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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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Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 5/13/2002Call Number: CD 031Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
In 71 carefully selected minutes, you will hear: Ho Chi Minh speaking in English to the U.S. anti-war movement Fannie Lou Hamer leading the singing of Go Tell It On the Mountain and much, much more. Topics include civil rights and Black liberation, Vietnam victory, the prison movement, Puerto Rico, Chile, Native American movements, women's liberation, the International Hotel. Among other voices you will hear are: Assata Shakur, Amilcar Cabral, Lolita Lebron, Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Ruchell Magee, Angela Davis, Fred Hampton, Mario Savio, Bernardine Dohrn, Kathy Boudin, Jane Fonda, Ramsey Clark, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Cesar Chavez--and the list goes on. The CD also features poetry recited by June Jordan, Judy Grahn, Marge Piercy, and Meridel LeSueur, with music by Joan Baez, Victor Jara, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and others. The voices and sounds on this CD are but a tiny fraction of a wondrous multiplicity of recorded sound, with in-depth analysis, live coverage, incisive interviews, highly-produced documentaries, poetry, music, and raw materials on many topics--all found in The Freedom Archives. There's no way we can convey the entire collection on just one CD - that's why we call it Volume 1!
Roots of Resistance Roots of Resistance
Date: 5/13/2002Call Number: CD 032Format: CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
In 71 carefully selected minutes, you will hear: Ho Chi Minh speaking in English to the U.S. anti-war movement Fannie Lou Hamer leading the singing of Go Tell It On the Mountain and much, much more. Topics include civil rights and Black liberation, Vietnam victory, the prison movement, Puerto Rico, Chile, Native American movements, women's liberation, the International Hotel. Among other voices you will hear are: Assata Shakur, Amilcar Cabral, Lolita Lebron, Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Ruchell Magee, Angela Davis, Fred Hampton, Mario Savio, Bernardine Dohrn, Kathy Boudin, Jane Fonda, Ramsey Clark, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Cesar Chavez--and the list goes on. The CD also features poetry recited by June Jordan, Judy Grahn, Marge Piercy, and Meridel LeSueur, with music by Joan Baez, Victor Jara, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and others. The voices and sounds on this CD are but a tiny fraction of a wondrous multiplicity of recorded sound, with in-depth analysis, live coverage, incisive interviews, highly-produced documentaries, poetry, music, and raw materials on many topics--all found in The Freedom Archives. There's no way we can convey the entire collection on just one CD - that's why we call it Volume 1!
Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer
Call Number: CD 038Format: CDProducers: Freedom Archives, WRBCCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Compilation of Fannie Lou Hamer audio including her singing, also a WRBC program made in 1977 to commemorate her death (no actuality)
Presente Presente
Call Number: CD 077Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
A series of statements, poems, spoken word and music about various prisoners, political prisoners and prisoners of war. Two of Marilyn Buck’s poems, “After the Wave” and “Blues for Shaka”, tracks 16 and 17, were set to music on this CD. These two cuts were also used on the Freedom Archives CD Wild Poppies.
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rghts Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rghts Movement
Call Number: CD 078Format: CDProducers: Cultural Center for Social ChangeCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement by a wide variety of performers including Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, SNCC Freedom Singers, Peter Paul & Mary, Julius Lester, Len Chandler, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Richard & mimi Farina, Si Kahn, Bernice Johnson Reagon and Sweey Honey and the Rock. 2-CD set, 40 songs
Antologia Quilapayun: Canciones de Chile Antologia Quilapayun: Canciones de Chile
Call Number: CD 090Format: CDProducers: EZLNCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of songs by Quilapayun of Chile, assembled and released by the EZLN of Mexico for Radio la Voz de los sin Voz - 19 songs
Anelos de Libertad Anelos de Libertad
Call Number: CD 091Format: CDProducers: EZLN - ZapatistasCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of songs recorded, assembled and released by the EZLN of Mexico by Radio la Voz de los sin Voz - 12 songs
Canciones Zapatistas: Esta es Nuestra Canciones Zapatistas: Esta es Nuestra
Call Number: CD 092Format: CDProducers: EZLN - ZapatistasCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of songs recorded, assembled and released by the EZLN of Mexico by Radio la Voz de los sin Voz - 12 songs
Corridos a Galope: Trio Montana Corridos a Galope: Trio Montana
Call Number: CD 093Format: CDProducers: EZLN - ZapatistasCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of songs recorded, assembled and released by the EZLN of Mexico by Radio la Voz de los sin Voz - 15 songs
David y su Guitarra: Volumen 1 David y su Guitarra: Volumen 1
Call Number: CD 094Format: CDProducers: EZLN - ZapatistasCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Collection of songs recorded, assembled and released by the EZLN of Mexico by Radio la Voz de los sin Voz - 15 songs David y Javier cantan David y Alberto guitarras