Written by
Riley, Lawrence C., American, born 1947
Robinson, Robert L., American, born 1946
Khalil Malik, Mabarut
Washington, Thomas Jr.
Published by
Broadside Press, founded 1965
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
H x W (open): 11 x 17 in. (27.9 x 43.2 cm)
Description
Four poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 54, printed in black ink on a single sheet of yellow paper folded in half to form four pages. On the cover is the poem "Ebony Woman" written by Lawrence C. Riley. The interior left page contains the poem titled "Growing Pains" written by Thomas Washington Jr. The interior right page contains two poems. At top, "Convict Warrior No. 122088" written by a poet identified as "Robert L." Beginning at the center of this page and continuing onto the back page is "Sisters Love to Rap" by Mabarut Khalil Malik. At bottom center of the back page is the copyright, broadside number, and publisher information. There are no inscriptions.
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
Literature
Mass media
Men
Poetry
Prisons
Race discrimination
Race relations
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.154.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Broadside Press 1971
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e44ab239-beb6-46d1-83cb-ef9eadb47b5b

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