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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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Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper
Date: 5/20/1972Call Number: RP 019 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Raul TorresCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul gets an update from Rudy Espinosa about the newspaper “Third World” from Grove St. Community College.
La Chicana en el Movimiento La Chicana en el Movimiento
Date: 5/22/1972Call Number: RP 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Irene (Bernice) Ramirez, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
From East LA to the Bay area and beyond, Las mujeres de la Raza speak out. Discuss the La Raza Unida Conference. Ideas include: education in la familia, welfare, labor and immigration, male/female roles, abortion, drug abuse, teacher/student relationship. Maria Elena Gaytan speaks powerfully about situations facing today’s Chicanas, and addresses the need for the community to mobilize. She talks in specific detail about the Mexican economy and the US hand involved, Chicanos v. Mexicanos, outsourcing, border policies, voting protocol for La Raza Unida, and the Dixon Arnett Law.
Empleo at San Quentin Prison Empleo at San Quentin Prison
Date: 6/3/1972Call Number: RP 021Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Larry Martinez and Manuel Estrada of EMPLEO, San Quentin, discuss issues relating to finding employment for Chicano ex offenders
Jose Revueltas at KPFA/RDLR Jose Revueltas at KPFA/RDLR
Date: 6/10/1972Call Number: RP 022 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres interviews Mexican Poet Jose Revueltas about the political situation in Mexico
Jose Revueltas at KPFA/RDLR Jose Revueltas at KPFA/RDLR
Date: 6/10/1972Call Number: RP 022 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres interviews Mexican Poet Jose Revueltas about the political situation in Mexico
Chicano Demands at Peralta Colleges Chicano Demands at Peralta Colleges
Date: 6/17/1972Call Number: RP 023Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres interviews Frobin Lozada and Chicano students from the Peralta college system in the East Bay, and discusses their demands
Farmworkers benefit at San Jose Farmworkers benefit at San Jose
Date: 7/2/1972Call Number: RP 024 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live broadcast of the Fiesta Campasina from Spartan Stadium
Farmworkers benefit at San Jose Farmworkers benefit at San Jose
Date: 7/2/1972Call Number: RP 024 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live broadcast of the Fiesta Campasina from Spartan Stadium
Phone Conversation with Ray Balberan of Mission Mediarts Phone Conversation with Ray Balberan of Mission Mediarts
Date: 7/8/1972Call Number: RP 025Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Raul Torres, Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul Torres interviews ray Balberan of Mission Mediarts about their ongoing struggle against KQED TV. Mission Mediarts produced the series “Mission & 24th Sts. (1971 - 1973), as a grass roots Mission community produced program.
United Farm Workers (UFW) Poetry reading at St. Peter’s United Farm Workers (UFW) Poetry reading at St. Peter’s
Date: 7/14/1972Call Number: RP 026 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
The Third World Poets read and perform their work at a benefit for the United Farmworkers at St. Peter’s Hall on Alabama St. in San Francisco