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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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Paul Robeson with Lawrence Brown Paul Robeson with Lawrence Brown
Date: 8/1/1982Call Number: PR 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Lawrence Brown, pianist, speaks about his 35-year relationship with “the most gifted artist that ever came out of America” and about Robeson’s interest in the folk songs of many peoples “because of his love for all humanity.” Also on CD 237, Track 2
Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: PR 012Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Spirituals and Lena Horne, the 1958 Moscow concert, and excerpts from Robeson speeches & interviews. Also on CD 238, Track 1
Paul Robeson Show: Paul Robeson’s America Paul Robeson Show: Paul Robeson’s America
Date: 11/27/1982Call Number: PR 013Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Recordings of Robeson singing and excerpts from speeches, including a 1949 rally protesting the “Peekskill riots.” Pete Seeger & others speaking about Peekskill. Robeson recites Langston Hughes’ poem “Freedom Train.” Includes full performance of Ballad For Americans, sung by Robeson and the American People’s Chorus, recorded on CBS Radio, November 5, 1939. Also on CD 238, Track 3
Paul Robeson Show: Music To Lift The Spirit Paul Robeson Show: Music To Lift The Spirit
Date: 12/18/1982Call Number: PR 014Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Robeson, not allowed to travel outside the US, sings and speaks, from New York via transatlantic telephone hook-up, to the 1957 Eisteddfod Festival, an annual cultural event in Wales. Includes welcoming speech to Robeson by Wil Paynter, President of the South Wales Miners, Robeson’s greetings to the Welsh miners and comments on why the government revoked his passport. Songs by the Treochy Male Voice Choir. Also includes an excerpt from a 1976 CBS Radio commentary on Robeson on Murray Kempton’s program “Spectrum.” Also on CD 242, Track 1
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 1/30/1982Call Number: CD 209Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Paul Robeson ShowCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Recordings of Paul Robeson singing Spirituals, excerpts from his speeches Same as PR 005 (Track 1) Recordings of Paul Robeson singing songs of solidarity, excerpts from his speeches. Same as PR006 (Tracks 2-4)
Paul Robeson Show #3 & 4 Paul Robeson Show #3 & 4
Date: 3/27/1982Call Number: CD 235Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson sings and speaks about Black artists, art as the reflection of the common humanity of all and friendship & peace among all peoples. 3/27/1982 Same as PR 007 Moscow concert 1958. He speaks to the audience in Russian throughout, explaining the meaning of the lyrics and the historical context of the songs. 4/29/1982 Same as PR 008
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 7/31/1982Call Number: CD 236Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson singing and excerpts from interviews, where he speaks about the unity of the struggle of all peoples, his views on Socialism, the Bandung Conference and the struggle against colonialism and racism. Fernando Alegria recites Pablo Neruda’s poem “Ode to Paul Robeson” Same as PR 010
Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace & Lawrence Brown Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace & Lawrence Brown
Date: 6/26/1982Call Number: CD 237Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace Recordings of Paul Robeson singing and excerpts from interviews and speeches. Same as PR 009 Paul Robeson show: features Lawrence Brown, pianist accompanying Robeson and speaking about his 35-year relationship with “the most gifted artist that ever came out of America.” Same as PR 011
Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: CD 238Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals and Lena Horne, Moscow concert in 1958, excerpts from Robeson speeches & interviews. Same as PR 012 Recordings of Robeson singing and excerpts from speeches, including a 1949 rally protesting the “Peekskill riots.” Pete Seeger & others speaking about Peekskill. Robeson recites Langston Hughes’ poem “Freedom Train.” Includes full performance of Ballad For Americans, sung by Robeson and the American People’s Chorus , recorded on CBS Radio, November 5, 1939. Same as PR 013
Paul Robeson Show: Music To Lift The Spirit - Excerpts from Robeson interviews and speeches. Paul Robeson Show: Music To Lift The Spirit - Excerpts from Robeson interviews and speeches.
Date: 12/18/1982Call Number: CD 242Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Robeson, not allowed to travel outside the US, sings and speaks, from New York via transatlantic telephone hook-up, to the 1957 Eisteddfod Festival, an annual cultural event in Wales. Includes welcoming speech to Robeson by Wil Paynter, President of the South Wales Miners, Robeson’s greetings to the Welsh miners and comments on why the government revoked his passport. Songs by the Treochy Male Voice Choir. Also includes an excerpt from a 1976 CBS Radio commentary on Robeson on Murray Kempton’s program “Spectrum.” Same as PR 014 Excerpts from Robeson interviews and speeches. Same as PR 015