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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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Margaret Randall - Feminism in Sandinista Government Margaret Randall - Feminism in Sandinista Government
Date: 3/9/1993Call Number: KP 420Format: Cass A & BCollection: Nicaragua
Reads an excerpt from her book "Gathering Rage" about the oppression and struggle of feminist women in the revolutionary Nicaraguan government.
Chile: Songs for the Resistance Chile: Songs for the Resistance
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 010Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Patricio Manns, Angel Parra, KaraxuCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Protest songs about the political resistance of the Chilean people following the violent coup that occurred in 1973. The album serves largely as a call to arms to subvert the oppressive regime.
The Poets of the Revolution: Los Calchakis The Poets of the Revolution: Los Calchakis
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 070Format: VinylProducers: ArionCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This albums is a collection of South American songs which pertain to revolution, liberation, and the reality of struggle and hardships of the continent's people. Los Calchakis comprised songs of protest, among which some speak of the problems and everyday difficulties of life and others of a specific political involvement. Some songs are world famous while others are only locally known.
The International Policies of the MIR: Miguel Enriquez Collection The International Policies of the MIR: Miguel Enriquez Collection
Publisher: MIRYear: 1978Volume Number: No. 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents include an outline of the MIR's history and an explanation of its tactical and strategic principles for revolutionary struggle and party building.
The International Policies of the MIR: Miguel Enriquez Collection The International Policies of the MIR: Miguel Enriquez Collection
Publisher: MIRYear: 1978Volume Number: No. 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents include an outline of the MIR's history and an explanation of its tactical and strategic principles for revolutionary struggle and party building.