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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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La Raza All Stars La Raza All Stars
Date: 5/19/1973Call Number: RP 069Format: 1/4 15 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol Nina Serrano, Andres Alegria, Jose Parra LopezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Today Latino Music and Poetry, are featured on Reflecciones. Also interviews and current events. Also some of the latest Salsa, and news from San Francisco’s Mission District
Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership. Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership.
Date: 5/24/1973Call Number: RP 070 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview about Fiesta Campesina, and the United Farmworkers struggles. Also poetry from Puerto Rican poets Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz, and Sandy Estebes. In addition, an interview with La Raza Unida Party Chairman Jose Angel Gutierrez about the question of community land ownership Same as CD 427
Welfare, No Fair Welfare, No Fair
Date: 6/2/1973Call Number: RP 071Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres Alegria, Ena HernandezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interviews with and poetry by welfare recipients about welfare issues facing la Raza,
La Musica y la Literatura de la Raza La Musica y la Literatura de la Raza
Date: 6/9/1973Call Number: RP 072Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Today we feature Music and Poetry from Mexico, Aztlan, Salsa, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner Tom Manning: US Political Prisoner
Call Number: CD 011Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This CD is visual, NO SOUND, of paintings, poetry, essays of Tom Manning, political prisoner held at the making in Springfield, MO medical detention center (a federal prison) in 2002. Note that this can only be viewed on a PC, P II or better with W95,98 or XP operating system. Will not open on NT or W2000.
The Dream Keeper & other poems of Langston Hughes, read by the author The Dream Keeper & other poems of Langston Hughes, read by the author
Date: 1/1/1955Call Number: CD 019Format: CDProducers: Folkways Records FC 7774Collection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Langston Hughes reads his poetry, includes script, with poems from “The Dream Keeper”, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1955
Art in the Struggle for Freedom Art in the Struggle for Freedom
Date: 4/17/2000Call Number: V 045Format: VHSProducers: Abe OsheroffCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Focuses on the heart-tearing poetry and astoundingly dynamic poster art produced by Republicans during the war in Spain. The posters were a principal weapon in the Spanish people's heroic struggle against fascism. Since large sections of the population were illiterate, a flexible, effective means of mobilizing the people was needed.
Poesia en la Comunidad Poesia en la Comunidad
Date: 9/8/1973Call Number: RP 082Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Andres Alegria, Bernice Ramirez, Lillian del Sol, Nina Serrano, Isabel Alegria, Rodrigo Reyes, Eric Schilling, Chata Gutierrez, Jose Maria LopezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Beginning with the group of poets from Third World Communications in the Mission District Poets. Reflecciones News at noon followed by Prison Poetry and concludes with an interview with a representative of the United farmworkers.
Chile Rally at Union Square Chile Rally at Union Square
Date: 9/15/1973Call Number: RP 084Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Andres Alegria, Bernice Ramirez, Lillian del Sol, Nina Serrano, Isabel Alegria, Rodrigo Reyes, Eric Schilling, Chata Gutierrez, Jose Maria LopezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live broadcast of a mass rally held in Union Square in San Francisco protesting against the US backed violent coup de etat against the legally elected government of Salvador Allende. Many speakers.
Neruda Poetry reading at Glide church Neruda Poetry reading at Glide church
Date: 10/6/1973Call Number: RP 087Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Andres Alegria, Lillian del Sol, Isabel Alegria, Rodrigo Reyes, Eric SchillingCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry reading paying tribute to the recently deceased Nobel laureate from Chile, Pablo Neruda. Featured poets include: Ismael Reed, Roberto Vargas, Alejandro Murgia, Elias Hruska - Cortes, Janice Mirikitani, and Nina Serrano.