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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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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks - Captured US Military Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks - Captured US Military
Call Number: CD 390Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Track 1 - Ho Chi Minh adresses the anti-war movements of various countries in Vietnamese, Chinese, French, English track 2 - US POWs speaking from captivity in Vietnam. Recorded by the National Liberation Front of Vietnam. Same as KP 169
Piri Thomas Reads For Vieques, in Solidarity Piri Thomas Reads For Vieques, in Solidarity
Format: mp3Producers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Activist and Puerto Rican independentista Piri Thomas reads Marilyn Buck's poem for the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Carlos Quiles Reads A Vieques, en solidaridad Carlos Quiles Reads A Vieques, en solidaridad
Format: mp3Producers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Carlos Quiles reads a poem in solidarity with the people of Vieques by Marilyn Buck. Audio in Spanish.
Aya de Le Aya de Le
Format: mp3Producers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Aya de Le
Chile: Promise of Freedom - pt. 1 Chile: Promise of Freedom - pt. 1
Publisher: AK Press, Chile 30 Collective, The Freedom ArchivesCollection: Freedom Archives Productions
A documentary and audio reflection on the September 11, 1973 military coup against the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende. It features the voices of historic participants - including Isabel Allende, Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Letelier, Rene Castro and Joan Jara - who chronicle events surrounding the rise of the Allende-led government, its violent overthrow by US-backed Chilean military forces, and the coup's aftermath. Archival recordings the attack on the presidential palace, Allende's speech at the UN, as well as remarks by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissenger. Chilean music and historic sound recordings bring this story to life for today's listeners.
Promotional Clip for Chile: Promise of Freedom Promotional Clip for Chile: Promise of Freedom
Publisher: AK Press, Chile 30 Collective, The Freedom ArchivesCollection: Freedom Archives Productions
A documentary and audio reflection on the September 11, 1973 military coup against the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende. It features the voices of historic participants - including Isabel Allende, Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Letelier, Rene Castro and Joan Jara - who chronicle events surrounding the rise of the Allende-led government, its violent overthrow by US-backed Chilean military forces, and the coup's aftermath. Archival recordings the attack on the presidential palace, Allende's speech at the UN, as well as remarks by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissenger. Chilean music and historic sound recordings bring this story to life for today's listeners.
Jose Lopez COINTELPRO 101 Extra Footage Jose Lopez COINTELPRO 101 Extra Footage
Call Number: C 10 129Collection: COINTELPRO 101 Raw Materials
José López is the executive director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Under his leadership, the PRCC has developed a number of initiatives in the Humboldt Park community, including an alternative high school, a parent child learning center and day care, a museum and cultural institution, a youth drop-in center and an HIV education and advocacy organization. He has also directed efforts in urban agriculture, promoting a community health curriculum among high school students and business endeavors among the Paseo Boricua district. He is a lifelong advocate for Puerto Rican Independence from the US and his brother, Oscar López Rivera, is a Puerto Rican Independentista and US political prisoner.
Maurice Bishop at Hunter College Maurice Bishop at Hunter College
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: La Lucha Continua: a talking mural in San Francisco
An excerpt from Maurice Bishop's speech at Hunter College, 5 June, 1983. Maurice Bishop was the Prime Minister of Grenada from March 1979 until October 1983 when he was executed at Fort Rupert.
Madame Binh entreats US Congress Madame Binh entreats US Congress
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: La Lucha Continua: a talking mural in San Francisco
Madame Binh expresses the whole of Vietnam's wish to be liberated from American aggression.
Leila Khaled On Liberation and Freedom Leila Khaled On Liberation and Freedom
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: La Lucha Continua: a talking mural in San Francisco
Leila Khaled (also Layla Khalid), long-time activist and Central Committee member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), speaks on the right to resist and fight for her people's liberation.