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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. 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.

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El Viejo Vive: En la memoria de nuestra gente El Viejo Vive: En la memoria de nuestra gente
Publisher: Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural CenterYear: 2005Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Program: Memorial service given in honor of Reverend Jose "El Viejo" Torres
The Legal Context of the Campaign for the Release of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War The Legal Context of the Campaign for the Release of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War
Author: Jan SuslerPublisher: People's Law OfficeYear: 1995Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Report delivered at the International Seminar for Liberation of Puerto Rican political Prisoners and Prisoners of War
Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War
Author: Alejandrina TorresPublisher: Free Puerto Rico CommitteeYear: 1987Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Biography and account of inhumane treatment at the hands of the US prison system.
Seven years After: Freedom Fighters, Not Terrorists! Seven years After: Freedom Fighters, Not Terrorists!
Year: 1987Format: AgendaCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Program for event to commemorate the capture of Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war
Hunger Strike Halted statement by the 10 P.O.W. Hunger Strike Halted statement by the 10 P.O.W.
Publisher: FALN Ten Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1981Collection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statement of the FALN regarding ending of 10 day hunger strike in protest of denying Alfredo Mendez Habeas Corpus.
Statement of the 10 Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Statement of the 10 Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Publisher: The 10 Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1981Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statement of concern for the disappearance of Alfredo Mendez.
Statement by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Statement by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Publisher: FALNDate: 2/2/1981Volume Number: February 2Format: StatementCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Affirmation the legitimacy of the Puerto Rican independence struggle and that FALN 11 are prisoners of war.
Statement of the Case Statement of the Case
Authors: Michael Deutsch, Mara Siegal, Brian Glick, Dennis Cunningham, Edward VociPublisher: International Legal Counsel for Petitioners and the National Committee to Support Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1980Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statement of the case for release and treatment of the Flan 11 as Political Prisoners. Includes historical context
Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County Desde Las Rejas: Statements by the Eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War In the Concentration Camp of Cook County
Authors: Carmen Valentin, Elizam Escobar, Lucy Rodriguez, Dylcia Pagan, Alfredo Mendez, Alicia Rodriguez, Luis Rosa, Adolfo Matos, Ricardo Dick Jiminez, Carlos Alberto TorresPublisher: FALNDate: 4/28/1980Volume Number: April 28Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statements and Declarations by the FALN 11.
Long live the Heroic FALN! Free the 11! Free Puerto Rico! Long live the Heroic FALN! Free the 11! Free Puerto Rico!
Publisher: Comite de California contra La RepressionYear: 1980Format: PamphletCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Includes statement from FALN 11 and an article written by a companero entitle Who Are the Real Terrorists?