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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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Latino Alcohol Policy and Advocacy Action in California: Keynote Presentation by Jerry Tello Latino Alcohol Policy and Advocacy Action in California: Keynote Presentation by Jerry Tello
Date: 7/20/1994Call Number: CV 050Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jerry Tello uses storytelling and humor to talk about issues such as alcohol and drugs in the Latino community.
UC Berkeley Sproul Hall Sit-In UC Berkeley Sproul Hall Sit-In
Date: 12/6/1964Call Number: KP 316Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFA Public AffairsCollection: General materials
Series of short recordings of actuality of the famous Free Speech Movement Sproul Hall sit-in at UC Berkeley in 1964. Narration by John Scott Keech.
Revitalizing the Fruitvale Revitalizing the Fruitvale
Date: 9/1/1993Call Number: CV 087BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Oakland officials and youth on revitalizing Fruitvale.
RAP Program RAP Program
Date: 6/2/1989Call Number: CV 126Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Testimonials about the RAP Program, a violence prevention program of the Family Violence Law Center, based in Oakland.
Interview with Todd Gitlin Interview with Todd Gitlin
Date: 11/8/1987Call Number: KP 378Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFAProgram: KPFACollection: North American Anti-Imperialists
About his book "The Sixties- Years of Hope, Days of Rage" and his experiences during the 60s.
Interview with William Ayres Interview with William Ayres
Date: 5/27/1997Call Number: KP 380AFormat: Cass AProducers: NPRProgram: Fresh AirCollection: Weather Underground Organization
Former Weatherman discusses his experiences working with youth in a juvenile detention center.
Chicago 10 Chicago 10
Date: 7/1/2008Call Number: CD 610Format: DVDProducers: Brett MorganCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Combining bold original animation with extraordinary archival footage, explores the buildup to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. The film brings viewers inside the courtroom to experience firsthand the drama, legal wrangling and raucous political theater. During the infamous 1968 Democratic national convention, antiwar protesters - denied permits to march and blocked from the political process - fought for their right to be heard. Confronted by Mayor Richard Daley's political machine, backed up by billy clubs and the stinging fog of tear gas, bloody riots splashed nightly on live television. Eight of the most vocal activists were charged and brought to trial in a courtroom circus that pitted activism against the establishment.
Literacy - Spoken Through the Arts Literacy - Spoken Through the Arts
Date: 1/1/1994Call Number: V 327Format: VHSProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents a year-long youth project on fighting illiteracy which results in one of the first public, digitally produced billboards in Pittsburgh, PA. Made by Claude marks under an assumed name
JROTC - The Military in America's High Schools JROTC - The Military in America's High Schools
Date: 2/11/1996Call Number: V 341Format: VHSProducers: America's Defence MonitorProgram: Center for Defense InformationCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The Pentagon says its growing JROTC program has a positive impact on children, others maintain it's a way to recruit. Does JROTC teach leadership skills or promote unquestioning obedience?
Literacy - Spoken Through the Arts Literacy - Spoken Through the Arts
Date: 1/1/1994Call Number: V 342Format: VHSProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents a year-long youth project on fighting illiteracy which results in one of the first public, digitally produced billboards in Pittsburgh, PA. Made by Claude marks under an assumed name