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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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Viva Boricua! Viva Boricua!
Date: 9/1/1973Call Number: KP 199Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Sidney JohnsonCollection: Puerto Rico
Viva Boricua! A survey of the independence movement in Puerto Rico as told by independistas. Features interviews with staff and students from the University of Puerto Rico, and Puerto Ricans living in New York City. Dr. Luis Nieves Falcón, the director of the Social Studies research Center at the University of Puerto Rico speaks about the independence movement since "operation bootstrap," a U.S. colonial program to industrialize Puerto Rico. Robert Anderson the Dean of Social Studies at UPR comments on the deterioration of Puerto Rico as an agricultural society. The creator of a socio-cultural book series written for children compares the difference between the colonial curriculum, and her own books which were deemed subversive for showing images of poverty, barefoot children and the realities of a 30% unemployment rate. She describes different ways the independence movement is persecuted in the media, through the judicial process, by forcing employers to fire activists, and by direct FBI harassment. A Puerto Rican economic advisor living in NYC, describes Puerto Rican migration to New York and criticizes the environmental harm and unjust economic impact of "operation bootstrap."
Everything you always wanted to know about the Middle East (2) - Everything you always wanted to know about the Middle East (2) -
Publisher: Arab Information CenterYear: 1973Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionist Criticism
The Shakak Report The Shakak Report
Author: Dr. Israel ShakakPublisher: Israeli League for Human and Civil RightsYear: 1973Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Socialists and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism - An Answer to the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League Socialists and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism - An Answer to the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League
Author: Peter SeidmanPublisher: Pathfinder BooksYear: 1973Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionist Criticism
Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1973Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
This pamphlet has been reprinted from the Feb. 2, 1973 issue of The Catholic Virginian.
Information Papers No. 9 - Middle East History and the West Information Papers No. 9 - Middle East History and the West
Author: H.S. HaddahPublisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 11/1973Volume Number: NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestine Related Academic Papers
An in depth history of the term 'Middle East' and its implications in historical inquiry
El Correo: Africa "Portuguesa" la lucha por la independencia El Correo: Africa "Portuguesa" la lucha por la independencia
Publisher: Publicacion mensual de la UNESCOYear: 1973Volume Number: NoviembreFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Africa- General Resources
In Portuguese
Man in the Middle- The Story of Ngugi Kabiro Man in the Middle- The Story of Ngugi Kabiro
Authors: Taped and edited by Don BarnettPublisher: LSM Information CenterYear: 1973Format: BookCollection: Africa- General Resources
Life Histories from the Revolution- Kenya, Mau Mau 2
Tanzania: Party Guidelines Mwongozo wa Tanu Tanzania: Party Guidelines Mwongozo wa Tanu
Author: Tanganyika African National UnionPublisher: LSM Information CenterDate: 3/1973Volume Number: MarchFormat: MonographCollection: Africa- General Resources
Translated from Swahili by the Development Studies Department of the University of Dar-es-Salaam.