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, 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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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.

Search Results

Mabel Williams Recounts the Story of Her Family's Flight from Monroe to Cuba. Mabel Williams Recounts the Story of Her Family's Flight from Monroe to Cuba.
Date: 3/14/2004Call Number: Format: Video ClipProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Mabel Williams recounts the story of how her family was forced to flee their home in Monroe, North Carolina. She specifically mentions the importance of the networks that they ha previously established and how those friends were vital in sustaining the family during their flight and eventually getting them to Cuba.
Cuba: Eye Witness Report by Robert F. Williams Cuba: Eye Witness Report by Robert F. Williams
Publisher: Santa Clara County Fair Play for Cuba CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Mabel and Robert F. Williams
Flyer for appearance of Robert F. Williams in Santa Clara.
The Movement [September 1968] The Movement [September 1968]
Publisher: The Movement PressDate: 9/1968Volume Number: Vol. 4-8Format: PeriodicalCollection: The Movement Newspaper
The cover of this issue is dedicated to the beginning of Huey Newton\'s trial. The other articles discuss police repression of Chicano student movement, anti-draft protests, Eldridge Cleaver\'s candidacy as President of the United States, the legal situation of the \"Oakland Seven,\" and the challenges posed by the efforts of organizing the National Lawyer\'s Guild.
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.