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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.
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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Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry
Date: 3/22/1986Call Number: FI 186Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech with several poems by Roberto Vargas on the situation in Nicaragua. He is a noted San Francisco poet and community activist who fought with the Sandinista revolution and then became cultural attache for the Sandinista government.
In the Midst of Struggle - 8 In the Midst of Struggle - 8
Date: 3/29/1986Call Number: FI 187Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
A diverse selection of Cuban popular music of the 1970s and 1980s, with various musical forms integrating political content. (Joseita Fernandez, who sings Tierra y Libertad on this program is best known for his role in helping create the famous song "Guantanamera.")
In the Midst of Struggle - 9 In the Midst of Struggle - 9
Date: 3/29/1986Call Number: FI 188Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
A diverse selection of Cuban popular music of the 1970s and 1980s, with various musical forms integrating political content. Includes "Cuba Que Linda Es Cuba."
In the Midst of Struggle - 10 In the Midst of Struggle - 10
Date: 4/26/1986Call Number: FI 189Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emilkiano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War of the mid-1930s. Includes commentary, historical narrative, poetry, and several of the famous songs. Also a brilliant Langston Hughes poem "Letter from Spain" recited by Lincoln Bergman and a brief "Children of the Spanish Civil War" read by then 8-year old Anna Bergman.
The Archives of Freedom - 2 The Archives of Freedom - 2
Date: 5/10/1986Call Number: FI 190Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Celebrates with poetry and music International Workers Day, marking 100th anniversary of the 1886 Chicago struggle for the 8-hour day and the many other May high points n the worldwide struggle for freedom. The program is a rebroadcast of a May 1979 program, as part of a series on second Saturdays called "The Archives of Freedom."
In the Midst of Struggle - 11 In the Midst of Struggle - 11
Date: 5/24/1986Call Number: FI 191Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Jesse "Chuy" VareelaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Selection of Chicano songs of cultural identity and struggle, including Unidos Vencemos, Huelga General, Mujeres Valientes, Corrido de Delano, La Bamba Chicana, La Raza de Honor, Yo Soy Mexicano-Americana, and Brown Eyed Children of the Sun.
In the Midst of Struggle - 12 In the Midst of Struggle - 12
Date: 6/28/1986Call Number: FI 192Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Marks 16th anniversary of the program. Focus on Nicaragua and South Africa. Opens with "Mantra Contra Contras" poem by Lincoln Bergman and song "Yankee Go Home!" followed by musical selections from Central America and southern Africa and closing antiwar song by Pete Seeger.
The Archives of Freedom - 3 The Archives of Freedom - 3
Date: 7/12/1986Call Number: FI 193Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Rebroadcast with new introduction of the August 4, 1973 program (The Real Dragon with Lincoln Bergman and Claude Marks) with news and actuality on Hiroshima, Indochina, Watergate break-in, prison rebellions, GI resistance, and repeated theme of Richard Helms on "breaking and entering." Revolutionary song by active-duty GIs closes the show.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1986Volume Number: Vol. VII-XII DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: The Case of Alejandrina and Susan: Psychological Torture Exposed Close the Control Unit! Campaign to Protest Inhuman Conditions at MCC for Oscar and Kojo Continues; Prisoners of War/Political Prisoners: What is the Difference?; The Roots of El Yunque; Communique from the Puerto Rican People\'s Army - Macheteros; The Puerto Rican Nationalists; Health Endangered- 4th week of Luis Colon-Osorio Hunger Strike.
LIBERTAD LIBERTAD
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1986Volume Number: Vol. VII-XI NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: Inhumane conditions at MCC Focus of National Committee Campaign; Rousing Community Welcome for Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Felix Rosa!; The Triumph of Principles; The Subjective Factor; Message from the Morovis Independence Front; Puerto Rican Independence 16; Kiko Martinez trial Update; National Committee Member Arrested and Beaten by Chicago Police.