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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.
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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.
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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Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin-Baro Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin-Baro
Call Number: SS 145AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin-Baro about the ongoing civil war in El Salvador and the impact on the children.
Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin Baro Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin Baro
Call Number: SS 152BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Dr. Ignacio Martin Baro, a Jesuit Priest, about El Salvador ongoing civil war and the impact on its people.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 6/6/1985Call Number: JH 200Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Radio Farabundo Marti (El Salvador)
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/19/1988Call Number: JH 265Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
miguel Marmol
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/9/1991Call Number: JH 330BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Francisco Rico Martinez: Ideologia, Sociedad en El Salvador
Juan Carlo Juan Carlo
Call Number: LA 064AFormat: Cass AProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: El Salvador
An interview with Juan Carlo, one of the founding members of a secretive radio station in El Salvador called the Farabundo Marti, which was created during the military government’s tyranny in the country. The radio was a way of communicating to the people the political and social events that were occurring during this time when censorship was great. The radio station was supported by the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Spanish responses with translations.
Jamie Suriano Macon on the FMLN Jamie Suriano Macon on the FMLN
Call Number: LA 080Format: CassetteCollection: El Salvador
Jamie Suriano Macon speaks of his experiences growing up in El Salvador in the 70’s, working with the Christian Democratic Party and having friends “disappeared” while working to open clinics in rural communities. He speaks of the dynamics of today’s (when it was recorded) El Salvadorian politics and the misperceptions of the guerilla’s intent in the country.
FMLN and El Salvador News FMLN and El Salvador News
Date: 12/1/1989Call Number: LA 085AFormat: Cass AProducers: Atlanta Committee for Latin AmericaProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: El Salvador
Judy Gerber, host of a Defiant Heart, reads recent news from El Salvador concerning attacks in San Salvador and other major cities and the controversy surrounding the supply of arms to the FMLN.