Broadside No. 51: A Father Tells His Son About The Statue Of Liberty / Crossing the International Date Line
- Written by
- Hamilton, Bobb, American, born 1928
- Buggs, George, American, born 1947
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Two poems printed in red ink on off-white paper, published as Broadside No. 51 by Broadside Press. The first poem is "A Father Tells His Son About The Statue of Liberty" written by Bobb Hamilton. The title and author of this poem are centered at the top of the page above two columns of text. The body of this poem is in both columns. The second poem, "Crossing the International Date Line" by George Buggs, appears in the bottom half of the column on the right side of the page. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- poems
- Topic
- Black Press
- Freedom
- Literature
- Lynching
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.154.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- © George Buggs & Bobb Hamilton 1971
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




