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How does this work?
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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A Revolutionary Exile's Life Story A Revolutionary Exile's Life Story
Author: Karen WaldPublisher: GuardianDate: 2/10/1988Volume Number: 10-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Assata Shakur
Original News article
Eyes of the Rainbow Documentary Screening Eyes of the Rainbow Documentary Screening
Year: 1988Format: FlyerCollection: Assata Shakur
Flyer for a screening of Eyes of the Rainbow at the Alice Art Theater
Voices from Radio Habana Cuba Voices from Radio Habana Cuba
Producers: Radio RebeldeCollection: Cuba
Sample from actual broadcast of Radio Rebelde, the clandestine station of the Cuban Revolution. The announcer introduces Fidel Castro, who calls for a general strike to defeat the Batista tyranny.
Why Can't This Man Be With His Family? Why Can't This Man Be With His Family?
Publisher: International League for the Rights and Liberation of PeoplesCollection: Puerto Rico
Educational pamphlet on the case of the Cuban 5, their extended sentences, and the campaign to seek clemency from former President William J. Clinton.
Wazo Weusi: A Journal of Black Thought Wazo Weusi: A Journal of Black Thought
Publisher: California State University- FresnoVolume Number: Vol. 2-1 Spring/SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
Cuban Conversations
Towards a Science of Women's Liberation: An Analysis from Cuba Towards a Science of Women's Liberation: An Analysis from Cuba
Authors: Isabel Larguia and John DumoulinPublisher: Casa de las AmericasYear: 1971Volume Number: March-JuneFormat: ArticleCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Reproduction. Article is an English translation of an article published in the Cuban periodical Casa de las Americas
NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report NACLAs Latin America & Empire Report
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 8-10 DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
The CIA: White-Collar Terrorism. Plus Cuban Exile Interview; Corporate Security Conference
Correspondance to Cuba Correspondance to Cuba
Publisher: SWAPOYear: 1981Format: CorrespondenceCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Letter to Dr. Isodoro, Minister of Foreign Relations of Cuba about upcoming UN meeting and general update.
The Highest Example of Heroism The Highest Example of Heroism
Authors: Beatriz Allende Bussi and Fidel CastroPublisher: Cuban Book InstituteDate: 10/13/1973Volume Number: 13-OctFormat: MonographCollection: Chile
Speeches by Beatriz Allende (daughter of Salvador Allende) and Fidel Castro at the Rally held to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the Committes for the Defense of the Revolution on September of 1973.
The Highest Example of Heroism The Highest Example of Heroism
Authors: Beatriz Allende Bussi and Fidel CastroPublisher: Cuban Book InstituteDate: 10/13/1973Volume Number: 13-OctFormat: MonographCollection: Chile
Speeches by Beatriz Allende (daughter of Salvador Allende) and Fidel Castro at the Rally held to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the Committes for the Defense of the Revolution on September of 1973.