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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Salvador Allende’s Last Speech Salvador Allende’s Last Speech
Date: 9/11/1973Call Number: CAP 027 R1Format: Reel 1Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Salvador Allende’s last speech to the people of Chile over radio on the morning of September 11th, 1973.
Chile - The Day of the Coup Chile - The Day of the Coup
Date: 9/11/1973Call Number: CAP 059 R1Format: Reel 1Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
The day of the coup, eye witness accounts and the death of President Salvador Allende; the conflicts and resistance inside the Chilean military by those who opposed the coup and repression against the people of Chile.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 8/25/1973Call Number: RD 060 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
This is the LAST Real Dragon program and has an explanation of the change to the next iteration of the program--Nothing Is More Precious Than...
Prisons, Drugs and Students Prisons, Drugs and Students
Date: 1/13/1973Call Number: RP 059 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Nina Serrano, Diana Gillespie, Lillian del Sol, Tim del Dol, Daniel del SolarCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Reflecciones covers the community with poetry from the prison, an interview about methadone Maintenance programs and their impact on addicts, and an interview about the situation with the university students in Mexico City and Puebla.
Chile Elections Chile Elections
Date: 3/5/1973Call Number: RP 060 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Andres Alegria, Isabel AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
An analysis of the upcoming Congressional elections in Chile, how it affects the presidency of Salvador Allende, and the role of the U.S. intervention in Chile, and its impact on the Popular unity coalition
Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership. Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership.
Date: 5/24/1973Call Number: RP 070 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview about Fiesta Campesina, and the United Farmworkers struggles. Also poetry from Puerto Rican poets Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz, and Sandy Estebes. In addition, an interview with La Raza Unida Party Chairman Jose Angel Gutierrez about the question of community land ownership Same as CD 427
Chile Event at Glide, Part 1 Chile Event at Glide, Part 1
Date: 10/1/1973Call Number: CAA 005 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Stan JohnstonProgram: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry reading in protest of the Chilean coup at Glide memorial Church bringing together poets in protest. First public assembly condemning the events of September 11, 1973. Dolby Stereo
Chile - Leading up to the Coup Chile - Leading up to the Coup
Date: 11/25/1973Call Number: CAP 044 R1Format: Reel 1Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Events leading up to the 1973 coup in Chile, the economic situation after the coup and effect on education in Chile. Includes conflicting reports of the number of deaths as a result of the coup. Explores the effect that the Junta had on the education system in Chile. Junta quote, “Books are more dangerous than bombs.”
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 11/6/1973Call Number: NI 005 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Claude Marks, Nancy BarrettProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Union of Vietnamese Report: focus on political prisoners and failures of the Saigon government. Lolita Lebron song and report on Puerto Rican independence, message from Lolita Lebron read by Nina Serrano. Puerto Rican nationalist Carlos Feliciano sentenced. Mark Schwartz report on prisoner strike at Folsom and trial of San Quentin 6, Hugo Pinell motion for dismissal of charges, Schwartz is refused permission to interview them, as he is a “freelancer.” Karl Armstrong case, pled guilty to reduced charges of second degree murder for 23 years—actuality of William Kunstler. Chicago contempt retrial. Popeye Jackson of United Prisoners Union to go to trial, report by Frances Emley. Rosemary McFadden sentenced.