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.

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What Now People? (Vol. 1) What Now People? (Vol. 1)
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 019Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Various ArtistsCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The first volume in a compilation of political ballads by various folk singers and activist musicians. Songs cover a range of social movements, including women's rights, the antiwar movement, civil rights for African-Americans and American Indians, and the revolutionary movements in Cuba and Puerto Rico. "What Now People?" serves as a representation of the political song movement.
What Now People? (Vol. 3) What Now People? (Vol. 3)
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 020Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Various ArtistsCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The third volume in a compilation of political ballads by various folk singers and activist musicians. Songs cover a range of social movements, including women's rights, the anti-war movement, civil rights for African-Americans and American Indians, and the revolutionary movements in Cuba and Puerto Rico. "What Now People?" serves as a representation of the political song movement.
Viva Puerto Rico Libre Viva Puerto Rico Libre
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 056Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Puerto Rico Solidarity CommitteeCollection: General materials
Sponsored by the Puerto Rico Solidarity Committee, an organization for American support of an independent Puerto Rico, this album is a collection of political ballads by Puerto Rican songwriters. Dominant themes include liberation, anti-imperialism, and self-determination. Album includes extensive liner notes.
El Gupo: Songs and Poetry of the Latin American Struggle El Gupo: Songs and Poetry of the Latin American Struggle
Date: 12/1/1973Call Number: Vin 069Format: VinylProducers: Canto LibreCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
El Grupo is composed of Latin American poets, singers and musicians who have composed songs that voice concerns about the unjust status of central and south America. This album a collection of songs that promote and encourage social change, independence, and revolutions for these countries during the early 70's.