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

Free Geronimo Pratt! Free Geronimo Pratt!
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government Misconduct and the National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation and ResearchFormat: FlyerCollection: Cointelpro
Flyer urging support for Geronimo Pratt, imprisoned as a result of COINTELPRO activities
Women and the Fight Against COINTELPRO: A Evening of Solidarity with Black Freedom Fighters Women and the Fight Against COINTELPRO: A Evening of Solidarity with Black Freedom Fighters
Publisher: Committee for the Suit Against Government MisconductDate: 5/4/1979Volume Number: 4-MayFormat: AgendaCollection: Cointelpro
Agenda for the evening's benefit
National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research
Publisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation & ResearchYear: 1978Format: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement with background information about COINTELPRO and the goals of the National Task Force for Cointelpro Litigation and Research
Afeni Shakur Statement Afeni Shakur Statement
Author: Afeni ShakurFormat: StatementCollection: Cointelpro
Statement in commemoration of International Working Women's Day.
Surveillance Targets Push for Trial of Ex-FBI Officials Surveillance Targets Push for Trial of Ex-FBI Officials
Author: Robert PearPublisher: The Washington StarDate: 3/2/1979Volume Number: 2-MarFormat: ArticleCollection: Cointelpro
reproduction of the original article
Form Letter to Judge Kathleen Parker Form Letter to Judge Kathleen Parker
Publisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation & ResearchDate: 1/1980Volume Number: JanuaryFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Cointelpro
Form letter urging Judge Kathleen Parker to release Geronimo Pratt from prison
United States Government Conspiracy Against Malcolm X and the Black Community United States Government Conspiracy Against Malcolm X and the Black Community
Publisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation & ResearchYear: 1978Format: FlyerCollection: Cointelpro
13th anniversary event of the assasination of Malcolm X. Information about his significance and the event to commemorate his death.
Program of the New York Citizens Review Commission on the FBI Program of the New York Citizens Review Commission on the FBI
Format: AgendaCollection: Cointelpro
3 days of hearings on an overview of the FBI harassment of different struggles, placed in a historic context.
RE: Offensive Campaign Against Government Spying and Domestic Violence RE: Offensive Campaign Against Government Spying and Domestic Violence
Authors: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation and ResearchPublisher: National Task Force for COINTELPRO Litigation and ResearchFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Cointelpro
Letter to Law Students, Lawyers, Political Organizations, Political Activists, Research Groups, etc RE: Offensive Campaign Against Government Spying and Domestic Violence
United States of America v. John J. Kearney United States of America v. John J. Kearney
Publisher: US District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDate: 4/7/1977Volume Number: 7-AprFormat: Government DocumentCollection: Cointelpro
Grand Jury charges filed against John J. Kearney, supervisor of FBI Squad 47.