Search Help

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.

Search Results

Norman Solomon speech: Propaganda Today: The Manipulation of the American Media Norman Solomon speech: Propaganda Today: The Manipulation of the American Media
Date: 11/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 028AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Author Norman Solomon speaks in Santa Cruz on "Propaganda Today: The Manipulation of the American Media". He co-authored "Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media"
Interview with Sandy Nicholas Interview with Sandy Nicholas
Date: 3/1/1997Call Number: SS 011AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Sandy Nicholas on mass media's body construction.
W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report
Call Number: JG/ 038AFormat: Cass AProducers: Frida Warden, Kathleen DavenportCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
1989: the first news story, “Abortion goes to court in Canada” is about the latest attack on womyn’s rights in Quebec, Canada regarding a new anti- abortion law. the second story, “U.S womyn organized against Rape” covers the 11th annual National Coalition against Sexual Assault conference in Philadelphia. The third story discusses the leadership of African womyn in “response to disasters.” the fourth story is on a conference, the national assembly of religious women held, titled “risk and resistance in the south.” The fifth story is about the Israeli court of justice ruling that the homes of Palestinians can not be demolished. The last story on this segment, talks about corporate backers taking control of 3 womyn magazines such as MS and sassy.
Focus on the Americas Separation of Media and State with Blase Bonpane, Ph.D. Focus on the Americas Separation of Media and State with Blase Bonpane, Ph.D.
Call Number: JG/ 080AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Recorded in October 1990, Blase Bonpane uses the example of Liberation Theology to illustrate the need for a separation of media and state, or media and power. Uses misrepresentation of Liberation Theology, exemplified by October 9, 1990 LA Times article, "The Cross and The Gun" by Kenneth Freed, as a framework in which to discuss media as advocates of the agenda for the affluent. Bonpane discusses liberation theology from the perspective of the poor, focusing on Central American cases, which sharply contrasts the representation of it in the article. Discussion of media acceptance of institutional violence and Imperial Theology, and its rejection of oppressed people's response to institutional violence and liberation theology. Defines Liberation Theology as based on human need, not advocating violence and in opposition to Imperial Theology which advocates the relationship between the cross and gun or cross and crown.
Frente inserts/Elsa Knight Thompson interview Frente inserts/Elsa Knight Thompson interview
Date: 2/8/1972Call Number: KP 240AFormat: Cass AProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: General materials
Four inserts used by Lincoln Bergman in presentation to Front of Cultural Workers conference in San Francisco. Includes two recordings of Radio Rebelde, one of Radio Havana, and one of Voice of Vietnam. Two songs of Paul Robeson.
Normon Solomon at UCSC Normon Solomon at UCSC
Date: 1/15/1998Call Number: PM 334AFormat: Cass ACollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
About media, democracy, and progressive social change.
Hearts of Fire Hearts of Fire
Date: 10/10/1987Call Number: CV 283AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
The movie, set in Grant County New Mexico, is to debut and be the first movie directed and produced by Mexican American women. Ed Asner and Tony Onaya comment on the film production, feeling that movies such as this one and others such as La Bamba will pave the way for Latinos in Hollywood.
Rock and Rap Confidential Rock and Rap Confidential
Call Number: PM 356AFormat: Cass ACollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
About rap and rock music in the late 1990’s. Discusses the rise in unlicensed radio broadcasting. A pioneer in this business, Black Rose attributed this rise to “more and more people dissatisfied with the way things are running in this country.” Also discusses multi-racial families living in an abandoned Catholic church. While police worked unsuccessfully to evict these families from the church, musicians supported them by performing at the church. The musicians stated that they identified with the families because they were barely making it themselves. Also about the influence of Noam Chomsky and music censorship.
The assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio The assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio
Date: 3/23/1994Call Number: CV 301AFormat: Cass ACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Reactions to the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, the presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI. He was shot twice at the end of a campaign speech in Tijuana.