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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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Interview with Dave Dellinger Interview with Dave Dellinger
Date: 5/2/1993Call Number: SS 144Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Dave Dellinger on his book about the elder and activist of the nonviolent peace and justice movement.
Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 1 of 2) Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 1 of 2)
Date: 5/4/1993Call Number: CV 022Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A program to honor Rigoberta Menchu and raise funds for the Menchu Foundation that helps the indigenous people in Guatemala and other parts of Latin America. Includes speeches and performances by various indigenious activists. Bilingual.
Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 2 of 2) Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 2 of 2)
Date: 5/4/1993Call Number: CV 023Format: CassetteCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rigoberta Menchu speaks about the peace she hopes to bring to Guatemala. The program ends with the music video by Watchfire Production and a performance by "All Nations Drum." Bilingual.
Interview with Jennifer Harbury Interview with Jennifer Harbury
Date: 11/12/1993Call Number: CV 049Format: CassetteProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jennifer Harbury talks about her book, "Bridge of Courage: Life Stories of the Guatemalan Companeros and Companeras," which records the life stories of Guatemalans facing repressive conditions and genocide due to the ongoing civil war. Discussed are the Guatemalan Civil War and the torture tactics used by the army on the prisoners of war, returning refugees and civilians.
SF Rally for Peace, Jobs and Justice #1 SF Rally for Peace, Jobs and Justice #1
Date: 8/28/1993Call Number: CV 142Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
SF activists, including Caesar Hammon, Pierre LaBossiere, Frank Tenner, Dolores Huerta, as well as the community march to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the March on Washington.