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

Art in the Struggle for Freedom Art in the Struggle for Freedom
Date: 4/17/2000Call Number: V 045Format: VHSProducers: Abe OsheroffCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Focuses on the heart-tearing poetry and astoundingly dynamic poster art produced by Republicans during the war in Spain. The posters were a principal weapon in the Spanish people's heroic struggle against fascism. Since large sections of the population were illiterate, a flexible, effective means of mobilizing the people was needed.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/27/2000Call Number: JH 613AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Ecuador; Jorge/chelis; Chilenas de la Costa Chica, Oaxaca/D.F.; Eduardo Galeano/Patas Arriba, El Trabajo; Eliades Ochoa y Man Dibango Cuba/Africa
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/27/2000Call Number: JH 613BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Drogas/Guatemala/Colombia; Eliades Ochoa/Manu Dibango; yuyi Morales Keli Morales; El Piojo
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 9/1/2000Call Number: JH 620AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Tejedores de Rayos Ultima de J.Felipe Herrera; C. Montemayor Chiapas/Proceso de Negociaciones; musica Oaxaqueña-CD La Tortuga
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 10/5/2000Call Number: JH 622AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Cumbias Colombia; Renee Saucedo desde el Centro Civico en S.F. sobre el desplazamiento en la mission; Musica Mexicana
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/21/2000Call Number: JH 626AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Musica A. Zepeda "Brujas del Aguatierra", "mensaje" poema de Thich Nhat Hanh; "Tempestad" poema de pablo neruda; Popocatepetl/Chelis
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/21/2000Call Number: JH 626BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Poema del Popo "Viejo Lucusbi"; Musica Zapoteca; Reporte; Indigenas/CIA en latinoAmerica
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/28/2000Call Number: JH 627AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Musica de mujeres de latinoAmerica; machu-Pichu/Pablo neruda; Gracias/Epilogo de Jose Saramago; comunidado EZLN del 22 de diciembre
Seeds of Wisdom: the Power of Truth Burnin’ Down the System Seeds of Wisdom: the Power of Truth Burnin’ Down the System
Date: 1/1/2000Call Number: CD 194Format: CDProducers: MOVECollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Seeds of Wisdom are the revolutionary youth of the MOVE Organization, ages 9 to 22, and they're coming with the profound wisdom of John Africa, MOVE's founder. Their latest work, "Power of Truth Burning Down the System" is strong, forceful, and full of uncompromising truth. 13 tracks
I-Hotel Celebration I-Hotel Celebration
Date: 8/6/2000Call Number: IH 038Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Demonstration, talks, music, dance and poetry at Cloud House in San Francisco.