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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.
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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.
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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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Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 8/15/1971Call Number: RD 003Producers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real Dragon (Midnight Flash)Collection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Lincoln Bergman reads "Midnight Flash" with focus on the civil war in Northern Ireland in 1971. News reports on other events of the world in August of 1971 include Uruguay's attempt to remove their president, the United States basketball team's loss to the Cuban national team, South Africa's continued protests against apartheid by proposing a bill to turn the U.S. companies in South Africa over to Black Africans, the United States continued to stall an NLF Peace Proposal in VietNam, the six year anniversary of the 1965 Watts Riot. Reading of a poem written by Charlie Cobb formerly of SNCC. Bergman also reports the crumbling of the Saigon government, and rebellion by war veterans at an Air Force base that was trying to appeal for benefits from the U.S. government. Other coverage of 6 Pitt River Indians forced off their land by Pacific Gas & Electric, and Chicano march at Folsom Prison in protest of prison conditions.
Prison Poetry Prison Poetry
Call Number: PM 268Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Black Liberation
Unidentified African-American woman reads two poems on Black liberation.
Prison Poets Prison Poets
Date: 12/5/1972Call Number: PM 272Collection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Prisoners at San Bruno Jail read their poems.
Out of the Mouth of Babes #2 Out of the Mouth of Babes #2
Date: 1/1/1994Call Number: KP 201Format: DATProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: Out of the Mouth of BabesCollection: Black Arts
Holiday Season children's programming with performances by children ranging from age 2 -17 years old. Holiday songs from the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts led by Martie Vandry. Some poems, essays, and stories on racism and sexism. Includes interviews with some of the children. Also has performances from "Vocal Motion" of the Oakland Youth Chorus, Gail Sandoval, Angela Castilla, Lonnie Houston, and Owen Davis.
My Life as Myself- Alice Walker My Life as Myself- Alice Walker
Date: 1/1/1995Call Number: KP 203Format: Cass A & BProducers: RykodiscCollection: Black Arts
In this intimate meeting, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker takes you into her private world and summons the powerful spirits and events that have shaped her life. Topics include: fighting oppression through creativity; reconnection to the natural world; the secret of joy; work as prayer; much more. With eight original poems
Festival del Sexto Sol Festival del Sexto Sol
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: CAA 033Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AtzlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry reading by Raul Salinas, Miguel Algarin, Miguel Pinero, and Roberto Vargas. Includes readings of select Pablo Neruda poems and a poem dedicated to Che Guevara.
Festival del Sexto Sol Festival del Sexto Sol
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: CAA 034Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AtzlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raw materials from the first day of the Festival del Sexto Sol. Andres Alegria interviews Nina Serrano about her pesonal preparation for the Festival. Fernando Alegria reads letters from Pancho Aguilar and Nina Serrano. Nina Serrano reads a poem from the Free Limo Movement in Africa. Same as CD 313, CD 602
Poetry and Music by Ruben Ruyal & Phil Serrano; Audio from the documentary "Nueva Havana’" neighborhood in Chile Poetry and Music by Ruben Ruyal & Phil Serrano; Audio from the documentary "Nueva Havana’" neighborhood in Chile
Call Number: CAA 067Format: CDProgram: Communicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Ruben Ruyal reads poetry on the conditions in San Francisco’s Mission district and the struggles of prisoners. Phil performs his song, ‘Graciano’ about a young man who was killed by police at Wounded Knee. Ends with audio from the Chilean film, ‘Nueva Havana,’ about a neighborhood created by peasants and workers. Includes individual stories and some Chilean political history. Same as CAA 067
Pablo Neruda Memorial & Tribute Program Pablo Neruda Memorial & Tribute Program
Call Number: CAP 054 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: A. Alegria, L. BanskyCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raw materials for Pablo Neruda Memorial & Tribute For Neruda, For Chile Poetry Reading at Glide Church
Chicana Poetry From KBBF Chicana Poetry From KBBF
Call Number: CD 376Format: CDProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Poetry by Marta Bustamonte and Alejandra Delgadillo read aloud by Marta Bustamonte.