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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.
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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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El Salvador in Focus El Salvador in Focus
Date: 10/1/1989Call Number: LA 111Format: CassetteProgram: El Salvador in FocusCollection: El Salvador
Arena Government escalates repression targeting civilians as well as the FMLN. Aerial bombings and ground troop attacks on villages increase in frequency and severity. The FMLN lift their voluntary cease fire in response to the government and military violence. On September 18 the National trade Union of Salvadoran Workers (FINASTRAS) held a protest march in San Salvador demanding the release of union organizers in government custody. Police attacked the protesters with tear gas and beatings. Those arrested reported being tortured. Eight women reported being raped by the police in jail. Meanwhile, In Washington D.C. The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to increase military aid to El Salvador.
School of Assassins: Narrated by Susan Sarandon School of Assassins: Narrated by Susan Sarandon
Call Number: V 747Format: VHSProducers: Maryknoll World ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Using rarely seen footage, this documentary shows how officers who studied at the school are responsible for the massacre of tens of thousands of people, including Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. In addition to shedding light on the secret world of the School of the Americas, the program also follows efforts of church people, activists and members of Congress to close it down.
SOA: Guns and Greed: Narrated by Stephen De Mott SOA: Guns and Greed: Narrated by Stephen De Mott
Call Number: V 748Format: VHSProducers: Maryknoll World ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Sweatshops, World Bank and IMF policies are linked to the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA). Powerful statements from Students against Sweatshops, labor leaders, veterans and church people participating in protests at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia and at a Washington DC protest of World Bank and IMF policies.
Chilean Resistance Courier: The Crisis of Imperialism and the Development of the Revolution Chilean Resistance Courier: The Crisis of Imperialism and the Development of the Revolution
Publisher: MIRYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 5Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents include an editorial on the tasks of revolutionaries in the face of the continental revolution, the political situation propped up by imperialism and the junta, comments on the economy in Chile, resistance and organizing in the industrial sector, an interview with Andres Pascal Allende, a press release on the formation of the National Committee of People's Unity, an analysis of social democracy, comments on the international campaign to save Edgardo Enriquez's life, solidarity with other places in the world, and a speech by Nelson Gutierrez.
Chilean Resistance Courier: Interview with Gladys Diaz: Chilean Woman in the Resistance Chilean Resistance Courier: Interview with Gladys Diaz: Chilean Woman in the Resistance
Publisher: MIRYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 6Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents of the periodical include an editorial on the nature of the military state and its implications on the left; comments on the junta's initiative in juxtaposition with political division on the left; the Direcci
Chilean Resistance Courier: The Crisis of Imperialism and the Development of the Revolution Chilean Resistance Courier: The Crisis of Imperialism and the Development of the Revolution
Publisher: MIRYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 5Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents include an editorial on the tasks of revolutionaries in the face of the continental revolution, the political situation propped up by imperialism and the junta, comments on the economy in Chile, resistance and organizing in the industrial sector, an interview with Andres Pascal Allende, a press release on the formation of the National Committee of People's Unity, an analysis of social democracy, comments on the international campaign to save Edgardo Enriquez's life, solidarity with other places in the world, and a speech by Nelson Gutierrez.
Chilean Resistance Courier: Interview with Gladys Diaz: Chilean Woman in the Resistance Chilean Resistance Courier: Interview with Gladys Diaz: Chilean Woman in the Resistance
Publisher: MIRYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 6Format: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contents of the periodical include an editorial on the nature of the military state and its implications on the left; comments on the junta's initiative in juxtaposition with political division on the left; the Direcci