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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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Puertoriqueno Puertoriqueno
Date: 12/18/1971Call Number: RP 004Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Puerto Rican poets and community activists Rafael Ramirez and Orlando Ortiz discuss the state of the Bay Area and New York Puerto Rican community, and its ties to current affairs on the Island. Mention the UPR student movement and the struggle versus the ROTC . Give history of the Nationalist Movement. Hechebelto Cofresi speaks about NYC Puerto Rican community (1950s-1971). They also read some of their poetry.
Poetry, Chile, and La Raza Unida Poetry, Chile, and La Raza Unida
Date: 12/9/1972Call Number: RP 049 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Nina Serrano, Daniel del SolarCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Nina Serrano and Daniel del Solar read poetry, and do interviews about the current situation in Chile. Later interviews with members of La Raza Unida party.
Police brutality and the Earthquake in Nicaragua Police brutality and the Earthquake in Nicaragua
Date: 12/30/1972Call Number: RP 052Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano Echeverria, Nina Serrano, Isabel AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Ending the year with two topics of focus: the recent earthquake in Nicaragua, and police brutality in the Mission. Also community announcements
El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2 El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2
Date: 7/3/1974Call Number: CAA 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Andres Alegria, Nina SerranoProgram: RefleccionesCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
First Chicano/Latino Encuentro held at Stanford in 1974. Poetry from the historic conference that includes: Nina Serrano, Alejandro Murguia, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Alegria,Pamela Donnegan, Jose Montoya, Dorinda Moreno,Roberto Vargas, Victor Hernandez Cruz and Arturo Madrid. Same as CD 392
Poems by Marilyn Buck and other poets read by Mitsuye Yamada, Jean Stewart, Piri Thomas, Maria Poblet, Uchechi Kalu Poems by Marilyn Buck and other poets read by Mitsuye Yamada, Jean Stewart, Piri Thomas, Maria Poblet, Uchechi Kalu
Call Number: WP 017Format: CDCollection: Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Poet and activist, Mitsuye Yamada reads excerpts from Marilyn Buck’s poem, “Incommunicado”. Exerpts: “The Order” and “Night”, and reads her own poem “Neutralize”. Poet, Jean Stewart, reads Marilyn Buck’s, “Bird Watchers”, and her poem “Pigeons”. Piri Thomas, poet from East Harlem, reads a poem by Carlos Quiles called “Vieques” in English. Piri Thomas expands on the value of poetry. Maria Poblet reads “Thirteen Springs” by Marilyn Buck and her own poem, “Movement”. Poet and activist, Uchechi Kalu, reads “Blind Folded Men” by Marilyn Buck.
El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2 El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2
Date: 7/3/1974Call Number: CD 392Format: CDProducers: Andres Alegria, Nina SerranoProgram: RefleccionesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
First Chicano/Latino Encuentro held at Stanford in 1974. Poetry from the historic conference that includes: Nina Serrano, Alejandro Murguia, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Alegria,Pamela Donnegan, Jose Montoya, Dorinda Moreno,Roberto Vargas, Victor Hernandez Cruz and Arturo Madrid. Same as CAA 009
Diane Di Prima recites her poetry Diane Di Prima recites her poetry
Call Number: KP 286Format: Cass A & BCollection: General materials
Diane Di Prima recites her poetry.