Search Help

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.

Search Results

Cuba: Caminos de Revolucion (Cuba: Paths of the Revolution)- Una isla en la corriente Cuba: Caminos de Revolucion (Cuba: Paths of the Revolution)- Una isla en la corriente
Call Number: V 706Format: DVDCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This documentary talks about the four major waves of Cuban immigration. From the Cuban exiles in 1959, the Cuban Adjustment act in 1965, to the Mariel Boat Lift in 1980, and finally the "balseros" of 1990. Spanish Only.
Fidel: La historia no contada (Fidel: The untold story) Fidel: La historia no contada (Fidel: The untold story)
Call Number: V 707Format: DVDCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This documentary presents the story of Fidel Castro through interviews from Castro, friends, historians, and through other archives of the Cuban Revolucion.
The Harder They Come The Harder They Come
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: Vin 099Format: VinylProducers: Perry HenzellCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This albums is the soundtrack to the movie The Harder They Come where Jimmy Cliff starred as the main character. The movie is about life in a Jamaican Shanty Town.
Legend The best of Bob Marley and the Wailers Legend The best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
Call Number: Vin 100Format: VinylCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This record is a compilation of Bob Marley and the Wailers best work. Pioneers and legends in the music world, Marley and the wailers have left their impact through reggae songs that touch upon various issues of liberation, justice and empowerment.
La Progressiste: Organe du Parti Progressiste Martiniquais La Progressiste: Organe du Parti Progressiste Martiniquais
Year: Mercredi 2Volume Number: No. 1145Format: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
La chance de la Martinique C'est le travail des martiniqais (in French)
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 2002Volume Number: Vol. 36-3 November-DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
NACLA: A 35 Year Retrospective
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1998Volume Number: Vol. 31-6 May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Under Fire: Menemismo and the Politics of Opposition in Argentina. Plus Testing NAFTAs Labor Side Agreement; Latin American and Caribbean Resource Guide
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1998Volume Number: Vol. 31-5 March-AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
The Wars Within: Counterinsurgency in Chiapas and Colombia
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1998Volume Number: Vol. 31-4 January-FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Sexual Politics In Latin America. Plus Closing the Door on Undocumented Workers; Anniversary Essay on Feminism
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1997Volume Number: Vol. 31-3 November-DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Still Paying: Ten Years After Debt Crisis. Plus Venezuela: The Politics of Privatization; Hawaii: Stirrings in the Colony; Anniversary Essay on Socialism