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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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Leonard Peltier, 06/26/1990 International Day to Resist the Imprisonment of Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier, 06/26/1990 International Day to Resist the Imprisonment of Leonard Peltier
Date: 6/26/1990Call Number: CV 001Format: CassetteProducers: KPFACollection: Leonard Peltier
Comments from vigil for Leonard Peltier, one America's political prisoners, collected by Dennis Jennings with American Indian Movement members Sid Welsh, Bobby Castillo, and Bedu Weesaw. Additional audio from Andrea Carmen from the International Indian Treaty Council 1986.
Nelson Mandela in Oakland Nelson Mandela in Oakland
Date: 6/30/1990Call Number: CV 004Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
On June 30, 1990, Ron Dellums along with Harry Belafonte introduce Mandela and other speakers and artists take the stage to discuss the injustices of apartheid. Nelson Mandela speaks about ending apartheid in South Africa and establishing democracy. Mandela emphasizes the importance of the movement within the Bay Area to end apartheid and how it has inspired the people in South Africa to keep up the struggle.
Henry Cisneros Speech Henry Cisneros Speech
Date: 5/2/1990Call Number: CV 018Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Henry Cisneros delivers a speech on the merging of Latin and American culture for immigrant populations and how that merging will prepare people for positions of leadership. *Note: This tape contains only part 2 of speech.
Henry Cisneros: United States Demographic Explosion (Part 1 of 2) Henry Cisneros: United States Demographic Explosion (Part 1 of 2)
Date: 5/1/1990Call Number: CV 015Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Henry Cisneros speaks on four interrelated issues: the reality of the U.S. demographic changes, economics, immigration and the need for local leadership to promote local changes. He encouraged especially Latino students, to be leaders and to get involved in public service.
Public Enema - digital Public Enema - digital
Date: 11/13/1990Call Number: CD 587Format: DVDProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
A short documentary about youth who clandestinely post political art throughout Pittsburgh, PA. The creative works are photocopied and distributed to challenge people's thinking about art and politics. Produced by Claude Marks (then living as Greg Peters while he was living underground and as a fugitive), with Paul Martello and Ping. Digital of Camera Original 1, Master and copy
Green Giant Layoff Marcha Green Giant Layoff Marcha
Date: 10/27/1990Call Number: CV 076Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interviews and speeches recorded at a march in Watsonville, CA in support of laid-off workers from the Green Giant frozen foods packing plant. Interviews in English and Spanish, speeches in Spanish with translation.
Watsonville Green Giant Layoffs and the Earthquake One Year Later Watsonville Green Giant Layoffs and the Earthquake One Year Later
Date: 10/11/1990Call Number: CV 077Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Collection of interviews by Chuy Varela about the Green Giant lay offs as well as the progress and recovery of Watsonville from the 1989 earthquake. Interviewees include laid-off workers, Teamsters Local 912 Sec. Treas. Sergio Lopez, FEMA employees, families living in trailer parks, and other community members. Tape ends with the radio program about free trade agreements and the Watsonville plant closing.
Street kids and police abuse in Guatemala Street kids and police abuse in Guatemala
Date: 8/1/1990Call Number: CV 085Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Casa Alianza advocate Josh Zinner discusses the street kids of Guatemala City and the social context of their sex work, petty crime and drug use. Also covers the police abuse, brutality and disappearances of the street children in Guatemala.
Clinica de la Raza Clinica de la Raza
Date: 7/2/1990Call Number: CV 086Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Latino/a youth speaking about AIDS education and community outreach.
Dr. Carlos Tablada Interview Dr. Carlos Tablada Interview
Date: 4/21/1990Call Number: CV 103AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Chuy Varela interviews Dr. Carlos Tablada, the Cuban economist and author, about the state of Cuba following the breakdown of the Soviet Union. Tablada responds to charges and assumptions common in North America about the freedom and success of the Cuban revolution. Tablada highlights the economic growth in techonological, industrial and health sectors as successes of the revolution and dismisses Cuban-American propaganda from Miami. Interview in Spanish only, Side B is music section of the show.