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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.
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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.
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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Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/16/1991Call Number: JH 319Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Edwin de CARECEN, la Guerra y El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/9/1991Call Number: JH 330BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Francisco Rico Martinez: Ideologia, Sociedad en El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/19/1991Call Number: JH 341Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Raul Guerrero Guerrero; Rosita Peñate of MASPS, is a Salvadoran solidarity group
Criticisms of Desert Storm and News from El Salvador Criticisms of Desert Storm and News from El Salvador
Date: 2/15/1991Call Number: JG/ 079AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Criticisms of CNN radio broadcast on Desert Storm. Outcry against racism against and the demonization of Arabs. Reports and announcements on antiwar activities and organizing, including vigils and protests. Analysis of real costs of Desert Storm, 1 to 2 billion dollars a day, in terms of American social services and agencies. Reading of Daniel Ellsberg's "Word of Mouth" article in 'The Nation' on the complacency of liberal congress people with the war. Holly Near's anti-Vietnam war song. Reports from 'El Salvador Online' of the arson of the opposition party newspaper's headquarters, suggesting complicity of government sponsored death squads and/or army. Also, reports of the decay of Salvadoran peace talks with nearing elections. Announcement of the Pastors for Peace caravan to Nicaragua.
La Guerra En El Golfo Persico La Guerra En El Golfo Persico
Date: 3/5/1991Call Number: CV 215Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Panel at Modern Times on the Persian Gulf War and Latin American perspectives. The panel is led by Argentinian economist Enrique Mario Asis and includes Edwin Rodriguez, director of the Centro para Refugiados Centroamericanos (CARECEN), Mexican author Sara Levi Calderon, and Guatemalan prfessor and novelist Arturo Arias. The panel discusses the US military-industrial complex and the impetus for war. Edwin Rodriquez discusses how war in the middle east impacts El Salvador. Levi Calderon discusses the role of the left and the mass media. Arias talks about the historical and political impact of US intervention role in undermining the regional sovereignty and the stability of Latin America.
El Salvadorian National Debate 1988 El Salvadorian National Debate 1988
Date: 1/1/1991Call Number: JG/ 124AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
An overview of the El Salvadorian National Debate of 1988, organized by the Catholic Church. 72 grassroots and social organizations joined forces to form the Committee for the National Debate, discuss peace and produce a consensus document with a socioeconomic platform to be addressed by both sides of the debate. Committee members also discuss obstacles to peace negotiations, such as the presence of armed forces, the corruption of the judicial system and the structural problems created by foreign loans.
Healthcare in Zonas de Control, El Salvador Healthcare in Zonas de Control, El Salvador
Date: 10/5/1991Call Number: LA 203Format: Cass A & BCollection: Struggles in Latin America
Clara Mendez and translator Rene Vallez are guest speakers at a discussion in Georgia; Mendez, a nurse in the “Zonas de Control” of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMNL), discusses the challenges of providing access to health care, preventative and curative methods of care, and health education to rural communities despite government repression.