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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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.

South America

Chile is the largest subcollection in this category, focusing on the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), the elected socialist Presidency of Salvador Allende, and the 1973 fascist coup against Allende which was engineered by the CIA. This collection also includes materials on the Disappeared in Colombia and Argentina, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) in Peru, the 1989 invasion of Panama and anti-imperialism, and the politics and impact of Che Guevara in Bolivia and abroad.

Subcollections

  • Chile
    Chile
    This collection focuses primarily on the advent of the elected socialist Presidency of Salvador Allende in Chile, the 1973 fascist coup against Allende, engineered by the CIA and led by General Augusto Pinochet, and the subsequent repression of the left.

Documents

Pres. Allende UN Speech Sample [mp3] Pres. Allende UN Speech Sample [mp3]
Format: mp3Collection: Chile
Chilean President Salvador Allende speaks to the United Nations, denouncing the effects of colonialism.
Estadio Chile - Message of hope in spite of the horror [mp3] Estadio Chile - Message of hope in spite of the horror [mp3]
Format: mp3Collection: Chile
Excerpt from interview by Nina Serrano with Joan Jara, the wife of Victor Jara, discussing his life. Joan reads a poem entitled, Estadio Chile - Message of hope in spite of the horror.
Fernando Alegria [mp3] Fernando Alegria [mp3]
Call Number: Format: mp3Collection: Chile
Fernando Alegria reads one of his poems in Spanish.
Tuesday, September 11, 1973: Day of Terror Tuesday, September 11, 1973: Day of Terror
Author: Louis RastelliPublisher: Archive MontrealYear: 2002Volume Number: Time Machine Vol. 3Format: MonographCollection: Chile
Commemorates September 11th 29 years after the coup, providing detailed information about the events that unfolded leading up to the dictatorship. A good source for understanding the extent of US intervention and involvement in the overthrow of Allende.
Chile Newsletter: The People Continue to be Exploited Chile Newsletter: The People Continue to be Exploited
Publisher: Non-Intervention in ChileYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 1-8 June-JulyFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
Contains artciles on economic conditions in Chile, May solidarity activities, upcoming legislation in Chile, newsbriefs, poems and graphics.
Breath of Hope: On The Writings of Eduardo Galeano Breath of Hope: On The Writings of Eduardo Galeano
Author: Isabel AllendePublisher: Monthly ReviewYear: 1997Volume Number: Vol. 48-11 AprilFormat: ArticleCollection: Chile
This article is a review of the writings of Eduardo Galeano
Chile, The Coup and The Gringos Chile, The Coup and The Gringos
Author: Gabriel Garcia MarquezPublisher: Berkeley BarbDate: 4/4/1975Volume Number: 4-AprFormat: ArticleCollection: Chile
An article in the Berkeley Barb about the US backed coup in Chile.
Chilean Resistance Courier Special Supplement No. 2 Chilean Resistance Courier Special Supplement No. 2
Publisher: MIR and Resistance PublicationsYear: 1975Volume Number: No. 2 Special SupplementFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Chile
This periodical includes an article on mass work in Chile with special attention to different sectors and how these sectors have historically intersected with the movement, as well as discussion of the current labor climate; information on tactical positions that can be used to activate the mass movement, including forming legal issue-based organizations and developing underground organization; the minimum platform of the Chilean pobladores (people), which emphasizes democracy and human rights; an interview with Juan Olivares, member of MIR Central Committee; and more.
Isabel Allende Reflections on Chilean Coup 9/11/2013 [English] Isabel Allende Reflections on Chilean Coup 9/11/2013 [English]
Date: 9/11/2013Call Number: Format: Video ClipCollection: Chile
Isabel Allende describes her experience of the brutal and violent Chilean coup on September 11, 1973. Allende recounts witnessing the bombing of the presidential building and the murder of Chilean President Salvador Allende at the hands of the United States. The coup d'etat occurred amidst the tensions of the Cold War and is evidence of the United State's need to repress all left-wing and socialist movements in Latin America. In English.
Isabel Allende Reflections on Chilean Coup 9/11/2013 [Spanish] Isabel Allende Reflections on Chilean Coup 9/11/2013 [Spanish]
Date: 9/11/2013Call Number: Format: Video ClipCollection: Chile
Isabel Allende describes her experience of the brutal and violent Chilean coup on September 11, 1973. Allende recounts witnessing the bombing of the presidential building and the murder of Chilean President Salvador Allende at the hands of the United States. The coup d'etat occurred amidst the tensions of the Cold War and is evidence of the United State's need to repress all left-wing and socialist movements in Latin America. In Spanish.