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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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Book IV: A Church Perspective Book IV: A Church Perspective
Publisher: Puerto Rico: Showcase of Oppression, Centro Social Juan XXIII & Latin America Publications ServiceFormat: MonographCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
An explanation of the role and perspective of the Catholics, Spiritualists, and Protestants in the Puerto Rican Independence Movement.
Book V: Island Under the Gun- Culebra Confrontation Book V: Island Under the Gun- Culebra Confrontation
Publisher: Puerto Rico: Showcase of Oppression, Centro Social Juan XXIII & Latin America Publications ServiceFormat: MonographCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
Describes the impact of the large military presence on Puerto Rico and its inhabitants.
Book VI: Cultural Identity vs. Cultural Invasion Book VI: Cultural Identity vs. Cultural Invasion
Publisher: Puerto Rico: Showcase of Oppression, Centro Social Juan XXIII & Latin America Publications ServiceFormat: MonographCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
Explores how the identity crisis caused by the displacement of Puerto Rican culture by American culture contributes to the many social ills in PR.
Interviews with Felix "Carmelo" Matta Interviews with Felix "Carmelo" Matta
Publisher: MLNYear: 1989Format: CompilationCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
Interviews with Vieques activist Felix "Carmelo" Matta.
Month of Solidarity with Vieques Month of Solidarity with Vieques
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceFormat: FlyerCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
A flyer about the activities of resistance towards the US Navy occupation on the island of Vieques, asking for support of the political prisoners and freedom fighters.
Vieques: People at War/ Un Pueblo en Guerra Vieques: People at War/ Un Pueblo en Guerra
Publisher: Comite Nacional Pro Defensa de ViequesFormat: PamphletCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
(In Spanish and English)
Nukes & Navy- Out of Puerto Rico! Nukes & Navy- Out of Puerto Rico!
Publisher: October 30th Committee in Solidarity with Puerto RicoFormat: FlyerCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
A short information sheet about how the military presence on the island and the dangerous industries that come along are evidence that the U.S. is exploiting the Puerto Rican people.
There's a War in Puerto Rico There's a War in Puerto Rico
Publisher: October 30th Committee in Solidarity with Puerto RicoFormat: FlyerCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
Tighten Your Belt! Tighten Your Belt!
Format: MonographCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People
A look at how high unemployment in Puerto Rico was caused by government practices serving the interests of U.S. corporations
Cuba and Puerto Rico: Two Wings of One Bird Cuba and Puerto Rico: Two Wings of One Bird
Publisher: Puerto Rican Solidarity CommitteeFormat: ReportCollection: Puerto Rico: A History of the People