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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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Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 10/7/1971Call Number: RD 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
One-on-one interview with Ernesto "Che" Guevara from 1964. During the interview, Che speaks about some necessary elements for the seizure of power for revolution. He reveals that each movement depends on the people and cannot be an imitation of another movement such as the one that took place in Cuba. He uses the case of Puerto Rico as an example and also feels that in order for a revolution of the people to happen in the U.S- the considerations would be much more complex and need to take on a character of its own.
Levantate Y Mira A La Montaña: Victor Jara Levantate Y Mira A La Montaña: Victor Jara
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: Vin 090Format: VinylProducers: AreitoCollection: Xican@
The Cuban release of " El dercho de vivir en paz" with different title. Victor Jara's most famous album, known for its strong anti-imperialist convictions and its rejection of United States backed Latin American parties. The songs talk about injustices perpetrated on the working class, the need for revolution throughout South America, racism, and the right to peace. In the song, "Plegaria de un labrador", the lyrics tell the worker to take up arms against his oppressor.
Todo por Chile: Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales Todo por Chile: Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: Vin 096Format: VinylProducers: Discos NCLCollection: General materials
Originally a musician in the Cuban Revolution, Carlos Puebla wrote songs for many revolutions in Latin America, especially for Chile, which eventually got him the name "El Cantor de la Revolución". In honor of the revolutionary struggle in Chile, Puebla wrote this album to contribute inspiration for the fight for freedom and justice for the people.
Eyes of the Rainbow Eyes of the Rainbow
Date: 1/1/1997Call Number: CD 900Format: DVDProducers: Gloria RolandoProgram: Remastered 2013Collection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she lives in exile. Based on a visit with Assata in Havana. She tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.
Sunday Night Movies at the Moncada Library Sunday Night Movies at the Moncada Library
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library
Black Flag: Organ of the Anarchist Black Cross Black Flag: Organ of the Anarchist Black Cross
Publisher: Black Flag GroupYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 4-15Format: PeriodicalCollection: Black Flag
This issue focuses mainly on the execution of Siegfried Buback. Also reviews Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Cruel and Bright: Thoughts on Violence and Revolution Cruel and Bright: Thoughts on Violence and Revolution
Author: Gordon QuinlanPublisher: Berkeley BarbDate: 5/1974Volume Number: MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
This is an article featured in the Berkeley Barb that raises the question if violence is needed with a revolution. Gordon Quinlan argues that there should be a revolution and uses Che Guevara's revolutionary struggle to emphasize the need. However, Quinlan leaves it to the reader to decide about the use of violence.
Dragon Dragon
Publisher: Bay Area Research CollectiveYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 8 AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: The Dragon
Table of Contents: Open Letter To the Movement: BARC, George Jackson Brigade, A Comrade on the Weather Underground, New World Liberation Front, Red Guerrilla Family, Black Liberation Army, Political Fugitives Statement, Graham and Allen Sentenced to Death, California Institute for Women