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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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Bolivia: Drug War Bolivia: Drug War
Date: 8/25/1989Call Number: JG/ 033AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
ACLA (Atlantic Committee on Latin America) show. Covers Bolivia following the murder of 2 Mormon missionaries the crackdown on left wing guerilla organizations and the US War on Drugs , FBI involvement and $11 million for War on Drugs in 1989. Uruguay from a article in the "Guardian" on massive unemployment, the exodus of youth and youth withdrawal from activism. El Salvador on the ARENA party and Salvadorian refugees in the US and the repression they face when trying to organize against right wing ARENA. Vieques: 4 month stand off between Puerto Rican residents and the US Navy, history of resistance on Vieques and the living/environmental conditions.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 2/10/1973Call Number: RD 030Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Roundup of news, much international, Native American, prisons, repression
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 8/25/1973Call Number: RD 060 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
This is the LAST Real Dragon program and has an explanation of the change to the next iteration of the program--Nothing Is More Precious Than...
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/19/1996Call Number: JH 518Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Marta Cruz, Puerto Rico
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 2/8/2001Call Number: JH 631AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Vieques Puerto Rico con Cristina Corrada
Conditions in Puerto Rico and the US oppression of the Puerto Rican people Conditions in Puerto Rico and the US oppression of the Puerto Rican people
Call Number: AFR 082AFormat: Cass ACollection: Puerto Rico
Jose Lopez of the New Movement Conference speaks about the movement in Puerto Rico within the world context. He talks about how most people do not recognize the importance to Puerto Rico’s movement and the struggle its people have been going through. He speaks about against the United States and Europe’s imperialist acts on the rest of the world, and speaks about against the myth of superiority of capitalism. He speaks about the poor conditions most Puerto Ricans live in, and how Puerto Rico consumes what it does not produce, and produces what it does not consume. Lastly, he asks what the political plans of the US are for PR? He asserts that the United States wants to see Puerto Rico tied to them economically as to disallow them complete independence, while not allowing them statehood rights either.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 12/7/1974Call Number: NI 048Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy BarrettProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Opening stories on Puerto Rico strike and bombings, followed by Chile women political prisoners, Argentina, and the killing of Lucio Cabanas, Guerrero state guerrilla leader in Mexico. then stories on Attica and a 5th anniversary feature with poem and music on the assassination of Black Panther Chicago leader Fred Hampton.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 10/11/1975Call Number: NI 083Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Major focus on anniversary of the death of Che Guevara, including Che speaking to the UN. San Quentin 6 report, clashes in northern Argentina, and major speech on Puerto Rico by Alfredo Lopez, head of Puerto Rico Solidarity Committee in US.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 2/7/1976Call Number: NI 099Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, with Mark Schwartz, Andres Alegra, Molly Frankel, Peggy BerryhillProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Opens with poetic refelection on huge earthquake in Guatemala, then roundup of Latin America news, Puerto Rico solodaity demonstration in San Francisco, then local demonstrations re Angola and the Phillipines. Next segments on prison ruling in Massachusetts, and San Quentin Six, and arrest of Dennis Banks and other Native American resistance developments.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 1/4/1975Call Number: NI 052Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
First program of 1975, opens with poem and New Year's statement from the Black Liberation Army, reports on San Quentin 6, Ruchell Magee, Willie Tate; report on Menominee Indian occupation of Wisconsin estate; Vietnam, and series of reports on Puerto Rico and sterilization of women in Puerto Rico.