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Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources

Materials reflecting politics and culture of the movements for self-determination and civil rights of peoples with roots from Aztlan to Mexico, from agricultural fields to urban centers. Includes resources on Cesar Chavez, Corky Gonzalez, Ramsey Muniz, and Alvaro Luna Hernandez, among others.  Also included are resources on La Raza Unida Party, the United Farmworkers Union, and the role of women in Chican@/Xican@ movements.

Documents

Cesar Chavez speech Cesar Chavez speech
Call Number: KP 041Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: KPFA general/La RazaCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Speech by Cesar Chavez in Richmond, California in support of grape farm workers and the Gallo boycott. Note: Excerpt used on Roots of Resistance, volume 1.
Brief speech of Cesar Chavez on march Brief speech of Cesar Chavez on march
Date: 7/3/1973Call Number: KP 042Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: KPFA general/La RazaCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
March with music and intro. Cesar Chavez speaks in both Spanish and English on United Farm Workers (UFW) campaign.
Before the International Tribunal on the Situation of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War Held in United States Before the International Tribunal on the Situation of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War Held in United States
Publisher: Committee to Free Alvaro hernandez & Alberto ArandaYear: 1990Format: FlyerCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Includes 12/7/1990 prisoner statements
Joan Baez at the funeral of Juan de la Cruz Joan Baez at the funeral of Juan de la Cruz
Format: mp3Producers: Frances EmleyCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Activist folksinger Joan Baez sings at the funeral of Juan de la Cruz, a farm worker active in the United Farm-worker's Union who was killed on a picket line by a strikebreaker's bullet.
Dolores Huerta Dolores Huerta
Publisher: The Freedom ArchivesFormat: mp3Collection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Dolores Huerta speaks on the connection between those who oppose farm-workers right and those in the military-industrial complex.
Cointelpro's Attacks Against The Chicano Movement Cointelpro's Attacks Against The Chicano Movement
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesFormat: Video ClipCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
COINTELPRO may not be a well-understood acronym but its meaning and continuing impact are absolutely central to understanding the government’s wars and repression against progressive movements. COINTELPRO represents the state’s strategy to prevent movements and communities from overturning white supremacy and creating racial justice. COINTELPRO is both a formal program of the FBI and a term frequently used to describe a conspiracy among government agencies—local, state, and federal—to destroy movements for self-determination and liberation for Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous struggles, as well as mount an institutionalized attack against allies of these movements and other progressive organizations.
Conflict and Migration: The Reality of the Mexican Border Conflict and Migration: The Reality of the Mexican Border
Publisher: Borderlands Education CommitteeCall Number: Format: MonographCollection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Contents: Comparison between San Diego and Tijuana; Undocumented Workers and the Border Patrol; Short History of Mexico for Anglos; Mexicans in the United States.
Machismo in La Raza Machismo in La Raza
Format: mp3Collection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Evelina Alarcon speaks about how machismo functions in La Raza and how society perpetuates machismo. Taken from CD 826.
The leadership of women in La Raza Unida [mp3] The leadership of women in La Raza Unida [mp3]
Format: mp3Collection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Evelina Alarcon speaks about how women have been taking more substantial leadership roles to combat sexism while simultaneously making La Raza Unida stronger. Taken from CD 826.
Ramsey Muniz on Democratic and Republican Parties Ramsey Muniz on Democratic and Republican Parties
Format: mp3Collection: Chican@/Xican@ - General Resources
Ramsey Muniz, the first Chicano Candidate for governor in the state of Texas, gives his insight as to how he views both the Democratic and Republican parties as one animal with two heads. He also gives examples of how previous Mexican American Democratic leaders controlled Latino supporters. Clip is in Spanish. Taken from CD 827.