Published by

Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930

Subject of

Berry, A. W.

Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980

Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964

Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985

Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986

Ford, James W., American, 1893 - 1957

Burroughs, Williana, American, 1882 - 1945

Patterson, Louise Thompson, American, 1901 - 1999

Herndon, Angelo Braxton, American, 1913 - 1997

Taylor, William

Careathers, Benjamin, American

White, Maude

Johnson, Manning R.

Holmes, Timothy

Moore, Richard B., Barbadian, 1893 - 1978

Work, Merrill

Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18.5 x 13 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Date

1937

Description

A pamphlet titled: [The Road to Liberation for the Negro People]. The front cover consists of black print on yellowed paper. At top, there is a drawing of two men walking a path up a hill towards the sun. The title and a list of communist party leaders fills the rest of the cover. [1¢] is printed in the bottom right corner. The interior has fifteen pages of text and a tear away section to fill out and join the Communist Party. The back cover has a subscription form for the Daily Worker.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.24

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948

Edited by

Sillen, Samuel, 1911 - 1972

Written by

Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Aptheker, Herbert, 1915 - 2003

North, Joseph

Boyer, Richard O., American, 1903 - 1973

Illustrated by

Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Place made

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 1951

Description

An issue of Masses & Mainstream from 1951. The cover of the issue features black and white text on a magenta background. The right side contains a shoulder-length drawing of man wearing glasses drawn by Charles White. The interior contains twelve articles and ninety-six pages total. The back cover features an advertisement for Masses & Mainstream.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.17.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Masses & Mainstream, Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

New Outlook Publishers, American

Written by

Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980

Subject of

Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 13.9 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Date

1967

Description

A pamphlet about Ben Davis. The front cover has a brown and white image of Ben Davis' face on a red and pink background with white text. The interior of the pamphlet consists of forty-eight pages of text and images about Ben Davis. The back of the pamphlet features and advertisement for New Outlook Publishers.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.52

Restrictions & Rights

© New Outlook Publishers. Permission required for use.

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