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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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Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 7/21/1973Call Number: RD 052Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Update on United Farm Workers (UFW) movement, increasing militarization and violence at the border, surveillance technology, Milton Scott and prison update.
La Chicana en el Movimiento La Chicana en el Movimiento
Date: 5/22/1972Call Number: RP 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Irene (Bernice) Ramirez, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
From East LA to the Bay area and beyond, Las mujeres de la Raza speak out. Discuss the La Raza Unida Conference. Ideas include: education in la familia, welfare, labor and immigration, male/female roles, abortion, drug abuse, teacher/student relationship. Maria Elena Gaytan speaks powerfully about situations facing today’s Chicanas, and addresses the need for the community to mobilize. She talks in specific detail about the Mexican economy and the US hand involved, Chicanos v. Mexicanos, outsourcing, border policies, voting protocol for La Raza Unida, and the Dixon Arnett Law.
Immigration and Racism Immigration and Racism
Date: 5/5/1976Call Number: FI 008Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Racist attacks on immigration, Menominee warriors attacked by government, San Francisco Craft Workers Strike, attacks on poor and city services, racist attempts to divide workers and organizing efforts at unity. *Needs to be baked.
Farmworkers Show for Children Farmworkers Show for Children
Call Number: KP 309Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaProgram: Reflecciones de la Raza specialCollection: Latin@
First a story about a boy whose family are cotton workers in the California valley, then farm worker general strike song, then bio of Cesar Chavez, and another full song (Linda Raza),
International Struggles International Struggles
Date: 8/14/1976Call Number: FI 027Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Immigration and Haiti. Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, and Lebanon, massacre of Palestinians at Tal al Zaatar.
Noticiero Ahora: "Illegals" Noticiero Ahora: "Illegals"
Date: 1/1/1980Call Number: CV 107Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A radio drama that tells the story of two Mexican immigrants and their journey across the US sleeping in mud, abused by their coyote and their interpersonal conversations about why they had to leave their home.
Pre-Christmas Show - Lolita Lebron Message Pre-Christmas Show - Lolita Lebron Message
Date: 12/18/1976Call Number: FI 038Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Lolita Lebron Christmas message from prison. Story on Christmas tree lot owner in Oakland shooting at African-American kids, Ku JKlux Klan activities at Camp Pendleton and Black marine resistance, INS atatcks on undocumented workers and case of Jose Medina. Song by Lucita.
Iran and International Hotel Iran and International Hotel
Date: 7/10/1977Call Number: FI 081Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Iranian students demonstrations against the Shah--reports on San Francisco, New York, Washington, Los Angeles. Report on at International Hotel-tenant attempts to buy hotel. Jose Medina immigration case.
Against Senate Bills Against Senate Bills
Date: 1/21/1978Call Number: FI 101Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber Dreher, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
San Francisco demonstration at Federal Building against proposed extremely repressive Senate Bill 1437 with speakers from many different constituencies, including labor, immigration rights, and Native American speakers.
The Kalantari Case The Kalantari Case
Date: 1/1/1968Call Number: CE 385Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Colin Edwards interviews ACLU attorney Carliner, San Francisco District Director of Naturalization and Nationalization, Mr. Fullilove, and Mr. Kalantari, in Spring 1968. Kalantari is to be deported back to Iran for failure to obtain a valid student visa. He was the president of the Iranian Student Association at San Francisco State University and participated in multiple anti-Shah demonstrations. The Iranian embassy refused to renew his passport, and the Office of Immigration and Naturalization denied his request to renew his student visa. They claim the decision is unrelated to Kalantari's political activity. If he returns to Iran he would be persecuted, possibly executed. Mr. Carliner was authorized to collect evidence in Iran to assess possible persecution if Kalantari returns. Carliner explained that no US government body will admit that Iran persecutes their own people since they are allies.