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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, specifcally AND/+, NOT/-, and OR operators. 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.
Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

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Women, Power, and Revolution Women, Power, and Revolution
Author: Kathleen CleaverPublisher: Howard University SymposiumFormat: TranscriptCollection: Black Panther Party general
How could a young Black women raised during the 1950s find someplace to take collective action against the repressive social condition she faced, and bring about revolutionary change?
Statement re: Explusion of Oakland Black Panthers Statement re: Explusion of Oakland Black Panthers
Date: 3/14/1971Call Number: Format: StatementCollection: Black Panther Party general
The Black Panther Party Intercommunal Section in Algiers, demanding the expulsion of David Hilliard and criticizing Huey Newton. Released by the East Coast Ministry of Information in New York, March 4, 1971.
Bobby Hutton Murdered Bobby Hutton Murdered
Publisher: Black Panther PartyCall Number: Format: FlyerCollection: Black Panther Party general
Flyer for funeral and memorial service for Bobby Hutton and procession to jail for Eldridge Cleaver following memorial.
On the Ideology of the Black Panther Party On the Ideology of the Black Panther Party
Author: Eldridge CleaverPublisher: Ministry of Information, Black Panther Party, San FranciscoVolume Number: Part IFormat: MonographCollection: Black Panther Party general
The following article introduces a new series of articles on the ideology of the Black Panther Party by our Minister of Information, Eldridge Cleaver. 1. On the Ideology of the Black Panther Party 2. CONTRADICTIONS WITHIN THE PROLETARIAT OF THE USA 3. WHO SPEAKS FOR THE LUMPEN PROLETARIAT? 4. Black Panther Party Platform and Program
Gordon Parks on the Panthers Gordon Parks on the Panthers
Author: Gordon ParksPublisher: Life MagazineDate: 2/6/1970Format: ArticleCollection: Black Panther Party general
Photocopy of article written by famous photographer Gordon Parks on the Panthers.
The John Brown Society Speakers Kit The John Brown Society Speakers Kit
Publisher: John Brown SocietyDate: 5/1968Call Number: Volume Number: First PrintingFormat: monographCollection: Black Panther Party general
The purpose of this JBS speakers kit is to provide information and direction to white community members who wish to play a role in supporting the black liberation struggle. The kit focuses on the Black Panther Party, providing sections on the history of the BPP, biographical information about some of its prominent members and explanations of the BPP's positions on racism, self-defense, politics and the black community as well as examples of police harassment of BPP members and others in the black community.
Black Panther, Long Exiled, Sums Up Black Panther, Long Exiled, Sums Up
Author: Larry RohterPublisher: Havana JournalDate: 4/9/1996Format: ArticleCollection: Black Panther Party general
Short story on Black Panther William Lee Brent, living in exile in Cuba since 1969.
Firing Line: Interview with Huey P. Newton by William F. Buckley, Jr Firing Line: Interview with Huey P. Newton by William F. Buckley, Jr
Publisher: Firing LineDate: 1/23/1973Format: TranscriptCollection: Black Panther Party general
Subject: How does it go with the Black Movement?