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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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Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 1/1/2002Call Number: CD 008Format: CDProducers: Freedom archivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Audio Files from Roots of Resistance CD
Living Room Living Room
Date: 8/7/2002Call Number: CD 012Format: CDProducers: KPFA, Ericka BridgemanProgram: Living RoomCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Aircheck of Living Room with Erika Bridgeman interviewing Lincoln Bergman and Erika Zarco of the Freedom Archives about the new CD, Roots of Resistance. Portions of the CD are interspersed.
Clips from “Inside the CIA, Parts 1 & 2” Clips from “Inside the CIA, Parts 1 & 2”
Date: 10/24/2002Call Number: CD 021Format: CDProducers: Howard Dratch, Allan FrancovichCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Quotes that illuminate how the CIA operates, what it has done all over the Third World.
Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 5/13/2002Call Number: CD 101Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Rough Backup. In 71 carefully selected minutes, you will hear: Ho Chi Minh speaking in English to the U.S. anti-war movement Fannie Lou Hamer leading the singing of Go Tell It On the Mountain and much, much more. Topics include civil rights and Black liberation, Vietnam victory, the prison movement, Puerto Rico, Chile, Native American movements, women's liberation, the International Hotel. Among other voices you will hear are: Assata Shakur, Amilcar Cabral, Lolita Lebron, Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Ruchell Magee, Angela Davis, Fred Hampton, Mario Savio, Bernardine Dohrn, Kathy Boudin, Jane Fonda, Ramsey Clark, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Cesar Chavez--and the list goes on. The CD also features poetry recited by June Jordan, Judy Grahn, Marge Piercy, and Meridel LeSueur, with music by Joan Baez, Victor Jara, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and others. The voices and sounds on this CD are but a tiny fraction of a wondrous multiplicity of recorded sound, with in-depth analysis, live coverage, incisive interviews, highly-produced documentaries, poetry, music, and raw materials on many topics--all found in The Freedom Archives. There's no way we can convey the entire collection on just one CD - that's why we call it Volume 1!
Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 5/13/2002Call Number: CD 102Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Rough Backup. In 71 carefully selected minutes, you will hear: Ho Chi Minh speaking in English to the U.S. anti-war movement Fannie Lou Hamer leading the singing of Go Tell It On the Mountain and much, much more. Topics include civil rights and Black liberation, Vietnam victory, the prison movement, Puerto Rico, Chile, Native American movements, women's liberation, the International Hotel. Among other voices you will hear are: Assata Shakur, Amilcar Cabral, Lolita Lebron, Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Ruchell Magee, Angela Davis, Fred Hampton, Mario Savio, Bernardine Dohrn, Kathy Boudin, Jane Fonda, Ramsey Clark, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Cesar Chavez--and the list goes on. The CD also features poetry recited by June Jordan, Judy Grahn, Marge Piercy, and Meridel LeSueur, with music by Joan Baez, Victor Jara, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and others. The voices and sounds on this CD are but a tiny fraction of a wondrous multiplicity of recorded sound, with in-depth analysis, live coverage, incisive interviews, highly-produced documentaries, poetry, music, and raw materials on many topics--all found in The Freedom Archives. There's no way we can convey the entire collection on just one CD - that's why we call it Volume 1!
Interview with Isabel Allende Interview with Isabel Allende
Date: 12/10/2002Call Number: CD 110Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Chile: Promise of FreedomCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Isabel Allende, well-known author, interviewed by Isabel Alegria about her experience in Chile before and after the Coup in Chile and her reflections looking back. Done for the 30th anniversary of the coup and used extensively in Chile: Promise of Freedom. Audio Rough Only
Interview with Isabel Allende Interview with Isabel Allende
Date: 12/10/2002Call Number: CD 111Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Chile: Promise of FreedomCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Isabel Allende, well-known author, interviewed by Isabel Alegria about her experience in Chile before and after the Coup in Chile and her reflections looking back. Done for the 30th anniversary of the coup and used extensively in Chile: Promise of Freedom.
Interview with Rene Castro Interview with Rene Castro
Date: 2/13/2002Call Number: LA 037Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Chile: Promise of FreedomCollection: Chile
Nina Serrano and Claude Marks interview Rene Castro about his experience before, during and after the coup in Chile, 1973. Done for the 30th anniversary of the coup and used extensively in Chile: Promise of Freedom.
Interview with Francisco Pancho Letelier Interview with Francisco Pancho Letelier
Date: 10/10/2002Call Number: LA 038Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Chile: Promise of FreedomCollection: Chile
Francisco Pancho Letelier is interviewed in October 2002 about his experience in Chile before, during and after the military coup of 1973. Done for the 30th anniversary of the coup. Starts Track 9
Interview with Ariel Dorfman Interview with Ariel Dorfman
Date: 11/5/2002Call Number: LA 039Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Chile: Promise of FreedomCollection: Chile
Ariel Dorfman, well-known author, is interviewed by Claude Marks about his experience in Chile during the time of the military coup in 1973. Done for the 30th anniversary of the coup and used extensively in Chile: Promise of Freedom.