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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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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Ohio 7: On trial for seditious conspiracy, Defeat US Imperialism Ohio 7: On trial for seditious conspiracy, Defeat US Imperialism
Call Number: Format: PamphletCollection: Ohio 7
Brief bios of the Ohio 7 - Carol Manning, Tom Manning, Richard Williams, Barbara Curzi-Laaman, Jaan Laaman, Patricia Gros Levasseur and Raymond Luc Levasseur.
The facts surrounding a statement alleged to have been made by Richard Williams to the NJ State Police The facts surrounding a statement alleged to have been made by Richard Williams to the NJ State Police
Publisher: Free the Ohio 7Date: 10/1985Call Number: Collection: Ohio 7
Report of collaboration is a complete fabrication! Written so that supporters in the courtroom will understand the nature of this New Jersey State Police report and exposing it as a counterinsurgency tactic.
Ohio 7: On Trial, Dare to Struggle, Date to Win! Ohio 7: On Trial, Dare to Struggle, Date to Win!
Publisher: Toronto Anarchist Black CrossYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Bulldozer
Monograph discussing the case of the Ohio 7 including statements from the seven political prisoners.
Petition for dismissal or removal of criminal charges (Seditious Conspiracy) and other relief under international law Petition for dismissal or removal of criminal charges (Seditious Conspiracy) and other relief under international law
Authors: Ray Luc Lavasseur, Tom Manning, Jaan Laaman, Richard WilliamsDate: 6/8/1987Call Number: Collection: Ohio 7
Pro-se petition asking for dismissal of RICO charges and seditious conspiracy and re-assertion of the legitimacy of struggle against US imperialism
The Sedition Committee - Victory The Sedition Committee - Victory
Publisher: The Sedition CommitteeDate: 12/1989Call Number: Format: pamphletCollection: Ohio 7
Victory!! After 21 days of deliberations the jury returned "not guilty" verdicts on the seditious conspiracy charge against Ray, Pat and Richard and an additional "not guilty" verdict against Pat on racketeering. Excerpts from closing statements - Ray Levasseur, Pat Levasseur and Richard Williams Joe Doherty / Irish Political Prisoner
Ohio 7: On Trial - Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win! Ohio 7: On Trial - Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win!
Publisher: Toronto Anarchist Black CrossCall Number: Format: PeriodicalCollection: Ohio 7
Periodical including the articles, Seditious Conspiracy is a Thought Crime; Ray Levasseur's Opening Statement; Personal Statements from the Ohio 7 (including drawing by Tom Manning); Bos-Luc: Western Sweep & the Ohio 7; Statement from the Resistance Conspiracy Case Defendants (July 1988); and more.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-VII - July 1986 LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-VII - July 1986
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 7/1986Volume Number: Vol. VII-VIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: POW Oscar Lopez Rivera transferred to Marion, US Government plans new crackdown on independence movement; Ricardo Romero- Symbol of Resistance; Reflections on Guillermo Morales by Alan Berkman; Anti-Klan/Nazi Coalition Carries Out Successful Action; Ohio 7 Indicted on Seditious Conspiracy.
LIBERTAD - Vol. IV-VII - Summer 1983 LIBERTAD - Vol. IV-VII - Summer 1983
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1983Volume Number: Vol. IV-VII SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: Letter from William Morales; Support the 4 Indepentistas; International Support Grows; The Case of William Morales; MLN Wins Victory!; Subjective Factors; Latest News; The 6th Annual Peoples Parade; No to Elections; The Economic Crisis; Solidarity Messages; Letter from Ida Luz; A Deeply Rooted Poet; Symbol of Resistance
New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism Newsletter (Feb.-March 1984) New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism Newsletter (Feb.-March 1984)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismYear: 1984Volume Number: No. 17 February-MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement
Articles in this issue: North American Anti-Imperialists Convicted for Criminal Contempt; Puerto Rican Patriots on Trial for Seditious Conspiracy; Fighting for Puerto Rico's Independence is not a Crime, and; News briefs (Macheteros attack FBI, William Morales trial suspended in Mexico, U.S. Maneuvers in Puerto Rico, Capitol bombing by North Americans).
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-I - January 1988 LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-I - January 1988
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 1/1988Volume Number: Vol. IX-IFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: Justice Denied- Jaime, Dora, Oscar, Kojo Guilty of Conspiracy; Victory of Art Censorship; US Efforts to Mount Extradite POW Morales; Latin American Jurists Condemn US Colonization of Puerto Rico- An Interview with Michael Deutsch; Pressure Intensifies to Close Lexington Control Unit; To the Horticulturalist- Dedicated to the Memory of Juan Antonio Corretjer.