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

Ralph David Abernathy: Nixon Administration and the Vietnam War Ralph David Abernathy: Nixon Administration and the Vietnam War
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: KP 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Anti-War
A speech given to huge outdoor rally in SF Bay Area in 1969 condemning imperialism and the war in Vietnam. GREAT materials!
Report/Wrap Up by Lincoln Bergman Report/Wrap Up by Lincoln Bergman
Date: 5/2/1971Call Number: PEN 001Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Live reportCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Report on the largest mass arrest in US history
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 2/24/1973Call Number: RD 032Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Indochinese struggle, cease fire in Laos, Middle East, Iran, Greece, US economy, women’s health, Red Star Singers, Ruchell Magee.
La Guerra: Ya Basta! La Guerra: Ya Basta!
Date: 11/13/1971Call Number: RP 001 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Raul Torres, Hal Levin, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Reflecciones de la RazaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Chicano contingent in the November 6, 1971 peace march in San Francisco. Chicano attitudes towards the war in Vietnam and the Chicano movement. Dolores Huerta gives speech.
Interview with Ngo Vinh Long Interview with Ngo Vinh Long
Call Number: SS 043Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Ngo Vinh Long on the Vietnam War and environmental issues facing Vietnamese people.
Que Viva, Viva la Raza Que Viva, Viva la Raza
Date: 9/1/1970Call Number: LA 026Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Dave Stevens, Rich SteinCollection: Xican@
Story of the Chicano Moratorium held in East LA on August 29, 1970 protesting oppression of Chicanos and the Vietnam War. Police attacked the protest, killing reporter Ruben Salazar (LA Times and KMEX-TV). Voices include protesters and police reports.
Fannie Lou Hamer, Meridel LeSeuer, Raygun, Fannie Lou Hamer, Meridel LeSeuer, Raygun,
Call Number: CD 055Format: ProTools CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Backup pro tools audio files from session of Roots of Resistance
Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War Why I am opposed to the Vietnam War
Date: 4/30/1967Call Number: CD 060Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Martin Luther King, JR speaking at Riverside Church in New York about the war in Vietnam, April 30, 1967.
Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance
Call Number: CD 089Format: ProTools CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Pro Tools audio materials from Women, Vietnam Victory from Roots of Resistance
GI March, 1969 GI March, 1969
Date: 6/4/1969Call Number: KP 055Format: 1/4 15 ipsProducers: Claude MarksCollection: Anti-War
An antiwar sound montage with sounds from the battlefield over Beatles music and community voices.