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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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Ruben Ruuyal - Two Poems with Music Ruben Ruuyal - Two Poems with Music
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CAA 050Collection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Two poems accompanied by music performed by Ruben Ruuyal: "Mambo/Santo" "Mr. Establishment"
Bob Dylan press conference June 1964 Bob Dylan press conference June 1964
Date: 12/3/1965Call Number: KP 295Collection: General materials
Press interview of Bob Dylan
Ruthie Gorton Sings Ruthie Gorton Sings
Call Number: KP 297Collection: General materials
Nine topical songs written and sung by movement singer Ruthie Gorton. Ranges from women's movement to Ireland United and Free, Free Palestine Now, and Children of Babylon.
Ahora Ahora
Call Number: CV 139Collection: Chuy Varela Collection
Songs of Life from a Dying British Empire Songs of Life from a Dying British Empire
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: Vin 024Producers: Paredon Records, Leon Rosselson, Roy BaileyCollection: General materials
This album is a musical representation of the political and social conditions of Britain in the 1970s. Protest songs chronicle the economic inequalities between the upper and working classes imposed by a British Empire facing obsolescence. Rosselson and Bailey call upon the traditions of the British folk revival to express sentiments of anti-imperialism. Includes extensive liner notes.
Promises of the Storm Promises of the Storm
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: Vin 028Producers: Paredon Records, Marcel KhalifeCollection: General materials
Marcel Khalife sings about the struggles of people in Lebanon and Palestine. Influenced by traditional Arabic Music, Khalife draws connections between the two freedom struggles, creating a new music of resistance. Includes liner notes and Paredon Records catalogue.
Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!) Algo se quema alla afuera! (Something Is Burning Out There!)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 029Producers: Paredon Records, Estrella ArtauCollection: General materials
Songs that call for the independence of Puerto Rico. Sung in Spanish, these protest songs emphasize the injustices in Puerto Rico brought on by capitalism and colonialism. Representation of nonviolence through music.
Como el filo del machete (Like the Edge of the Machete) Como el filo del machete (Like the Edge of the Machete)
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 030Producers: Paredon Records, Andres JimenezCollection: General materials
An album of political ballads for independence in Puerto Rico. In traditional decima form, or songs of forty-four lines.
Cancion Protesta: Protest Songs of Latin America Cancion Protesta: Protest Songs of Latin America
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: Vin 031Producers: Paredon Records, Organization of Latin American SolidarityCollection: General materials
Protest songs recorded by activist musicians from Argentina Chile, Cuba, Peru, and Uruguay. In 1967, the Cuban revolutionary government under Fidel Castro held a meeting of the Organization of Latin American Solidarity (OLAS) in Havana. Artists and activists discussed the importance of protest songs in communicating the messages of freedom movements. After this conference, OLAS recorded this album. Includes liner notes with contextual information and lyrics.
Brotando del Silencio (Breaking out of the Silence) Brotando del Silencio (Breaking out of the Silence)
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: Vin 032Producers: Paredon RecordsCollection: General materials
Songs that give voice to the women of La Raza, or people of mixed racial descent from Latin America. Suni Paz's music empowers both the Chicano Movement and women's liberation. Artist's statement and lyrics contained in the liner notes.