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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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Conversations with Grenadians in 1985 Conversations with Grenadians in 1985
Date: 6/7/1985Call Number: SS 128Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Documentary on Grenada after the United States invasion in 1983. Includes speeches, interviews, music and poetry.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/10/1985Call Number: JH 179Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Daniel Ortega, voices from El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/17/1985Call Number: JH 180Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
marta-Lee testimony
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/31/1985Call Number: JH 182Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Expresion a Don Juan Antonio Corretjer
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 2/1/1985Call Number: JH 183Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Catalina en Nicaragua
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 2/11/1985Call Number: JH 184Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Chiapas interview
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 2/21/1985Call Number: JH 185Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
hector marroquin
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 2/28/1985Call Number: JH 186Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Comentario de la conferencia de prensa de Reagan, voces de El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 3/7/1985Call Number: JH 187Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
new York Times report on the Contras, voices de El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 3/14/1985Call Number: JH 188Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraProgram: Pajaro LatinoCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Members of AMNLAE (Associacion de Mujeres Nicaraguenses Luisa Amanda Espinoza - the women's organization of the Sandinista revolution) discuss contra abuses in an event at the SF Women's Building. CHRICA (Committee for Health Rights in Central America) protest at San Francisco CIA office against contra kidnapping of health workers in Nicaragua. Ray Hooker, a Nicaraguan educator and a member of the Nicaraguan National Assembly from the country's Atlantic Coast, speaks in San Francisco against US aid to the contras. Hooker was captured by the contras and held for 40 days. Report on El Salvador FMLN guerrilla forces. Report from FMLN Radio Venceremos on labor abuses, including mass firings of workers, and workers' protests.