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

Radio Free Grenada Radio Free Grenada
Date: 10/24/1983Call Number: SS 008Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
A day before US invasion in Grenada in 1983, mostly music.
First International Book Fair in Zimbabwe First International Book Fair in Zimbabwe
Date: 8/22/1983Call Number: SS 049Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Side A: Includes interviews with various people at the First International Book Fair in Zimbabwe on African literature and racial issues in Africa. Side B: Indigenous music.
Randy Weston Interview Randy Weston Interview
Date: 10/7/1983Call Number: AS 202Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Art SatoProgram: In Your EarCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Dubbed 10-13-1995; Has notes attached. Same as AS 004.
Jerry Gonzalez Interview Jerry Gonzalez Interview
Date: 10/1/1983Call Number: AS 200Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Art SatoProgram: In Your EarCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
HAS NOTES ATTACHED. Same as AS 003.
Randy Weston Interview conclusion Randy Weston Interview conclusion
Date: 10/7/1983Call Number: AS 203Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Art SatoProgram: In Your EarCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Dubbed 10-13-1995; Has notes attached. Same as AS 004.
Paul Robeson Show: Readings from Here I Stand - Peace Arch Park Paul Robeson Show: Readings from Here I Stand - Peace Arch Park
Date: 8/1/1983Call Number: CD 244Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Here I Stand, read by Karl Marx Yeargans - recordings of Robeson singing. Same as PR 018 Excerpts from 1952 & 1953 Robeson concerts at Peach Arch Park on the US-Canada border in defiance of US government’s denial of Robeson’s right to travel. Includes introduction by Harvey Murphy, president of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, Vancouver, British Columbia. Robeson speaks about his passport struggle and freedom of speech, international solidarity & friendship. Same as PR 019
Funk on the Frontlines Funk on the Frontlines
Date: 10/29/1983Call Number: V 453Format: UmaticProducers: Ray ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Music production with the Looters about music, Nicaragua and the FSLN, Sandinistas made for french TV.
Funk on the Frontlines Funk on the Frontlines
Date: 1/1/1983Call Number: V 454Format: Mini DVProducers: Ray ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Music production with the Looters about music, Nicaragua and the FSLN, Sandinistas made for French TV. (Mini DV)
Looters Interview - Tape 2 Looters Interview - Tape 2
Date: 10/29/1983Call Number: V 455Format: UmaticProducers: Ray ProductionsCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interview with the Looters made for French TV's Funk on the Frontlines.
Los Looters en el Festival de la Cancion Romantica Rafael Gaston Perez Los Looters en el Festival de la Cancion Romantica Rafael Gaston Perez
Date: 10/10/1983Call Number: V 456Format: UmaticProducers: Sistema Sandinista de TelevisionCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Anfiteatro de la Laguna de Tiscara - Managua, Nicaragua Libre. Concert footage.