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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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Speeches on Race and Immigration (Part 2) Speeches on Race and Immigration (Part 2)
Speeches from a Vietnamese-American, Mayan-Guatemalan, Japanese-American and an El Salvadoran on racism and immigration experiences in the United States. Copy of SS 034B
Iran and International Hotel Iran and International Hotel
Date: 7/10/1977Call Number: FI 081Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Iranian students demonstrations against the Shah--reports on San Francisco, New York, Washington, Los Angeles. Report on at International Hotel-tenant attempts to buy hotel. Jose Medina immigration case.
La Raza de Colorado - La Historia La Raza de Colorado - La Historia
Date: 1/1/2005Call Number: V 356Format: DVDProducers: Rocky Mt PBS - Lisa OlkenCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Explores the history and heritage of Colorado's Latino culture from the 1500s to the 1940s - from the Aztecas and the Spanish Conquistadors to the 1846 US war on Mexico, from the rise of the migrant farm workers to the zoot suit rebellion. Includes rare footage and extensive interviews.
La Raza de Colorado: El Movimiento La Raza de Colorado: El Movimiento
Date: 1/1/2006Call Number: V 357Format: DVDProducers: Rocky Mt PBS - Lisa OlkenCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Examines the Colorado Chicano Movement during the 1960s and 1970s. Riveting firsthand accounts speak to the significant social issues of our time: identity, racial conflict, civil rights, and cultural pride.
Against Senate Bills Against Senate Bills
Date: 1/21/1978Call Number: FI 101Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber Dreher, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
San Francisco demonstration at Federal Building against proposed extremely repressive Senate Bill 1437 with speakers from many different constituencies, including labor, immigration rights, and Native American speakers.
Israeli Occupation - Bishop Sima'an Israeli Occupation - Bishop Sima'an
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 165Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate in Palestine, Monsignor NJ Sima'an on the religious conflict between Israelis and Arabs. Also how Israel fails to enforce respect of Holy places. About the destruction of villages, including Christian and Muslim churches, control of schools, and the Palestinian refugee camps. Christians and Muslims are not in conflict because they are united in struggle against Israel.
United Farm Workers: Peregrino United Farm Workers: Peregrino
Date: 4/19/1994Call Number: CV 249Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
From a United Farmer Workers rally - they are marching to Sacramento to demand justice for farm workers. Interviews with Dolores Huerta, Amelia Cadena and others.
UFW - Sacramento - Part 1 UFW - Sacramento - Part 1
Date: 4/25/1994Call Number: CV 250Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
United Farm Workers rally in Sacramento to demand justice for farm workers and immigrants. Interviews with marchers about the farm workers' movement.
UFW - Sacramento - Part 2 UFW - Sacramento - Part 2
Date: 4/25/1994Call Number: CV 051Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
United Farm Workers rally in Sacramento to demand justice for farm workers and immigrants. Interviews with marchers about the farm workers' movement, songs and speeches by community leaders.
UFW - Sacramento - Part 3 UFW - Sacramento - Part 3
Date: 4/25/1994Call Number: CV 252AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
United Farm Workers rally in Sacramento to demand justice for farm workers and immigrants. Interviews with marchers about the farm workers' movement, songs and speeches by community leaders.