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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. 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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Political Infighting in the Arab Countries Political Infighting in the Arab Countries
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 280Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Professor George Weightman discusses social progress, land reforms, and educational opportunities in Egypt. The instability of the Lebanese government, how feudalism and religious sectarianism prevent class solidarity. Also on the Ba'athist party and their presence in Lebanon and the Nazi-backed National Socialist Party in Syria.
The Only Solution; Another Revolution: The Fatima Mansion The Only Solution; Another Revolution: The Fatima Mansion
Date: 1/1/1991Call Number: Vin 076Format: VinylProducers: Radioactive RecordsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
This two song record starts with "Blues for Ceausescu", which a sarcastic lyrics about democracy and diversion of rich and power. "Chemical Gosh" lyrics discuss drugs and division of rich and poor.
Berkeley City Council (May 21st, 1969) Berkeley City Council (May 21st, 1969)
Date: 5/21/1969Call Number: CE 638Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Audio from a session of the Berkeley City Council, convened a week after Bloody Thursday, when 128 Berkeley residents were injured and over 2500 National Guard troops were brought in. Ron Dellums speaks prominently and effectively. Motions are debated and then voted on. Sacramento should not decide what happens in Berkeley. Use of bayonets by the National Guard. Dellums makes motion to remove the National Guard from Berkeley completely. Council debates, some like the Guard, some are ok with it but less power and some want it gone. Motion passed to convene grand jury to investigate what happened.
November 30th Revolt: Participant reflections November 30th Revolt: Participant reflections
Date: 11/30/1966Call Number: CE 743Producers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Leo Bach, general manager of the Berkeley Free Press, who had been in the downstairs of the student union on 11/30/66. He describes the series of events that unfolded around student opposition to a Navy recruitment table, police violence (including encouraging violence by football players against progressive students), and arrests. Interviews with several students who were present and describe their experiences with police violence and the variety of police forces and agencies present, including the FBI. Leo Bach’s interview plays at 7½ ips while the rest of the tape is 3¾.
Sproul Hall Rally: 11/4/66 Sproul Hall Rally: 11/4/66
Date: 11/4/1966Call Number: CE 749Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Campus rally: first half focused on Vietnam War, second half on the university moving the designated rally area from the Sproul Hall steps to the lower plaza. Speakers include Bettina Aptheker, Campus Conservatives president Dan Rosenthal, and Mario Savio.
Campus in Crisis Campus in Crisis
Date: 11/25/1968Call Number: CE 787Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Audio from SF State campus uprising
Sacramento Rally Sacramento Rally
Call Number: CE 788Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Audio from a rally in Sacramento against tuition and budget cuts. Unnamed speakers talk about lowering the voting age to 18, oppressed people, tuition and budget cuts, minimum wage on campus, unionizing, and other issues. The tape ends with a performer singing about Governor Reagan and the future of the university, making fun of Reagan as an actor and governor.