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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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Colombian Flower Workers Colombian Flower Workers
Date: 4/15/1993Call Number: CV 095AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero LatinoCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Silbina Torres, a Colombian flower worker, talks about the unsafe working conditions and poverty-level income in the flower industry.
Noticiero Ahora with Gloria La Riva Noticiero Ahora with Gloria La Riva
Call Number: CV 111Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
1994 gubernatorial candidate Gloria La Riva talks about her candidacy with the Peace and Freedom Party, Pete Wilson's governance and Prop 187.
Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Fresno Cesar Chavez Boulevard in Fresno
Date: 11/30/1993Call Number: CV 296Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Debate to rename King’s Canyon, Ventura and California avenues in Fresno to Cesar Chavez Boulevards. Defenders of the Latino community argued that the streets are in communities with large Chicano populations and renaming those streets Cesar Chavez rightfully recognized their inclusion in the Fresno community. Continuation of CV317
Demonstrations/Mobilizations including Dolores Huerta Demonstrations/Mobilizations including Dolores Huerta
Date: 7/26/1991Call Number: CV 307Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Segments from demonstrations and mobilizations in San Francisco including an interview with Dolores Huerta.
Dolores Huerta Assault Dolores Huerta Assault
Date: 9/15/1988Call Number: CV 308AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Much of tape was recorded at press conference against farm workers unions the day after Delores Huerta was brutally attacked by San Francisco PD
Cesar Chavez Boulevard Hearing, Fresno CA Cesar Chavez Boulevard Hearing, Fresno CA
Date: 11/30/1993Call Number: CV 317Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Radio BilingueCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Radio Bilingue hosts a live broadcast, in English and Spanish, of the Fresno City Council meeting that will decide whether or not to reverse an earlier decision to rename three streets Cesar Chavez Blvd. Tape covers several interviews prior to the meeting, both in favor and opposed to the decision. Tape includes a prominent interview with former councilman Les Kimber, who highlights the underlying racism of those opposed.
RISE Student Protest of Prop 187 RISE Student Protest of Prop 187
Date: 10/12/1994Call Number: CV 319AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Student rally at UC Berkeley protesting Prop 187. Event culminates in a march to the Federal Building in Oakland. Student marchers speak on topics including racism, the difficulties Prop 187 will pose for undocumented students and the importance of youth mobilization against Prop 187.
Anti Prop. 187 march Anti Prop. 187 march
Call Number: CV 321Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Chuy Varela takes to the streets of the Fruitvale district in Oakland Ca, during a demonstration against proposition 187. he interviews various local community members and activists who will be effected by the proposition. Proposition 187 proposed state wide citizen screening checks that would prevent undocumented people access to social services such as health care and education.