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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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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Speaks
Call Number: KP 170Format: Cass A & BCollection: Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh addresses the antiwar movement in English - edited version. Also on CD 390 & KP 169
Rigoberta Menchu at Riverside Church Rigoberta Menchu at Riverside Church
Date: 11/17/1992Call Number: CV 026Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rigoberta Menchu delivers a speech in which she asserts that her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize gives recognition to all indigenous people and contends that solving concrete problems are integral to human rights.
For the Children of Palestine For the Children of Palestine
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: KP 051Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFACollection: Palestine
Event held for the children of Palestine - poets and writers express support for Palestine. Topics include child abuse, corrupt political power, self censorship, children in wartime, the masculine ideal, hunger, lost freedoms, displacement, and military brutalization. Issues are addressed through spoken word, poetry, stories, and songs.
Anti Persian Gulf War Rally Anti Persian Gulf War Rally
Date: 1/19/1991Call Number: CV 177Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Anti-war rally with many groups from the left. Includes speakers, a march and interviews by Chuy Varela.
Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 1 Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 1
Date: 8/21/1990Call Number: CV 203Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
An event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Speakers include Susan Rodriquez, Jose Montoya and Gabriel Hernandez.
Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 2 Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 2
Date: 8/21/1990Call Number: CV 204Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Speakers and artists include Nilak Butler, Charley Trujillo, Carlos Muñoz, Trio Casindio
Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 3 Chicano Moratorium 1990 # 3
Date: 8/26/1990Call Number: CV 205Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Artists include Brown and Proud
Chicano Moratorium 1991 #1 Chicano Moratorium 1991 #1
Date: 8/25/1991Call Number: CV 206Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Speakers and artists include, Los Ensoles, Los Mafiosos, Teatro por la Gente
Chicano Moratorium 1991 #2 Chicano Moratorium 1991 #2
Date: 8/25/1991Call Number: CV 207Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Speakers and artists include Carlos Montes, Aztlan Underground, Gloria La Riva, Downtown Rhythm Band, Grupo Antaño
Chicano Moratorium 1991 #3 Chicano Moratorium 1991 #3
Date: 8/25/1991Call Number: CV 208Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. Artists include Aztlan Nation Also part of a discussion on US involvement in the Middle East.