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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.
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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Peace by Piece: Youth Take Action Peace by Piece: Youth Take Action
Date: 5/14/2001Call Number: V 055Format: VHSProducers: Green Fire ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
A compilation of the stories of six remarkable young people from Oregon who have transcended violence, racism or stereotyping in their own lives and who made a decision not only to help themselves, but also to help others break the cycles of anger and violence.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 7/21/1990Call Number: JH 307BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Leonor Huper, Brian Wilson, John Burton
Paul Robeson: Stories read by Ena Hernandez Paul Robeson: Stories read by Ena Hernandez
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: PR 035Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Readings of stories about Paul Robeson, by Shirley Graham Du Bois and others, read by Ena Hernandez. Includes excerpts from Robeson speaking at a rent party at Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, in New York. Unedited tape; some parts repeated on PR036. (begins in mid sentence) Same as CD271, Track 1.
Paul Robeson: Stories read by Ena Hernandez Paul Robeson: Stories read by Ena Hernandez
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: PR 036Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Readings of stories about Paul Robeson, by Shirley Graham Du Bois and others, read by Ena Hernandez. Includes excerpts from Robeson speaking at a rent party at Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, in New York. Unedited tape; some parts repeated on PR035. (Starts in mid sentence) Same as CD271, Track 2.
Paul Robeson Show - Part 1 Paul Robeson Show - Part 1
Date: 10/19/1976Call Number: CD 207Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Paul Robeson ShowCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Biographical commentary on Robeson throughout, with excerpts from Lawrence Brown, LLoyd L. Brown, William L. Patterson, including reading from Here I Stand. Recordings of Robeson singing: Deep River, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, I’ve Got A Home In That Rock, Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho, Waterboy, By And By (duet with Lawrence Brown), Old Man River, Mood Indigo, My Way, Lonely Road, Autumn Skies (sung in English and Russian), The Four Insurgent Generals (sung in English and Spanish), Ballad For Americans & Joe Hill. Same as PR 003
Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 1 Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 1
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: CD 210Format: CDProducers: Eugene GordonCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Introduction to Centennial Tribute Series
Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 2 Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 2
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: CD 211Format: CDProducers: Eugene GordonCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Overview of Robeson’s career, with readings from various encyclopedias. Eleven songs, including “Lazybones,” “Loch Lomond,” “Wagon Wheels,” “Ballad for Americans.”
Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 3 Paul Robeson Centennial Tribute, Part 3
Date: 1/1/1998Call Number: CD 212Format: CDProducers: Eugene GordonCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Testimony before HUAC: Robeson’s defiant testimony at the House Un-American Activities Committee. Robeson sings Old Man River, Go Down Moses and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.
Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace & Lawrence Brown Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace & Lawrence Brown
Date: 6/26/1982Call Number: CD 237Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace Recordings of Paul Robeson singing and excerpts from interviews and speeches. Same as PR 009 Paul Robeson show: features Lawrence Brown, pianist accompanying Robeson and speaking about his 35-year relationship with “the most gifted artist that ever came out of America.” Same as PR 011
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 11/1/1984Call Number: CD 262Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson Show. Emiliano Echeverria comments on Robeson’s commitment to the struggle for full human dignity for all peoples, interspersed with Robeson songs. See PR 026, 1/2 mil tape In the midst of struggle: Songs of Paul Robeson. Lincoln Bergman comments on Robeson’s activism in the struggle for peace and equality of all peoples of the world, interspersed with Robeson songs. See PR 028