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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Libertad

Bi-lingual newsletters produced from 1979-1998 by the Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War. Libertad’s primary mission was to organize support for Puerto Rican prisoners of war incarcerated by the United States. The newsletter details the incarceration and movement for the release of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners & POWs.

Documents

Libertad - July 1988 Libertad - July 1988
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 7/1988Volume Number: Vol. IX, No. VIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
In this issue, a message from the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional Puertorriquena (MLN-PR) announces the release of national hero William Guillermo Morales from the Mexican government; a message prepared for a mobilization to Lexington Prison in protest of the control units demands respect for the human rights of prisoners Alejandrina Torres and Silvia Baraldini; independence leaders Filiberto Ojeda-Rios and Jorge Farinacci comment on William Morales and Alejandrina Torres; and more.
LIBERTAD - Summer 1997 LIBERTAD - Summer 1997
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1997Volume Number: SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
This issue includes coverage of several student rallies for the release of Puerto Rican Political Prisoners at UC Berkeley, where activists advocated also for the release of Mumia Abu Jamal and Leonard Peltier, and at the University of Michigan; news briefs on efforts to transfer Oscar Lopez Rivera out of USP Marion; an article by Oscar Lopez Rivera condemning the junk journalism campaign orchestrated by the Chicago Sun Times to attack the Puerto Rican Community; an article by Edwin Cortes detailing his experience as a guest and participant in a Native American Sweat Lodge ceremony and the resonance of the sweat leader's prayers with a Puerto Rican context; and more.
LIBERTAD - Vol. XI-III - April 1990 LIBERTAD - Vol. XI-III - April 1990
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 4/1990Volume Number: Vol. XI-IIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
10 Years of Relentless Struggle. Contents: Perspective by Elizam Escobar and Alberto Rodriguez; Letters from Haydee Beltran; Interviews with William Morales; Exclusive Interview with William Morales Part 2; Alberto Rodriguez; Special Section: 10th Anniversary POW Capture.
LIBERTAD - Vol. XI-II - February/March 1990 LIBERTAD - Vol. XI-II - February/March 1990
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1990Volume Number: Vol. XI-II February/MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Long Live International Women's Day! Contents: Panama/Santa Fe Options for the 1990s (Perspective by Edwin Cortes); Special Feature by Dylcia Pagan and Carmen Valentin; Letters; Interview with Kazi Toure; exclusive interview with Guillermo Morales.
LIBERTAD - Special Supplement - November/December 1989 LIBERTAD - Special Supplement - November/December 1989
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarYear: 1989Volume Number: November/DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Bangs and Whimpers. Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-IX - September 1988 LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-IX - September 1988
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 9/1988Volume Number: Vol. IX-IXFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: Alejandrina Has Been Transferred!; While Hundreds Plan Activities in Protest of 2nd Invasion Filiberto Ojeda-Rios Arrested Again!; FALN and EPB-Macheteros Propose Decolonization Plan to the UN; Delegation Formally Presents Political Asylum Petition on Behalf of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; In Defense of the Cuban Revolution; News briefs.
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-V - May 1988 LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-V - May 1988
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 5/1988Volume Number: Vol. IX-VFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: The Task Before Us; Criminal Negligence and Human Rights; A Farewell to a Patriot; Capture of the Eleven Commemorated; I am Buried in Prison with You: Alejandrina.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VIII-IX - September 1987 LIBERTAD - Vol. VIII-IX - September 1987
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 9/1987Volume Number: Vol. VIII-IXFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: FBI/Prosecution Thwarted in Conspiracy to Escape Case!; Message to the Puerto Rican Independence 16; To all Democratic and Anti-Fascist People; Psychological Torture; UN Decolonization Committee Declares Puerto Rico a Colony; Protesters Shut Down Military Base in Arlington Heights; Puerto Rico Independence; 119 Years Later: The Spirit of Mariana Bracetti Lives on in Alejandrina Torres
LIBERTAD - April 1987 LIBERTAD - April 1987
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 4/1987Volume Number: Vol. VIII-IVFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: International Outcry Against Lexington Control Units; FBI Destroys Evidence: US\'s Case begins to come apart; 9th Anniversary Colonia Andres Figueroa Cordero- 15,000 Denounce Lexington Control Unit; Resistance is not a Crime; News on the Puerto Rican Independence 16; National Committee Salutes Conference on Academic Freedom; 50th Commemoration of the Ponce Massacre.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-XII - December 1986 LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-XII - December 1986
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of WarDate: 12/1986Volume Number: Vol. VII-XIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Libertad
Contents: The Case of Alejandrina and Susan: Psychological Torture Exposed Close the Control Unit! Campaign to Protest Inhuman Conditions at MCC for Oscar and Kojo Continues; Prisoners of War/Political Prisoners: What is the Difference?; The Roots of El Yunque; Communique from the Puerto Rican Peoples Army - Macheteros; The Puerto Rican Nationalists; Health Endangered- 4th week of Luis Colon-Osorio Hunger Strike.