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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.
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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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Red Dragons protest war toys - Geronimo Pratt Parade and Press Conference Red Dragons protest war toys - Geronimo Pratt Parade and Press Conference
Date: 12/1/1986Call Number: V 529Format: Hi-8Producers: David SternCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Red Dragons, a children's group, protest against the selling of war toys like Rambo and GI Joe because they promote war as normal and fun. They attempt to go into a toy store to show the owners their petition and the owners then call San Francisco police to break up the demonstration. The Committee to Free Geronimo Pratt picket outside San Francisco's World Trade Center where the California Parole Board hears cases. Press conference held afterwards features actor Danny Glover, Pratt's attorney Stuart Hanlon, Pratt's wife Ashaki Pratt, and various activists from prisoner rights organizations, all calling for the release of Geronimo.
Nicaraguan Music and Poetry Nicaraguan Music and Poetry
Date: 7/17/1982Call Number: FI 155Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Music and poetry of revolutionary Nicaragua.
Guatemala 1 Guatemala 1
Date: 1/1/1990Call Number: LA 189Format: Cass A & BCollection: Guatemala
Jose Ortiz , a former Guatemalan guerrilla fighter, describes the civil war. He recounts the origins of the conflict from Nov 13, 1960, the history of the war which would last over thirty years, to the conclusion of the fighting in 1996.
Flashpoint Flashpoint
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: V 440 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Looters - Mary Liz ThomsonCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The Looters, a Bay-area music group, tour Nicaragua.
Back from Nicaragua Back from Nicaragua
Date: 1/1/1984Call Number: V 535Format: VHSProducers: Nina Serrano, Valerie LandauProgram: KTEHCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documentary featuring Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Holly Near and the Looters.
Back from Nicaragua - Looters Segment Back from Nicaragua - Looters Segment
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: V 536Format: UmaticProducers: Nina Serrano, Valerie LandauProgram: KTEHCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documentary segment featuring the Looters.
La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla Panama La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla Panama
Date: 12/1/2003Call Number: V 556Format: VHSProducers: Violeta Chavez, Bertha RodriguezProgram: La tierra es nuestra esperanza: La resistencia al Plan Puebla PanamaCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents resistance to "Plan Puebla-Panamá" (PPP) including interviews with representatives of regions impacted concerning cultural and environmental damage that would be caused by this multi-billion dollar development scheme involving southern Mexico and all of Central America.
Maria Morales Speech Maria Morales Speech
Date: 3/2/1993Call Number: LA 202Format: Cass A & BCollection: El Salvador
Maria Morales speaks on women’s issues and her role in founding the women’s movement in El Salvador. Morales provides an introduction to the political situation in El Salvador, details the living and social conditions of women in El Salvador, and discusses her own personal history. Morales touches on a variety of issues, specifically mentioning the lacks of laws governing women’s rights, women’s lack of access to education and the importance of women securing leadership positions in the upcoming elections. Her speech, given in Spanish and translated in English, is followed by a question and answer session.
CISPES Message to Salvadorans & on Autonomy Law in Atlantic Region of Nicaragua CISPES Message to Salvadorans & on Autonomy Law in Atlantic Region of Nicaragua
Call Number: KP 478AFormat: Cass ACollection: Struggles in Latin America
Un-edited message from CISPES to the people about the end of the war in El Salvador and about ongoing US involvement - Spanish Translation included. Interview about the desire of the indigenous people of the Atlantic Region of Nicaragua to obtain autonomy.
Born Underground Born Underground
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 599Format: VHSProducers: Molly Sndyer-FinkCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
About Ray Levasseur, political activist/revolutionary and member of the Ohio 7. Interviews with his ex-wife Patricia Gros, and daughter Carmyn. Discusses what it was like starting and maintaining a family while underground.