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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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Archives of Freedom - 1 Archives of Freedom - 1
Date: 3/15/1986Call Number: FI 069Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano Echeverria, Claude MarksProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
This was a rebroadcast of a show that took place in September 1971, features a report on the death of Richard Oakes, Native American leader at Alcatraz.
Margaret Randall Poetry Margaret Randall Poetry
Date: 5/17/1986Call Number: FI 073Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Freedom is A Constant Struggle program
Moncada Memorial Moncada Memorial
Date: 7/26/1986Call Number: FI 077Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
This is the memorial program for the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Cuba
Against Contra Aid Against Contra Aid
Date: 3/14/1986Call Number: CAA 010Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiiiano Echeverria, Nina SerranoCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
A radio broadcast of poetry against Contra aid to Nicaragua. Intro and outro louder than rest of tape. A poetry reading by Roberto Vargas, Vida Luz Meneses, Victor Hernandez Cruz, David Henderson, & Janice Mirikitani. Translations read by Nina Serrano. MC, Alejandro Murguia Same as CD 394
Grupo Mancotal and The Weavers Grupo Mancotal and The Weavers
Date: 11/22/1986Call Number: FI 198Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Nina SerranoProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Musical selections from Nicaragua (Grupo Mancotal) and the US (The Weavers.
Nicaraguan Revolution Anniversary Nicaraguan Revolution Anniversary
Date: 7/19/1986Call Number: FI 106Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Nina SerranoProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Seventh anniversary of Nicaraguan Revolution marked by reading by poet Carlos Rigby.
In the Midst of Struggle - 7 In the Midst of Struggle - 7
Date: 2/22/1986Call Number: FI 185Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
US labor songs from the post-WW 2 era including "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore," GI Joe and the CIO, " "Put My Name Down," "Listen Mr. Bilbo," "Jim Crow," "Roll the Union On," and "Put It On the Ground." Brief historical and musical information provided.
Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry
Date: 3/22/1986Call Number: FI 186Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech with several poems by Roberto Vargas on the situation in Nicaragua. He is a noted San Francisco poet and community activist who fought with the Sandinista revolution and then became cultural attache for the Sandinista government.
In the Midst of Struggle - 8 In the Midst of Struggle - 8
Date: 3/29/1986Call Number: FI 187Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
A diverse selection of Cuban popular music of the 1970s and 1980s, with various musical forms integrating political content. (Joseita Fernandez, who sings Tierra y Libertad on this program is best known for his role in helping create the famous song "Guantanamera.")
In the Midst of Struggle - 9 In the Midst of Struggle - 9
Date: 3/29/1986Call Number: FI 188Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
A diverse selection of Cuban popular music of the 1970s and 1980s, with various musical forms integrating political content. Includes "Cuba Que Linda Es Cuba."