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.

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"Cuba and the World" "Cuba and the World"
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: LA 176Format: Cass A & BProgram: Cuba and the WorldCollection: Cuba
"Cuba and the World" weekly review series from Jan. and Feb. 1975.Interview with Joan Jara wife of Victor Jara a revolutionary folk singer from Chile who was tortured and killed Sept. 11,1973. A descriptive reading of the events and detailed planning of the 1974 Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua.
Popeye Jackson Commemorative Service 06-13-1975 Popeye Jackson Commemorative Service 06-13-1975
Date: 6/13/1975Call Number: KP 269Format: CassetteCollection: Popeye Jackson
Commemorative service for George "Popeye" Jackson who dedicated his life to fighting for prison rights and was murdered under suspicious circumstances to discredit the New World Liberation Front. Starts with a response from the Weather Underground read by unknown person, possibly by Pat Singer, P. Jackson's wife. 6-13-1975
Cuba: Songs for our America Cuba: Songs for our America
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 034Producers: Paredon Records, Carlos PueblaCollection: General materials
Carlos Puebla, the self-declared "minstrel of the revolution" in Cuba, sings political ballads in celebration of the new Cuban society. Also emphasizes solidarity with other freedom struggles around the world, namely in Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and the Chicano Movement in the United States. Liner notes include biography and song lyrics.
Cuba: Songs for our America Cuba: Songs for our America
Date: 1/1/1975Call Number: Vin 035Producers: Paredon Records, Carlos PueblaCollection: General materials
Carlos Puebla, the self-declared "minstrel of the revolution" in Cuba, sings political ballads in celebration of the new Cuban society. Also emphasizes solidarity with other freedom struggles around the world, namely in Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and the Chicano Movement in the United States. Liner notes include biography and song lyrics.
The August 29th Movement The August 29th Movement
Date: 8/8/1975Call Number: FI 261Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Portion of a speech by a representative of the August 29th Movement. a Chicano Marxist-Leninist organization, at an "Anti-Revisionism Forum." Emphasis on "party building"." Question and answer period includes challenges from audience related to other left organizations, especially the Revolutionary Union and the October League.