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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.
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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The Macheteros and the Hartford 15 The Macheteros and the Hartford 15
Date: 1/1/1981Call Number: CV 191Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A Puerto Rican Professor speaks about the Macheteros and the Hartford 15 case.
Puerto Rico Independence Puerto Rico Independence
Date: 2/28/1981Call Number: FI 128Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Heber Dreher, Barbara LubinskiProgram: Freedom Is A Constant Collection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Analysis of use of the word "terrorism." Report on 10 Puerto Rican independence leaders sentenced to long terms in Chicago for "seditious conspiracy." Detailed report on Ernest Graham and Eugene Allen case, heading to 4th trial. Klanwatch on California Klan growth.
El Grito de Lares El Grito de Lares
Date: 9/26/1981Call Number: FI 146Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates El Grito de Lares, September 23, 1868 Puerto Rican independence rebellion. Detailed history of the events and repression that followed. Includes extensive discussion of Lares and current politics by Rafael Cancel Miranda, one of the former five Nationalist political prisoners. Includes information on other Puerto Rican prisoners.
From Clandestinity: Face to Face with the Grand Jury, Clandestine Struggle Mass Struggle, The Macheteros on Poland, Crossroads and Exit From Clandestinity: Face to Face with the Grand Jury, Clandestine Struggle Mass Struggle, The Macheteros on Poland, Crossroads and Exit
Authors: Raisa Namikin, Pedro Archileta, Maria Cueto, Rafael Cancel MirandaPublisher: New York Committee Against Grand Jury Repression; New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence; Rebeldia PublicationsYear: 1981Format: CompilationCollection: Grand Jury
Reproduction of writings on the Puerto Rican Liberation movement and the freedom of political prisoners and prisoners of war.
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Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersYear: 1981Volume Number: Vol. 1-IVFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: Celebrate El Grito de Lares; Regional Campaign to Build for October 31st Mobilization; Haydee Torres Transferred to San Diego MCC; Update on Cruz-Osorio. In English and Spanish.
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Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersYear: 1981Volume Number: Vol. 1-IXFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: Grand Jury Forced to Continue Proceedings; Five POWs Secretly Transferred; POW Haydee Torres to Receive Medical Attention; Referendem Proposed to End Student strike at UPR. In English and Spanish.
Letter to Amnesty International Letter to Amnesty International
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersDate: 5/19/1981Volume Number: 19-MayFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Letter to Amnesty International seeking assistance in locating and assuring the physical and psychological security of the disappeared Puerto Rican POW Alfredo Mendez.
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Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersYear: 1981Volume Number: Vol. 1-IIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: Committee Chile En Lucha Sponsors Activity Commemorating Sept. 11, 1973; Celebrate El Grito de Lares; All Out to Levenworth Federal Penitentiary; Evening of Resistance Against Red Squad; Puerto Rican Patriot Jorge Albizu Orta Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison.
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Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersDate: 8/1/1981Volume Number: 1-AugFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Contents: In Desperate Move Repressive Agencies Increase Harassment Against POWs; Successful tour by Consuelo Lee de Corretjer and Cimarron; Oscar Lopez-Rivera Out of Solitary Confinement; Patriot Norberto Cintron Fiallo Expatriated to MCC in New York; CDP Sponsors People's Tribunal Against Repression. In English and Spanish.
Freedom Struggle Freedom Struggle
Author: BumblebeePublisher: GrassrootsYear: 1981Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Article on seditious conspiracy conviction of FALN 11