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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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Hot Damn! Hot Damn!
Call Number: V 733Format: VHSProducers: Estuary PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Hot Damn! is a short film with unique footage of the Bay Area peace movement at a time when the Vietnam War was escalating rapidly. Segments include the Berkeley troop train demonstrations; peace marches from Berkeley to Oakland, ending in a massive confrontation with local police; the Oakland Army Induction Center draft protests, draft card burning, and the sit-ins of 1964-1965.
No Greater Cause No Greater Cause
Call Number: V 735Format: VHSProducers: Estuary PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
No Greater Cause chronicles the height of the anti-Vietnam war movement in the Bay Area. Footage shows the massive confrontations in Oakland between police and anti-draft protesters in 1967; the rally of 100,000 against the war at Kezar Stadium in April, 1967; and other events. Vietnam veteran David Duncan told demonstrators, "Protesters are the best friends the soldiers in Vietnam have."
Jane Fonda on the Viet Nam Victory Jane Fonda on the Viet Nam Victory
Format: mp3Collection: Vietnam
Jane Fonda Speaks shortly after the Fall of Saigon at Pauley Ballroom on the U.C. Berkeley Campus about Vietnamese resistance to U.S. Bombing. on Nixon's propaganda surrounding the Viet Nam Victory, and its relation to the deception of the McCarthy Era.
Mario Savio Speaks at Sproul Hall Mario Savio Speaks at Sproul Hall
Format: mp3Collection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Mario Savio, one of the leaders of the Free Speech Movement (FSM) at UC Berkeley, from his famous speech just before the occupation of Sproul Hall.
David Gilbert – A Lifetime of Struggle David Gilbert – A Lifetime of Struggle
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesProducers: Lisa Rudman, Claude MarksCollection: Freedom Archives Productions
This 30-minute video was edited in March 2002 by Claude Marks and Lisa Rudman, and is based on an interview done in July of 1998 at Great Meadows Prison, Comstock, New York by Sam Green and Bill Siegel. Camera: Federico Salsano. This is a rare opportunity to go behind prison walls for a discussion with David Gilbert, a lifelong anti-imperialist activist and former member of the Weather Underground Organization. David is now serving a life sentence in prison for activities in support of the Black Liberation Movement. He explains why he joined the movement, what led him to go underground, and frankly discusses the strengths and errors of the movement and the WUO.
Demonstrate! Free the 200,000 Political Prisoners in South Viet-Nam-San Francisco Demonstrate! Free the 200,000 Political Prisoners in South Viet-Nam-San Francisco
Publisher: The U.S. Committee to Free Political Prisoners in South Viet-NameFormat: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Flyer for march and rally against U.S. aid to Saigon regime and the freeing of political prisoners in South Viet-Nam. Manifesto is printed on the back of the graphic.
From Women in Prison Here to Women of Viet Nam: We Are Sisters From Women in Prison Here to Women of Viet Nam: We Are Sisters
Publisher: People's PressYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: Vietnam
Letters, poems and messages to Vietnamese women political prisoners from women in prison in the United States.
America's Displaces Persons: Vietnam Veterans Return America's Displaces Persons: Vietnam Veterans Return
Author: Peter WeintraubPublisher: Pacific News ServiceYear: 1972Format: ArticleCollection: Vietnam
Reproduction. Article talks about the experiences of veterans when they return from the Vietnam War.
With a little help from our friends With a little help from our friends
Format: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Rally in support of the Oakland 7
Screening of Introduction To The Enemy Screening of Introduction To The Enemy
Publisher: The Indochina Peace CampaignFormat: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Introduction To The Enemy is a documentary by Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden about the effects of the war in Vietnam. Event held at Pitt Graduate School of Public Health