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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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Interview with Hugh Masakela Interview with Hugh Masakela
Date: 2/1/1990Call Number: SS 124BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Hugh Masakela, a South African Jazz Musician.
South African Indigenous Music South African Indigenous Music
Call Number: SS 048Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
South African Indigenous Music
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 7/14/1994Call Number: JH 453Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Teña la Negra, Amparo Montes; Jorge Aguilera-South Africa
African Liberation music and poetry African Liberation music and poetry
Call Number: AFR 005AFormat: Cass ACollection: Africa- General Resources
Liberation music in African and African Jazz styles, all the songs have a political message. Issues raised are about Africans living under oppressive white rule, struggle for land and political power, and how oppressed people in countries like South Africa, Namibia, El Salvador, and Guatemala are being called to rise up against oppression and racism.
Pan African Congress liberation songs Pan African Congress liberation songs
Call Number: AFR 076Format: Cass A & BCollection: South Africa
PAC (Pan African Congress of South Africa) liberation songs are sung in Xhosa by Edmund Jiyane.
African Liberation music and poetry African Liberation music and poetry
Call Number: AFR 004AFormat: Cass ACollection: Africa- General Resources
Liberation music in African and African Jazz styles, all the songs have a political message. Issues raised are about the oppressed black people living under white rule, limits to land and political power, and how oppressed people in countries like South Africa, Namibia, El Salvador, and Guatemala are being called to rise up against oppression, racism, and classism, and to liberate themselves.
Africa Liberation Music Africa Liberation Music
Call Number: KP 347Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: African liberation movements
Music from Africa freedom movement, including South Africa liberation anthem.
Imperialism, South Africa, and Meridel LeSueur Imperialism, South Africa, and Meridel LeSueur
Date: 12/28/1985Call Number: FI 184Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commentary on the machinations of world imperialism as the comet comes again. Lincoln Bergman reads visionary article by Meridel LeSueur on seeing Halley's comet twice, and all the changes in the 20th century. Report and poem on repressive events and freedom struggle in South Africa.
The Paul Robeson Show The Paul Robeson Show
Date: 4/13/1985Call Number: FI 280Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Narration, with celebration of spring and freedom, for special program to celebrate Paul Robeson's birthday (April 9) with emphasis on struggles in Africa, particularly South Africa, including analysis of current events there. Includes recitation of two poems on Africa by David Diop and sonnet by Lincoln Bergman.
Amandla Poets Amandla Poets
Date: 8/20/1994Call Number: AFR 090Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: African liberation movements
Recorded shortly after South Africa won its independence, this tape contains music and poetry pertaining to South Africa and the struggle for liberation. In English, Zulu and perhaps other African languages.