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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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Cesar Chavez and Poem to Spring Cesar Chavez and Poem to Spring
Date: 4/24/1993Call Number: FI 235Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Tribute produced the day after the death of Cesar Chavez, with musical selections from and about the struggle of farmworkers to unionize. Extended poem by Lincpln Bergman, "Spring Done Sprung" which summarizes news in US and internationally. Program also pays tribute to Oliver Tambo, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.
The Warrior For Gringostroika The Warrior For Gringostroika
Date: 11/5/1993Call Number: CV 065Format: Cass A & BProducers: Radio BilingueProgram: Noticiero LatinoCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Review and overview of the performance art work of Guillermo Gomez-Peña and the music of Jaime Lopez. Both segments are primarily in Spanish.
Elizabeth Martinez; Maquila Workers Elizabeth Martinez; Maquila Workers
Date: 12/6/1993Call Number: CV 066Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFAProgram: La Honda BajitaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interview by Chuy Varela with Elizabeth Martinez in 1993 about her book "500 Years of Chicano History In Pictures." They discuss Latino and Chicano identity and politics. Varela goes on to interview workers from maquilas in Tijuana, Mexico about their struggles to unionize, and the working conditions in the factories.
Food Not Bombs/Chicano poetry Food Not Bombs/Chicano poetry
Date: 9/15/1993Call Number: CV 133BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interviews with Chicano poets and music - Alejandro Murgia, Bernice Zamora, Lovie Garcia Robinson.
La Onda Bajita La Onda Bajita
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: CV 157Format: 1/4 1 7/8 ipsProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: La Onda BajitaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Low rider music show complete with dedications. Includes an interview with high school students from the United Raza Association who organized walkouts in their Oakland schools.
Antonia Hernandez Antonia Hernandez
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: KP 421Format: Cass A & BCollection: Xican@
At Galleria Lecture Series explaining her personal history, contemporary Chicano issues and her work with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
César Chávez's Funeral - Part 1 César Chávez's Funeral - Part 1
Date: 4/29/1993Call Number: CV 237AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jesse Jackson praises Chavez's civil rights and labor legacy.
César Chávez's Funeral - Part 2 César Chávez's Funeral - Part 2
Date: 4/29/1993Call Number: CV 238Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Joe Kennedy, Ron Dellums, Micky Kantor, Willie Brown, Edward James Olmos, and Paul Rodriguez praise Chavez's civil rights and labor legacy.
César Chávez's Funeral - Part 3 César Chávez's Funeral - Part 3
Date: 4/29/1993Call Number: CV 239Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jose Montoya, Art Torres, and Reis Lopez Tijerna praise Chavez's civil rights and labor legacy. Chavez's funeral mass.
César Chávez's Funeral - Part 4 César Chávez's Funeral - Part 4
Date: 4/29/1993Call Number: CV 240Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Cesar Chavez's funeral mass and a speech by Fernando Chavez.