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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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Moncada Anniversary Moncada Anniversary
Date: 7/27/1985Call Number: FI 166Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Nina Serrano, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Marks anniversary of July 26, 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks, with original poetry ("The Night Before Moncada" by Lincoln Bergman; International Women's Day poem by Nina Serrano; and others); Cuban revolutionary music, tribute to "Raul, El Poeta" who was killed trying to escape Batista's troops, reading of reflections of Haydee Santamaria on the attack.
In the Midst of Struggle - 1 In the Midst of Struggle - 1
Date: 1/26/1985Call Number: FI 169Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (In the Midst of Struggle)Collection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Biographical information and much music of Carlos Puebla, the great Cuban singer, guitarist, and composer who strongly supported the Cuban Revolution. Includes some of his most famous songs. to Che Guevara and in support of Puerto Rican nationalism. (Note: last Saturday of month now subtitled "In the Midst of Struggle." This is the first of that series.)
Music and the Ronald RayGun Music and the Ronald RayGun
Date: 3/23/1985Call Number: FI 170Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Mostly Cuban/Latin music with brief commentary on US imperialism and critique of "Ronald RayGun."
Cuban Music and Radio Havana Cuban Music and Radio Havana
Call Number: FI 173Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Recordings of Cuban radio, mostly music, with some 1973 narration from Radio Havana Cuba on the Haymarket martyrs in the US, and on the Cuban revolutionary student leader Jose Antonio Echeverria.
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."
Karen Wald on Cuba Karen Wald on Cuba
Date: 8/16/1986Call Number: FI 196Format: 1/4 1 7/8 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Lincoln Bergman interviews Karen Wald, who has lived and worked in Cuba for many years. Covers a wide range of topics in depth, including how Cuba has changed since she was first there (1968) until the present, as well as detailed discussion on Cuban youth, Cuban aid to other countries and struggles, and Cuban prisons.
The Cuban Wives The Cuban Wives
Date: 12/1/2012Call Number: CD 870Format: DVDProducers: Alberto Antonio DandoloCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Centered around the legal case of the Cuban 5, especially around the situation faced by two of the wives who had not been given visas for the US, and therefore were unable to visit their loved ones. When I met Rene Gonzales’ wife Olga Salanueva, and Gerardo Hernandez’s wife Adriana Perez I was profoundly moved by their story and decided in that moment that it is absolutely necessary to tell their story. With their husbands absent for 12 years, Olga and Adriana are still living that unconditional and pure sentiment that each one of us hopes to experience at least once in our life time: love. These women, wives, mothers, Cubans, revolutionaries, have not lost hope that they will one day be able to hold their loved ones in their arms again.
Robert F Williams Study Guide Robert F Williams Study Guide
Date: 3/8/2012Call Number: M 106Format: CDCollection: Master recordings
Graphics and text for RFW Study Guide reprint
Robert F Williams Study Guide - Final Files Robert F Williams Study Guide - Final Files
Date: 10/15/2012Call Number: M 107Format: DVDCollection: Master recordings
Graphics and text for RFW Study Guide reprint - Final versions.