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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.
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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.
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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.
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No Pasaran - You Have Struck a Rock No Pasaran - You Have Struck a Rock
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: V 434Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Anti-Imperialism struggles and Anti-Apartheid protests in Chicago. Links women's Anti-Pass movement in South Africa to struggles in Central America and the "No Pasaran" protests. Also contains recording of 1985 International Women's Day.
Por Eso Luchamos: Songs of the Salvadoran Struggle Por Eso Luchamos: Songs of the Salvadoran Struggle
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: Vin 022Format: VinylProducers: Paredon Records, Cutumay CamonesCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
This album is a musical homage to the Salvadoran citizens that perished in an uprising against the dictatorship in 1981. In addition to commemorating the battle that took place in the town of Cutumay Camones, these protest songs also trace the ongoing struggle of the Salvadoran people towards liberation and self-determination.
Nicaraguan Commentary Nicaraguan Commentary
Date: 9/14/1985Call Number: FI 177Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Unedited continuity, with narration on revealed document/book detailing US plans for possible direct invasion of Nicaragua.
In the Midst of Struggle - 6 In the Midst of Struggle - 6
Date: 11/30/1985Call Number: FI 182Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
In-depth political/cultural interview with Israel, guitar and marimba player in Cutumay Camones. In Spanish with good translation. The band was formed in May 1982 to recover Salvadorean cultural roots and provide music for the national liberation movement, by a directive from the People's Revolutionary Army of El Salvador, a part of the FMLN, as cultural ambassadors. The name comes from the Nahuatl for a town in Santa Ana in western El Salvador, where the FMLN had an uprising in January 1981.