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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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Scores & Encores - Music from Simply Heavenly by Langston Hughes Scores & Encores - Music from Simply Heavenly by Langston Hughes
Date: 1/1/1957Call Number: CD 178Format: CDProgram: Scores & EncoresCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Scores & Encores - Music from Simply Heavenly by Langston Hughes with Claudia McNeil and Melvin Stuart.
In the Midst of Struggle - 2 In the Midst of Struggle - 2
Date: 3/30/1985Call Number: FI 171Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
History, in narrative, poetry, and music of the Spanish Civil War and its significance in the anti-fascist struggle preceding World War II. Part 1.
In the Midst of Struggle - 3 In the Midst of Struggle - 3
Date: 3/30/1985Call Number: FI 172Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
History, in narrative, poetry, and music of the Spanish Civil War and its significance in the anti-fascist struggle preceding World War II. Part 2.
The Weary Blues The Weary Blues
Date: 3/18/1958Call Number: FI 258Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: MGMProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Langston Hughes reciting some of his most famous blues-related poems with jazz accompaniment by leading musicians. Issued as a record album. Used in the making of the "Hughes and Blues" program series. Also, a poem recited by Lonnie Elder, "Scenes in the City."
Hughes and Blues 1 (Fifth Saturday) Hughes and Blues 1 (Fifth Saturday)
Date: 7/30/1988Call Number: FI 259Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano Echeverria, Chuy VarelaProgram: Hughes and BluesCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
First in a series on Langston Hughes. Includes oetry as well as excerpts from prose pieces, including one on "how I became a writer." Pays tribute to James Baldwin and John Oliver Killens, both of whom had died recently.
Hughes and Blues 2 (Palestine Blues) Hughes and Blues 2 (Palestine Blues)
Call Number: FI 260Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Chuy VarelaProgram: Hughes and BluesCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poem on Palestine by Lincoln Bergman, in the style of Langston Hughes. over music by Sting, followed by poem by Langston Hughes, recited by him_"Freedom is a strong seed..." ending with Nina Simone singing "My Way."
Hughes and Blues #4 Hughes and Blues #4
Call Number: FI 263Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Lincoln Bergman and Chuy VarelaCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Recordings of Hughes with music, including a river theme. Used in the making of the "Hughes and Blues" program series.
Soulbook #2: the quarterly journal of revolutionary Afroamerica Soulbook #2: the quarterly journal of revolutionary Afroamerica
Publisher: Afro-American Research InstitutionYear: 1965Volume Number: Vol. 1-2 SpringFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Soulbook
Table of Contents: El Hajji Malik Shabazz- Leader, Prophet, Martyr; Did the United Nations Benefit Congo?; American Savagery and the Future; The Toilet- Is it a Masterpiece, of is it trash? A debate Between Langston Hughes and Bobb Hamilton; To All the Freedom Loving Peoples of the World; Reject Notes (poetry); Letter to Draft Board 100, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan; WEB DuBois- Black militant or Negro Leader?; Apartheid is doomed!; The Negro Image in Western Art.