Search Help

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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Open Mike Day At Reflecciones Open Mike Day At Reflecciones
Date: 3/25/1972Call Number: RP 013 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: RAUL TORRES, EMILIANO ECHEVERRIACollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview with a rep from the United farmworkers, and an unsuccessful Phone In. NOT FOR OFFER OR DUPLICATION, REFERENCE ONLY
Open Mike Day At Reflecciones Open Mike Day At Reflecciones
Date: 3/25/1972Call Number: RP 013 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: RAUL TORRES, EMILIANO ECHEVERRIACollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview with a rep from the United farmworkers, and an unsuccessful Phone In. NOT FOR OFFER OR DUPLICATION, REFERENCE ONLY
Students of Casa de la Raza, Berkeley Students of Casa de la Raza, Berkeley
Date: 4/29/1972Call Number: RP 017 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Students of Casa de la Raza tell Raul Torres why they want their school to continue
Students of Casa de la Raza, Berkeley Students of Casa de la Raza, Berkeley
Date: 4/29/1972Call Number: RP 017 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Students of Casa de la Raza tell Raul Torres why they want their school to continue
Farmworkers benefit at San Jose Farmworkers benefit at San Jose
Date: 7/2/1972Call Number: RP 024 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live broadcast of the Fiesta Campasina from Spartan Stadium
Farmworkers benefit at San Jose Farmworkers benefit at San Jose
Date: 7/2/1972Call Number: RP 024 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live broadcast of the Fiesta Campasina from Spartan Stadium
Cesar Chavez speech Cesar Chavez speech
Call Number: KP 041Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: KPFA general/La RazaCollection: Latin@
Speech by Cesar Chavez in Richmond, California in support of grape farm workers and the Gallo boycott. Note: Excerpt used on Roots of Resistance, volume 1.
Brief speech of Cesar Chavez on march Brief speech of Cesar Chavez on march
Date: 7/3/1973Call Number: KP 042Producers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: KPFA general/La RazaCollection: Latin@
March with music and intro. Cesar Chavez speaks in both Spanish and English on United Farm Workers (UFW) campaign.
Nosotros Venceremos Nosotros Venceremos
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: V 214Format: VHSProducers: Jon LewisCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
An organizing tool for UFW members and their supporters. Presents still photographs of the Delano grape strike. Shows march to Sacramento, the fast of Cesar Chavez, and the first victory, all combined with songs and speeches. This is a 16MM PRINT
Nosotros Venceremos Nosotros Venceremos
Date: 1/1/1971Call Number: KP 166Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Jon LewisCollection: Latin@
An organizing tool for UFW members and their supporters. Presents still photographs of the Delano grape strike. Shows march to Sacramento, the fast of Cesar Chavez, and the first victory, all combined with songs and speeches. This is a soundtrack original.