day, a ceremonial passbook burning and film "You Have Struck A Rock"
Art Against Apartheid Art Against Apartheid
Publisher: United Nations Center against ApartheidDate: 2/28/1985Volume Number: 28-FebFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Africa Festival Calendar listing art exhibitions in San Francisco, proceeds going to "Liberation movements of Southern Africa"
Demonstrate! Shut Down South African Airways Demonstrate! Shut Down South African Airways
Publisher: Freedom Rising! Africa Solidarity CommitteeDate: 3/13/1985Volume Number: 13-MarFormat: PamphletCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Calls for demonstration to shut down South African Airways
Emergency Demonstration Emergency Demonstration
Publisher: Campaign to Shut Down South African Airways, Freedom Rising Africa Solidarity CommitteeDate: 8/17/1985Volume Number: 17-AugFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Calling for demonstration in San Francisco against South African Airways
Down With South African Airways Down With South African Airways
Publisher: Freedom Rising! Africa Solidarity CommitteeDate: 1/14/1985Volume Number: 14-JanFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Calling for demo of South African Airways, 360 Post, SF, as part of movement against apartheid
Juneteenth '85 Juneteenth '85
Author: Anti-apartheid contingentPublisher: U.S. Out of Southern Africa Network/Southern Africa Freedom Committee-APCDate: 6/15/1985Volume Number: 15-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
To get people to join the anti-apartheid section of the Juneteenth parade
Memorial to a Freedom Fighter, Pokela: Leader of the P.A.C. 1922-1985 Memorial to a Freedom Fighter, Pokela: Leader of the P.A.C. 1922-1985
Publisher: Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaDate: 8/4/1985Volume Number: 4-AugFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Memorial ceremony
Oakland: Divest Now! Oakland: Divest Now!
Publisher: Bay Area Free South Africa MovementDate: 5/1985Volume Number: MayFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
To get Oakland residents to attend May 23, 1985 City Council meeting re: divesting Oakland monies from apartheid South Africa